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Topic: creating an instruction & maintenance manual Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 3:35am |
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Welcome to the group, Bill! I have done, as have others, use baking soda after sanitizing with bleach to help reduce the "bleach taste & smell". I just mix up 3-4 tablespoons of the baking soda in a gallon jug (make sure it all disaovles) and add it to the tank before filling. I don't think baking soda alone would "sanitize" the system. It does not eliminate it (taste/smell) entirely, but it helps. I suspect, in regards to the A/C, there may be some mold and or algae growing somewhere. If you are familiar with the old fashioned "window" air conditioners - they are pretty similar. Leaves and various stuff can accumulate in the outer portion. Removing both inside and outside covers and doing a good cleaning may help. While you have it apart, it would be a good time to clean the inside black foam filter, too. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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Podsible Dream
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 11:14am | |
Our pod had a 'musty odor' after we got home (bought used from near the ocean). We ended up washing all the interior walls down with a dilute bleach solution and letting the mattress and cushions sit out in the sun for a couple of days. It smelled 'new' again after that treatment. We also keep the fan running on low speed in the shower when stored (and plugged in) to keep it fresh inside.
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Chris and Walt
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 11:39am | |
David, thanks for your comments. They are very helpful but I guess I still have one more question: WHERE & HOW do I get the gallon solution into the tank? All I see is the "City Water" hose connection. I tried using a small garden hose and a funnel ... didn't work... wouldn't go in. Is there another access cap / method?
Thanks again.
Bill
'10 Forest River R-pod 176T
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 12:42pm | |
Bill-GA: Bottom is city water, top is watertank.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 2:32pm | |
Chris and Walt, thanks for the tip.
Bill
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 2:36pm | |
Boy ... do I feel dumb! If it was any more obvious I would have tripped over it! THANKS.
Bill ( the Newbie )
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marwayne
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2012 at 6:48pm | |
But only if it was laying on the ground.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 10:00pm | |
Also for tenters ... My wife and I plan to do local trips and use the tent, but on cross-country trips with quick-stop one-nighters, we plan NOT to use the tent (might be warmer on cold nights too). So ..... I'm trying to devise a method of holding the tent away from the Queen (?) bedding when the back is closed using two NEW poles I'm making, one of the existing cross-over poles and existing pole brackets (the ones with the hole inside the cabin). I'll let you know how I make out if interested.
Did you get any good instructions about tents from the dealer or FR?
Bill
'10 Forest River R-Pod 176T
'11 Toyota Tundra
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 10:13pm | |
Bill (a little less of a Newbie)
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wagnert
Newbie Joined: 09 Jan 2012 Location: Gig Harbor, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 21 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jan 2012 at 6:52pm | |
The ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE check lists mention a surge protector and a lock for it.
We are leaving in 10 days taking our 177 R-Pod From Seattle to Arizona. We will be R-Poding along the way and setting up for two weeks in AZ. MY QUESTION: Do I need a surge protector? If so, suggestions for where to get one and the needed specs. I assume the lock is to prevent theft. Thanks for your help. |
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Tom Wagner
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