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RV Water Filter Tips
After nearly a lifetime of RVing, I have come to the conclusion that filtering the water you use in your camper is a MUST. Even if you don’t drink your RV tap water directly, most still use it to wash hands, shower, and brush teeth. That is enough to get “baddies” on you and even in you. So this post is how to stop the baddies from even getting into your RV water pipes and fresh water tank…from an RVer and RV Technician’s point of view. Here’s “why”, “what’s not very good”, and what “is good” as a MINIMUM because there are a lot of excellent (and more costly) water…
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Most Frequent RV Maintenance Items
Most RV maintenance items are once per year, however several are to be done about once per month, or at each camping trip! Here’s the top 10 frequent maintenance items on most RV’s:
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RV Holding Tank Issues?
If you answer “yes” to any of these, your RV tanks need professionally cleaned by an RV Technician! Your RV holding tanks can hide some “substances” we would rather ignore. But ignoring can “catch up to you” and cause frustrating or costly problems. Most RV holding tanks accumulate one or more of 5 different “substances”: I have pictures of each of the above, but you’ll probably thank me for not posting them. However, I do show them in my “RV Tips From A Tech” seminar. There is a solution! Pressure washing the inside of your tanks and piping with between 2,000 psi and 3,000 psi. It’s safe and effective to…
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Wish I Knew Those Too (2)
The “Wish I Knew” post was such a success, I thought I would post another four items resulting from RV repair service calls where the owner said, “Oops, I wish I knew that beforehand!” The dreaded poop pyramid.Yes, I said it, and most all of us have had it…the black tank seems full, but doesn’t drain. Most of the time that happens, there is a pile or pyramid of “stuff” in the black tank just below the toilet drain and it just sits there, not going down the sewer hose. To get rid of that pile, you need to use this flexible spray wand that goes on the end of…
