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Originally Posted by Critters
... Two things we did experience was that the smoke alarm has to be disabled when frying bacon and we experiences window and vent condensation with the cold air outside and the warm inside. ...
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Critters
Maiden voyage completed. Overall things went very well. We are quite pleased, but as with any unit there is a learning curve. The darned Jensen music system is driving me nuts - it doesn't play multi-folder mp3 disks all the way through consistently, and it turns on the television each time it is powered up. I going to see about downloading the manual to see if further instructions are there as the summary sheet is quite confusing to me and thus barely useful.
Our temperature swings were from the 40s to the 70s on this trip; heat at night and open windows during the day. We didn't have a condensation issue this time, but we occasionally did in our former rig. The furnace is substantially quieter than our former TT; I was concerned that it might not be able to keep up as it doesn't put out as many BTUs as the one in our former (smaller) TT. It seemed to do OK for the temperatures we experienced; not sure if it will need supplemental electric heat for colder climes. The air conditioner (which we only tried out so far during the PDI) is also substantially quieter than what was in our prior unit. We did have challenges with "keeping our cool" - it was also a 15K unit, but the box was smaller. I suspect you are correct in wanting some extra cooling capacity.
The DW is still figuring out where to put stuff. We have more storage capability but it is in different places. The slide-out drawers under the dinette in our former unit were very nice and convenient; this TT does not have them, so only occasionally-needed stuff goes under there. The location of everyday items changed three times during the weekend! My best option was to do a little looking and then ask the DW "where is it now?"
I was hoping the smoke alarm wouldn't be an issue with this TT due to its location further from oven/stove. Oh well - at least it cleared its smoke chamber quickly!
I'm thinking of replacing the accordion door that isolates the bedroom with something a bit sturdier for two reasons: 1) it doesn't go fully to the floor and our cat can wiggle under it (we don't want her sleeping with us), and 2) it is a pain to get to fold up nicely. Lowe's and Home Depot both have something, but I'm not sure that their offering is "beefy" enough. I'm checking the local hardware stores to see what else is offered. On-line for this is not really an option as I like to see and touch what I'm getting; I want it in stock versus an order.
I meant to check "visibility" through the shades at night as you mentioned, but forgot. I was pleasantly surprised that sunlight percolation through them wasn't too bad in the morning, but as summer progresses and we migrate further north, sunrise will be coming earlier and earlier, and we'll have to see how that works out.
I've got the 1K round E2 bars for the WDH and it pulled like a dream. There wasn't any strong cross wind on this trip, but when 18-wheelers blew by I didn't feel them. We didn't have any WDH on the old TT; it was lighter and shorter, and the truck's curb weight rivaled the GVWR of the TT. We had traveled out in the windy west without any issues, and I hope we'll have similar experiences with our current setup.
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