Closing and inspection Advice Please

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   Great site! We, along with some good friends, each bought a 178 and are closing next week 7/10/13 at 4:15 pm Eastern time.  Since finding this site, I have read many posts where people seem to have reoccurring issues from POD owner to POD owner.  If you could go back and do things differently at closing, or asked that certain things be looked at prior to sending you on your POD way, what would it be?   I have started a list below from things I have picked up on posts from this site but I am sure there are more. We bought our units from Gillette’s Interstate RV in East Lansing, MI.  I will do a review on them after we close. 

1. Check all plumbing fittings to ensure they are tight...P Trap, pump hose clamp

2. Is fender on Slide-out centered over wheel

3. Check for loose screws on doors and drawers

4. Check window seals

5. Check exterior seals around Refrigerator

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SteveC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2013 Location: Williamston, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Topic: Closing and inspection Advice Please Posted: 06 Jul 2013 at 8:14am
	Great site! We, along with some good friends, each bought a 178 and are closing next week 7/10/13 at 4:15 pm Eastern time. Since finding this site, I have read many posts where people seem to have reoccurring issues from POD owner to POD owner. If you could go back and do things differently at closing, or asked that certain things be looked at prior to sending you on your POD way, what would it be? I have started a list below from things I have picked up on posts from this site but I am sure there are more. We bought our units from Gillette’s Interstate RV in East Lansing, MI. I will do a review on them after we close. 1. Check all plumbing fittings to ensure they are tight...P Trap, pump hose clamp 2. Is fender on Slide-out centered over wheel 3. Check for loose screws on doors and drawers 4. Check window seals 5. Check exterior seals around Refrigerator
	2014 R Pod 178

kymooses Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807	Posted: 06 Jul 2013 at 9:37am
	Well since you're buying new there are differences in what I'd look for. My dealer where I purchased for example gave an EXTENSIVE walkthrough of our unit. Every single button, switch, valve, door, seal, and gadget was shown to us to be working and then we were able to walk around and push and poke and wiggle things ourselves. For us that easily covered alot of the small fixes that some owners have to do upon first having their pods, that isn't to say there aren't things that can be missed because for sure there are but you have a great list started. I think all of those things would put you well on a proper shakedown check of a new Pod. Considering we had an issue with our fridge when we first bought it, a future RV purchase I'd probably bring my digital temperature gauge with me along if I ever bought a new RV again. I'd like to see a proper cooling temp before I walked out the door. Make sure they run all your appliances in ALL modes for you, be sure to listen to your propane regulator to ensure it isn't pinging before you take delivery. Although this seems to have been corrected and I don't see it occurring with new owners anymore I'd still make sure on that. Pretty obvious but make sure hot water comes out your hot water taps and not vice versa as that has happened before. That's about all I could add or think of. Congratulations and best of luck on your shakedowns!!!
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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 06 Jul 2013 at 7:51pm
	Welcome. I think you have everything covered in those 2 posts.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

P&M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454	Posted: 08 Jul 2013 at 8:32am
	One thing I might add, depending on your TV ... ask them to drain the fresh water tank before you leave. Having a full or partially full tank of water sloshing around can make an impact on your towing. Congrats on both of your purchases, and welcome!
	P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500