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    Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 6:20pm
Originally posted by furpod

[QUOTE=Bill-J]You know I think you are correct. Except one question then.  

I have ask both Forest River and PaulsboRV for a wiring diagram and/or a schematic of the trailer and get absolutely no response.

C) FR won't give up any wiring schematics to ANYONE. Don't take it personal. If you are good with a multimeter.. heck, even if all you know to do is trace a circuit with one, all you need to know is right there in the pod. It isn't like a house or car with hundreds of circuits and miles of wire.

It's not that FR won't give out an electrical schematic, they can't. It doesn't exist. "Let no two Pods be built the same" - FR
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Posts: 36 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 9:25pm
Yes, I could remove all the devices and trace the wiring out but I refuse to allow them to expect the customer either accept their screwed up mess or be forced to do it myself.

Now, I do have the knowledge, experience, and tools to take the damn thing apart and trace every wire but the customer should not have to do that.  I'll probably end up doing it just to get it right but at my age crawling on the floor, taking things apart, etc. is not what I need to be doing.
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Just an update.  Forest River nor the dealer will DO ANYTHING so I finally just washed my hands of them both and took it to another RV repair shop recommended to me.

SURPRISE.  They do what you ask them to do, they fix what is wrong with no argument and they are nice, friendly, and helpful AND they are less expensive that FR and the dealer.

Example Just after I bought the 180 I ask the dealer for a price to put a retractable awning on the slide to keep the leaves, etc off.  They gave me a price.  (this was when I still held hope that the dealer was interested in me).  When I got around to having it installed I used my new RV shop... same awning, same 180 but over $100 cheaper and it works the first time..... 'Nuf said.
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Dear Bill-J.  I too want an awning for my 180 slide out.  

Can you give me the awning particulars?  It would be greatly appreciated.

Interesting.  It seems to me that after the dealer sold me my POD that they no longer knew me.

I like my pod; however, If I had it to do over again, I don't think I would.
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Posts: 1214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Aug 2017 at 5:48pm
It sounds funny to me. But if i'm reading this right, i suspect the 30 amp plug your plugging into is bad. Plugging into your car will not, no way run the A/C.  So I assume you were making a mistake on that. As stated by a few, there are 2 diff power systems in the pod. one is 12V (battery) and one 120 volt ac system, that is like at home. I would have the 30 amp at home checked 
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