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vmh 
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 Topic: "CarFax" for Trailers?Posted: 11 Nov 2022 at 12:53pm |
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Is there a way, besides relying upon the paperwork that came with the R-Pod, to get information: 1) Actual date of manufacture 2) If the R-Pod was used prior to sale as new 3) A "carfax" type of report for travel trailers There are just too many things that have cropped up including a hot water anode rod that looks years old with supposedly only 15 days of use, to not consider that this "new" R-Pod wasn't quite new.
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StephenH
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Posted: 11 Nov 2022 at 3:13pm |
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Don't judge on the appearance of the anode rod. There are water conditions that can cause rapid deterioration of the anode rod so that a new one will look old very quickly. Very high pH water is one of them.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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vmh
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Posted: 11 Nov 2022 at 3:18pm |
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Thanks for the comment. I considered that but as we have only been able to take two trips since we've owned it and emptied it each time when finished, I wasn't considering it probable. Could be mistaken.
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hank*pod
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Posted: 11 Nov 2022 at 8:29pm |
The RV title will tell you whether the vehicle has been previously titled.
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StephenH
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Posted: 11 Nov 2022 at 9:36pm |
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It also could have been filled at the dealer and left with high alkaline water. As it had not been sold, it is still new even if the anode rod shows evidence of deterioration. It was protecting the tank as it is supposed to do.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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JR
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Posted: 12 Nov 2022 at 8:02am |
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Hello VMH, when you refer to emptying it when you finished your trips "I considered that but as we have only been able to take two trips since we've owned it and emptied it each time when finished," do you mean that you are draining the water heater tank? If that is the case how are you draining it, by removing the anode rod each time? If that is the case be sure to remember to fill that water heater tank before using it each time because it is very easy to burn up the electric heating element and it doesn't take long to do it, without water in the tank. Be careful.
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gpokluda
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Posted: 12 Nov 2022 at 10:05am |
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We make it a practice to turn off the electric element when hooking up to travel. When we arrive at our destination, we heat with propane first (heats much faster), then switch on the element and switch off of propane.
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Gpokluda
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jato
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Posted: 12 Nov 2022 at 2:09pm |
I find that quite interesting as our 177 has seen for most of its 12 years our well water which remains in the tank from late April through late October every year. Our anode still looks nearly new and the pH of our water is 7.8.
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'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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jato
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Posted: 12 Nov 2022 at 2:23pm |
Yes, outside your R-Pod on the white sticker next to the yellow tire loading and spec. chart there should be an actual date of manufacture on the upper right side. The print is quite small, either a number 4 or 6 size, small enough that I need glasses to read it. On mine it reads: Date of Manufacture 01/08/2011.
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'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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StephenH
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Posted: 12 Nov 2022 at 4:27pm |
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When we purchased ours, the anode rod looked rather corroded also. Ours was built several months before we purchased it.
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StephenH
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