in this video, we're going to talk about six of the most common things that happen with RVs
and how to repair them now this is a video you are going to want to watch to the end
because chances are you're going to save a butt load of money can I say butt load on YouTube
You're Gonna Save a buttload of money by not having to call out an RV Tech because you're
going to be able to troubleshoot some of these common things yourself so stay tuned [Music] how's
your book my gosh I can't put this book down it's so good what are you reading again Twilight
oh yeah I read that hook that was pretty good it's so good hey what happened to the lights
good question did you check those batteries before that we left on this boondocking trip
you didn't did you they're probably dead way to go so number one on the list is a dead battery
now this can happen often with RVs just because people do forget to shut off their main battery
disconnect when they are either storing their RV or not in their RV for a long period of time the
other thing that can really sometimes just be forgotten and neglected is basic battery
maintenance so making sure that if you do need to do things like add water clean corrosion off of
battery cables and even check your batteries from time to time to make sure that they are topped
off that they are putting the amount of voltage that they need to put out a lot of rvers become
stranded due to a dead battery now one of the things that you can do in this particular scenario
is if it's a drivable RV you could potentially jump start it off of a another vehicle or off of
a battery pack also sometimes drivable RVs have a way that you can bypass one set of batteries
because you've got different batteries for the engine versus the coach so that's something you
can check into your owner's manual for but a little bit of prevention goes a long way
with this one by just checking your batteries before you even go off on the trip [Music]
there's a puddle on the floor it wasn't me Alaska what
oh crap there's a leak in the roof that puddle was not from Alaska there's definitely a leak in
the roof so number two on the list is roof leaks and water leaks now these are unfortunately very
common issues in RVs and they can be prevented with just a little bit of Maintenance so making
sure that you are maintaining the seals that are on your roof maintaining the seals that
are on your slides that's going to go a long way in preventing these now what if you have
a water leak that pops up well you need to check all of those seals make sure that everything is
sealed or you can opt for a spray-on roof which also helps and most of them carry a
lifetime warranty that's what we did with our RV and I'll put a link right up above here
for a full video on what we ended up doing to prevent water leaks in our RV thank you [Music]
oh Ben we have a major problem the toilet is clogged uh actually I've got something I've got
to do over there so the number three most common problem that people have with RVs is actually a
clogged toilet now this can happen for a number of reasons one of the most common is just not enough
water that can be in here well that doesn't really help you if you have a clogged toilet
and then what do you do at that particular point that you've got a clog this is where our friends
over at unique camping and Marine have got some great products one of them being this new product
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now let's talk real fast about black tank smells and then how to even prevent the clogs in the
first place so if you're maintaining your black tank properly you're not gonna have
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it which is going to help to make sure that you don't have any solids that are building
up whether that is from waste or whether that's from even toilet paper so using a
product like this periodically is going to help maintain that black tank so that you don't have
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very much [Music]
gold so the number four common problem that a lot of people run into with their RVs is
having no hot water the last thing that you want to have happen to you when you've come
back to the RV from a long day of exploring and you just want a nice warm shower is to discover
that your hot water heater is not working so what do you do in this particular scenario well
there are several troubleshooting tips that you can take in most likely this is probably one of
the culprits one check and make sure that your hot water heater is full of water so in other
words make sure that the bypass valves that are used when the RV is in winterization mode
that those aren't shut off prohibiting water from getting into the hot water heater the
other thing is if you're using propane to heat your water make sure that your propane tank is
full that you're not out of propane and if the flame is still not lighting and you know you're
full of propane try using another appliance that is is using propane to make sure that
everything's working okay with the system so turn on the propane stove if you have one or
maybe switch the fridge over to propane if it runs on propane lastly try shutting the
propane completely off and then turning it back on and even going through that cycle a couple
of times if necessary I know that sounds really strange but that can actually be really helpful
lastly if you're running electric for your hot water heater just double check the fuses make
sure that the fuses look okay open up the area where that the hot water heater controls are and
make sure that you're just not visually seeing anything like loose wires disconnected wires
that sort of thing we've got a really great resource on more troubleshooting tips for hot
water heaters that we're going to have at the end of this video for you as well hot wait a minute
then this is not working something's not very cool here I'm so hot all right well let's
check and see what's going on here you know it's probably it could be just you know filter issue,
oh I see what part of the problem is I mean look at this filter I mean this is
dirty this definitely needs to be cleaned oh my gosh and there's this in there what
the heck is this it's a beanie boo why is Trinity's Beanie Boo in there and another,
not just one beanie boo but another one the heck is this oh there's a wrench in there
what is a wrench doing up there no wonder why there's no airflow [Music]
and wait there's more we've got um oh
what is this
and there's something moving up in there what is that what a cat there's a cat in there what
were you doing in there how did you head out there pick it up there not funny guys so the number five
common issues a lot of people have with their RVs is with their air conditioning not cooling there's
some very basic steps that you can do on your own to troubleshoot this and most likely be able to
repair the problem the number one is ACS require airflow and if you have a clogged filter well
that's definitely going to prohibit the airflow and restrict the airflow the other thing to double
check is make sure that your thermostat settings are set on the correct settings that you have it
set to the AC setting not just the fan setting and then lastly double check all of your fuses
and your Breakers we've paid some real stupid tax over the years by calling an RV Tech out to look
at things on our RV that ended up just being a blown fuse so double check all of those fuses
make sure that everything there is good and chances are if you cover all of those bases
is most likely you'll be back Cooling in no time so hot nice ice cold milk hit the spot right now
no one's watching me I think cheery and the kids are outside
why is the milk so warm that is nasty oh so number six problem that a lot of people have and this is
the problem we've had in the past too is with the refrigerator not cooling properly now there
are several things that can cause this but one of the big culprits and we actually have experienced
this as well is that if your RV is not level this thing's not going to operate properly a lot of
the absorption style refrigerators have a liquid ammonia even the residential style refrigerators
still use a refrigerant that really requires the refrigerator and the RV being level you're not
trying to operate this while your RV is parked at an incline double check those fuses make sure that
everything there as well make sure that you have good airflow on the back side of your refrigerator
especially on really warm days as the refrigerator is trying to dispense the heat that is coming off
of the back side of the cooling unit it needs to have good air flow to get it up and away
from the fridge so even things like installing some fans on the exterior of the refrigerator
can help move that heat away and make this thing nice and cold and cool again so now that tip we
promised you on troubleshooting your hot water heater plus being able to troubleshoot a lot of
other things on your RV that could potentially go wrong is to take the home study course from
our friends over at the National RV Training Academy we personally have found this course
to be a great resource and it's really equipped us to feel confident and be able to repair a lot
of things ourselves on the Fly it's literally saved us hundreds of dollars versus having to
call out an RV Tech we are going to give you six no hold on it looks like you're way taller than me
how's your day today no like did you ever we're reading we're reading oh my God this
Twilight book is so good I cannot put this book down it's great I'm enjoying reading RV hacks
uh I actually got something I got to do over there oh crap there is a leak in the roof I
don't think this was Alaska uh honey I don't think it was Alaska what we have here is an RV roof leak
if you're running Electric do you know what Magic Mike the movie Magic Mike was
to take no hold on so now that tip we promise you on
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was great on being able to repair things you want to check out this video up here
about things that could happen while you're at the campground and speaking of which if
we don't see you around the campground or out on the road we'll see you in the next video