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Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 01-15-2024, 12:21 PM
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Posted By mdmarmd
Thanks for the additional input.:)

Thanks for the additional input.:)
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 01-15-2024, 12:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 929
Posted By mdmarmd
Dometic or Thedford Toilet?

MandK,

I am pretty sure water is leaking from this fitting as the position of the moist spot on the slide out tray carpet is right below the drain. I recall feeling moisture around the threads. I...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 01-14-2024, 11:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 929
Posted By mdmarmd
Thanks for Advice MandK

Your explanation is very helpful and clarifies some confusion I was having.

I had tried to determine the source of the pipe by tapping on it while my wife tried to localize the sound on the...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 01-14-2024, 05:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 929
Posted By mdmarmd
Need Advice Repairing Leaking Drain Pipe

I have a 2017 Montana Montana 3720RL. When I was closing it up for storage last fall, I noticed a damp spot on the carpet on the slide out tray on the front compartment. I traced the source to a...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 05-06-2021, 01:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,592
Posted By mdmarmd
I don't fault my friend at all for trying to be...

I don't fault my friend at all for trying to be helpful. We are a close community of friends and try to look out for each others stuff when the other is away. As I wrote, they heard a beeping sound...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 05-04-2021, 04:15 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,592
Posted By mdmarmd
Solved!

So, we were pretty much resigned to living in the cramped RV until the mobile repair guy could come on June 29th. But at least we could stay up here.

Then, this morning the guy calls and said...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 05-02-2021, 08:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,592
Posted By mdmarmd
Unhappy Update on this Problem

Sorry, I didn't stay on this thread because I had to transition back and forth from the nearest town and I didn't have a link for a day.

So, while I was at the hotel, I communicated with the...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 04-28-2021, 08:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,592
Posted By mdmarmd
Need Urgent Help--Main Slide Outs Stuck

I just drove 500 miles to where my Montana 3720RL had been hauled from storage and set up at Lake Almanor, CA.

We discovered that the living room and kitchen slide outs that move in tandem are...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 07-15-2019, 07:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,272
Posted By mdmarmd
Dometic AC and Heat Pump units Blow but don't Cool

I have a 2017 Montana Montana 3720RL and tried to use the AC this last trip. Have hardly used it in the past as RV camp usually is not overly hot.

I have Dometic Units: Blizzard NXTTM Model...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 10-14-2018, 06:14 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,877
Posted By mdmarmd
50 Amp RV Power Cord Reel Not Working

I was just packing up my Montana Montana 3720RL and the last thing to do was retract the 50 amp cord. Push rocker switch--nothing. I had to manually roll about 25 ft of the cord back on the...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 09-24-2018, 09:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,312
Posted By mdmarmd
I don't believe the leak is within the storage...

I don't believe the leak is within the storage compartment. I had checked the floor of the compartment carefully as it was above where the leak to the ground was occuring. But there was no sign of...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 09-24-2018, 07:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,312
Posted By mdmarmd
Leaking in Lippert 6 Point Leveling System

I am having a hydraulic fluid leak in my Lippert 6 Point Leveling Sytem and need some advice. Called Paul Everts RV in Fresno, CA and was told they don't answer technical service questions by...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-12-2017, 05:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
So I solved the problem today: With a panel...

So I solved the problem today:

With a panel removed, the two lines to the outside socket and the three to the compartment socket were exposed. With the powere off, I removed the top set of three...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-10-2017, 05:22 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
BB_TX Thanks. I think I'm getting closer to the...

BB_TX Thanks. I think I'm getting closer to the problem. I was so afraid that I might not have access to the problem source but after I removed a panel in the storage compartment I gained access...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-09-2017, 11:47 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
So Jimcol, how do you actually use the meter. It...

So Jimcol, how do you actually use the meter. It looks like its not very expensive at Lowes so if I know how to use it, it might be well worth getting one.

BuilderBob Yes, the only GFCI/Reset is...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-09-2017, 06:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
BB TX It sounds like you understand more about...

BB TX It sounds like you understand more about the electrical side of things. Can you explain to me why the bathroom socket gets 124v from hot to ground, 89v from neutral to hot and 17v from...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-09-2017, 03:09 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
So I tested the voltage across the hot and ground...

So I tested the voltage across the hot and ground lines in the socket and they showed a steady 124v. When I tripped the GFCI on the kitchen island the voltage dropped to 0 and returned to 124v when...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-07-2017, 07:58 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
That was a good thought regarding the outside TV....

That was a good thought regarding the outside TV. I have one but I checked and the socket is not gfci protected and it is hot. I have not tried to short the socket and try and test for continuity at...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-04-2017, 10:10 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
Yes, there is one socket outside near the water...

Yes, there is one socket outside near the water heater and one inside the large storage compartment but neither of these has a reset and both are live.

That's what's puzzling to me. All the other...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-04-2017, 07:38 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
My wife read that and said to me, "Sorry your not...

My wife read that and said to me, "Sorry your not going to convince me of that".

I think I don't have as much power as you do!
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-04-2017, 06:47 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
Thanks for your input. I did think that there...

Thanks for your input. I did think that there might be another gfci somewhere else but the only one I can find is the one on the kitchen island. And I looked at all the sockets that I thought might...
Forum: Repairs & Service 10-04-2017, 04:55 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,385
Posted By mdmarmd
Bathroom AC socket blown

My wife was using a travel hair dryer in the AC socket near the sink in our brand new Montana 3720 fifth wheel. It blew the ciruit and triggered the GFI socket that is in the kitchen island. But...
Forum: New Member Introductions 08-27-2017, 09:41 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 661
Posted By mdmarmd
Very Inconvenient IN-Command lighing control

Unless I am just missing something I just spent the first night in my new Montana 3720 and I find the control system for the lighting to be very impractical. The main interior lighting can be turned...
Forum: New Member Introductions 08-19-2017, 02:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,746
Posted By mdmarmd
Thanks, I'll Study the manual

Thanks,

I'll Study the manual
Forum: New Member Introductions 08-19-2017, 01:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,746
Posted By mdmarmd
New Owner of Montana Montana 2017 3720RL

I just purchased a Montana 3720RL and its being cleaned and detailed for towing up to Lake Almanor.

I had a 2008 Holiday Rambler Presidential that was flooded in 2/2017--inch of water over the...
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