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Hey Todd, love the beard, and the videos. My wife and I are full timers. We are currently in an area that gets frequent high wind gusts. I’m talking 50 to 60 mph wind gusts a few times a week. When the wind is blowing in the right direction, and the AC is not running, the wind is blowing through the plenum, and it causes my AC fan blades to spin in the opposite direction. And it spins so fast, that when the AC kicks on, the fan will continue to spin in the WRONG direction. The fan motor is not strong enough to change the direction when the wind is blowing that fast. Which means the AC is not pulling air through the evaporator, and it freezes. This happens mostly when we are at work, and we have 2 dogs at home. We came home one day and it was 83 degrees in the rig. Is there anything you can think of to prevent this from happening? Besides moving to a different location lol. Something that will give us some peace of mind while we are at work.

I have a 50A RV and one 50A pedestal plug in. Can I use a 50A splitter to power my RV and my 240v Electric vehicle charger or do I need a separate breaker to run the EV charger? Is the splitter safe?

Hey Todd I have a 5th wheel and I've sanitized the fresh water take and water lines with bleach solution and let it set for 24 hours. Also cleaned the water heater with vinegar over night and replaced the anode rod. I turn the water on and still have an odor when I run the water...any suggestions?

This video could be 60 seconds long if they just removed the faulty auto-detect "feature" and just gave the user a DIP switch.

I have a 2008 Winnebago 35' Class A Motorhome it has an automatic leveling system and it jacks the front tires off the ground no matter where you start leveling why is this happening

I have a setup with 400 watts on the roof wired in parallel. The side port on my rv is wired to the same charge controller as the roof. I have a 200watt ground panel from the same manufacturer as the roof ones. My ground panel adds to the solar power coming on just by looking at the increased charging amperage on the controller when the ground panel is hooked up. Works great!

I have a question.?? Can i switch from a deep cycle to a lithium batter. Do i just put a lithium battery in. And all will be fine??

Thanks. Camping in Michigan. And yup.. power went out, and our battery only held for 1 hour, keeping the dometic fridge cold. Going shopping this morning. For a battery and cold milk.

An EMP from the sun is called a CME - coronal mass ejection.

Um..."Not consumable for humans"? What does that have to do with anything here?

I don’t “have to do” anything.

Todd, thank you for all the different topics you cover to help us idiots out, very much appreciated! 😁 Your videos and knowledge are priceless...no really, we pay nothing for it. I have a pretty big battery bank relative to my solar panels - 600AH Lithium batteries to 800W of solar panels. My demand exceeds the panels output a little bit everyday so I run a gas generator or plug-in to top off when needed (roughly every 4 - 6 days). My question is: Does NOT fully recharging a Lithium battery regularly have consequences? (i.e. shorten life, reduce total output?) Thanks BeardMan!

Question: My A/C works great. My issue is ever now and then it makes a loud humming noise. I shut it down for about 1/2 hours. It works correctly for about 10 to 12 hours, then does the same thing again. Any help or idea would be great. (My camper is 2023 ) Thanks, love your channel.

Thank you for all of the explanations about the different panels and charge controllers. My question that I had is no matter the solar array I have on top and the batteries I have feeding from them. If I hook up an external suitcase style charger to assist with charging as long as it has a built in charge controller I should have no issues correct?

Soft start.

The question in the email said, he had a "Winnebago Flex". Well, Winnebago doesn't have a Flex model. What he has is a very new, very special Winnebago FLX - likely a Micro Minnie FLX though they make other FLX models. The FLX has 2-190w panels wired in SERIES and they have a 320 amp hour Lithionics battery. Unfortunately, Winnebago hasn't been consistent in how they wire the outside port on the side of the RV. The user should put a multimeter on the Zamp style SAE port for external panels. If they see 38 to 44 volts then the outside port is wired to their controller. If they see 13.5v then it's wired to the batteries. Talking to a Lithonics Electrical Engineer they meant for the outside port to be wired to the Charge Controller - but many times it's wired to the battery. Only a voltage test at the port (preferably during sunlight) will tell the emailer what they have.

Not sure if the side port on Winnebago is connected to controller or not but the old go power controllers were all PWM and need the panels it parallel. The new mppt can have the panels in series. I would put a volt meter on the port and check nominal voltage to see if it is connected to the panel side of the controller or connected to the battery if connected to the battery then add a cheap controller to your portable and not issue as it will work independently from the roof solar

To cut down on parasitic draw you can put thise devices on a switchable power strip and then just turn the strip off.

If you need to trace wires, get a hare and hound (tone and probe) kit. You can trace the wires in the walls on an RV and then find out where they terminate.

Todd I have three AC units on top of my motorhome. When all the units are on high only 1 blows high. The other 2 seem like there blowing on low. What could possibly be the problem

New converter n battery lithium. Do you have to discharge the battery once before it will auto detect n work? Plus if my gas is turned off and I turn it on how does my 2 way fridge begin to work

Todd When will the 2025 classes come out?

could you do a video on AC how to run off grid, genny versus solar . can u do lithium battery with convertor and skip panes. newbie. many videos ive seen of yours but side by side with options 13.5 btu. have propane genny 30 gal. must be a way to run off grid couple hours a day.

What's up with all the weird hand gestures?

Hey Todd, greetings from Vermont! Thanks for all your super helpful information. I learn something new every time I watch a video. Here’s my question… I have installed a 280 amp hour 12 V lithium battery in my camper but the converter/charger was for standard liquid acid battery. I understand that it will not charge a lithium battery to 100% so I top it off with a portable charger made for lithium batteries. I have been unplugging the shore power before hooking up the portable charger in fear that I would be giving the battery too much voltage. Is that a necessary step? Or can I leave the camper plugged in and also use the portable charger? Thanks in advance! John

Side ports usually are hooked directly to the battery. Controller always required. Other uses for those ports. Plug in for masonator. Plug in for lights or any other 12 V item. But always install an inline fuse for the device you are using.

I'm a deplorable and proud of it! Go TRUMP 2024

external plug on E-PRo is to the power center DC. Long long long run of #10 wire to then turn around and run out to the battery.

Hahahahahahah! Amazing video, with exceptionally hilarious bloopers!(my fav). One of the techs at the RV store I bought my RV from said I could pay them $2500 to install a solar sytem that will run my air conditioner. Does free money exist? I think not, so I figured I'd checkout the validity of his claim with you, Todd. What do ya got for me brother?

Always looking forward to your wisdom. Odd thing you mentioned that Go Power Solar Controller doesn't like panels being run in series. When I bought my 320G I had the dealership install 4 -190 w panels in a Kit that Go Power offered which included the Solar Controller and IC 3000 watt Inverter. I'm on my 3rd Inverter and 2nd Solar Controller. Go Power installation instructions showed panels run in Series? This might explain troubles with the Controller charging at the full amps without occasionally restarting it. I will be going to a Victron Solar Controller when I get tired of restarting it

Could you use a volt meter on the side panel, if the voltage is the same as the battery voltage, then you could safely assume you need a charge controller?

The factory wires the roof panels of the FLX in series. They wire the solar on the side port in parallel on these rigs. Ask me how I know. 😢

In addition to my factory 150W of rooftop solar, I have a 100W individual panel. Like you said, I started fresh. I bought a cheap 10 amp solar controller and ran it between the battery and the panel. Then, I ran a cable out my storage door with an Anderson connector.

I have a Rockwood with a similar setup. I got a 200w portable panel to assist my one 190w roof panel. The side port is not connected to the controller. I got an inline controller, but I also had to reverse the polarity. For whatever reason, GoPower tries to make their setup proprietary. I just needed an adapter, and all is well. I like the ability to point the panels to the sun and it more than doubles the speed of charge to full SOC.

I bought some foldable solar panels and I just plan on them having their own Solar controller. Problem solved.

Great video and explanation. I had someone give me a great tip for limiting the draw while using your inverter. Put everything on surge protectors and keep the surge protector in the off position. Only turn the surge protectors on for the things you are using. It won't eliminate all the draw but should certainly limit some of it.

Thanks

I have an ONAN 4000 watt generator. When I put a simple Load like an electrical water pot to boil water it shuts down. Then I need to wait for it to cool down to restart. I have about 850 hours on a 2005 used RV. Original owners were very clean and fastidious.

When they say ad water - common sense tells me that water covering odor on the sides of the tank that doesn’t mean that it’s any better than any other product. You can fill it up to the top and cover poo walls with any product It’s when it’s empty and then rinsed out. Does the smell still stay? That’s my question so I am using Unique now and still smell odor so we will see and we use lots and lots of water.

Love your videos, the bloopers are just bonus material 🤣

I have a travel trailer with a TPO roof. I clean the roof annually with a mild soap (Murphy’s Oil Soap) as instructed in my owner’s manual. My question is, should I be conditioning or protecting the roof membrane with anything? If so what should I be using? Thanks, love your tech tip segments.

I purchased your course and wanted to know that if you wanted to become an inspector, could you get certified online ? Love your advice. Down to earth and an owner of a camera, I listen closely. Thankyou!

So far, not so good for me. Ordered from Camping World, as WFCO techs told me they should have the latest firmware. Drew it down to zero, briefly started charging at 50 amps, dropped down to 1 or 2 amps, never got fully charged. And green light still on, not blue. Now they want to know my firmware version, which I just emailed. He also said it might not handle a larger (280ah) battery. Going to give them one more day, then sending it back, and will buy an external charger. Frustrating, it shouldn't be like this.

Hi Todd and crew, love the tech tips, thank you for doing them. I have an odd scenario for you. I have a dc-dc charger for my truck alternator to keep my house battery (410ah LITHIUM) charged while the engine is running. My onboard generator will charge the house battery but at a much lower charge rate than the dc-dc charger. Do you see any issues with leaving the coach converter circuit breaker switched OFF and adding another dc-dc charger to the output of the generator so the battery charges faster? What about possibly adding some relays and using the currently installed dc-dc charger so it has two separate inputs that aren't active at the same time. The only time I would need to reconnect the coach converter circuit breaker is when the coach is hooked to shore power and not using the inverter. Any advise or insight to this matter will be greatly appreciated.

My black tank is only 30 gallons and it gets dumped daily or day and a half at the most and if you are letting it sit for a week at a time then you will have build up on everything. All I use is pinesol and calgon and flush king. I have never had issues on my 2018.

Todd, I love all your videos and they have helped me a ton! Question: I have a 22 Alliance 36v11 valor that came with slide covers. How am I supposed to check to make sure the caulking on top is still good and how would I go about replacing it if needed?

When you smell or taste City water you can smell or taste the bleach in it why can't you add just a small amount of bleach and leave it in

Thanks always good info

I am really thinking of doing this. I am amazed at the lack of technical ability of the average person and how much I like doing the stuff too. Ive already got the tools and the Tacoma.

While I think your presentation is okay, the presenter seems to wave his arms like an amateur. One thing producers or directors are supposed to teach ya is keep your hands below your face (in your case your beard?). Pointing at stuff is just weird because we know you can’t see the green screen behind you. Keep up the good work, you can always learn.