The camper thread! Pulling, using, equipment, maintenance!
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My water tank is easy to get to since it is under the couch. So I just dump in 1 gallon of antifreeze as well and then lift the tank to get all the antifreeze in the corner of the pick up tube for the pump. The 1 gallon is enough to fill all the lines, pump, plus the traps.
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Slushy RV AF isn't a problem, Dave saying "it's ONLY -5 here now" is a problem! 
Yeah, on the rare occasions it gets below 0* around here nothing happens outside if I can help it. Usually see it that cold 5 or 6 nights a year or so, if I'm working I try to keep my Operators inside as much as possible to keep them thawed out for the inevitable freeze-ups on the process units (Oil Refinery). When I was still active with the Fire Dept we would almost be guaranteed to spend those nights out throwing water on a fire, I don't miss that too much.
Yeah, on the rare occasions it gets below 0* around here nothing happens outside if I can help it. Usually see it that cold 5 or 6 nights a year or so, if I'm working I try to keep my Operators inside as much as possible to keep them thawed out for the inevitable freeze-ups on the process units (Oil Refinery). When I was still active with the Fire Dept we would almost be guaranteed to spend those nights out throwing water on a fire, I don't miss that too much.
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Hell it's not that cold, I fixed a leaky block heater in the driveway today. I get sent out to run my boom truck for work in this kinda weather a lot. Got to love the open operators seat with that cold weather and wind..
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Mine is a high backed fake leather swivel office chair in a NASA style Control Room where it's always 70* and fluorescent, room is shared by 12 Operators and a working Supervisor staffing a dozen consoles populated by ninety 20" LCD screens and twelve 90" wall mounted projector screens. It's actually a pretty high tech state of the art process control system. I know we were and I think we still are the largest refinery East of the Mississippi. Sorry but no pics are allowed in the Control Room or the process plants without permission.
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I think I'll keep my Operator's seat and you can have yours!
Mine is a high backed fake leather swivel office chair in a NASA style Control Room where it's always 70* and fluorescent, room is shared by 12 Operators and a working Supervisor staffing a dozen consoles populated by ninety 20" LCD screens and twelve 90" wall mounted projector screens. It's actually a pretty high tech state of the art process control system. I know we were and I think we still are the largest refinery East of the Mississippi. Sorry but no pics are allowed in the Control Room or the process plants without permission.
Mine is a high backed fake leather swivel office chair in a NASA style Control Room where it's always 70* and fluorescent, room is shared by 12 Operators and a working Supervisor staffing a dozen consoles populated by ninety 20" LCD screens and twelve 90" wall mounted projector screens. It's actually a pretty high tech state of the art process control system. I know we were and I think we still are the largest refinery East of the Mississippi. Sorry but no pics are allowed in the Control Room or the process plants without permission.
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Here is a question. If I am camping and planning on leaving out early one morning and I want to make sure the truck and trailer are hooked up and ready to go will the trailer pull the truck's batteries down IF I am plugged into shore power?
I have heard that the trailer cannot drain the truck down and then I have heard it can.
I have heard that the trailer cannot drain the truck down and then I have heard it can.
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If the trailer is plugged into shore power and your AC/DC convertor is working correctly then you should be fine, the convertor will carry any DC load inside the camper, just like it does when setup on a camp site. I don't remember if the Ford 7 pin plugs even have power when ignition is off, I know at least one of the big 3 truck makers has the power through the RV plug cut out when truck is off.
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I installed a timer for the AC power to the camper for the winter months. The converter stays warm so I know it is using power all the time if left plugged in so I now have it on a timer to only come on for 2 hours each day to keep the batteries charged over winter.
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If the trailer is plugged into shore power and your AC/DC convertor is working correctly then you should be fine, the convertor will carry any DC load inside the camper, just like it does when setup on a camp site. I don't remember if the Ford 7 pin plugs even have power when ignition is off, I know at least one of the big 3 truck makers has the power through the RV plug cut out when truck is off.
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I don't know if either of the others have made changes on the 2015's as i have not got my hands on them in the shop yet.