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General Discussion / Re: Downsizing/Exterior storage/propane grill preference

« on: November 29, 2024, 06:12:13 pm »

Hi Ron just getting back you regarding your question about our tiffin breeze. It was well built and similar in quality to the PC (we’re still waiting for ours hopefully the build completion January 2025) I’ve had a couple of class C’s the last a mini Winnie with a 460 ford. I really missed the handling & power.  The tiffin was grossly underpowered, needed to upgrade steering & the maxx force 7 engine (Navistar) has a litany of problems with emissions & turbo etc from 2011-2014. They stopped making this engine in 2015 & class action suits followed. If you’re considering a Tiffin Breeze in these years with the Maxx force engine Don’t. The PC handles & rides like sport car compared to the tiffin. Yes we’ll miss the storage, anir suspension and space but it’s time to downsize. The maintenance on the diesel was also excessive and although Tiffin did have a great support system since their sale to Thor in 2020 things have changed not for the best. I did look into the tires as you suggested and unfortunately at this point not able to upgrade them. Thanks for the advice. Hope to see you on the road.

Thank you for your detailed reply.  I did not realize the engine was such a very serious matter in the 2011-2014 model years.  I wonder if 2015 was any better.

Regardless, I am never making any such change.  Our wonderful 2007 PC-2350 is our last motorhome.  The next one will be driven on heavenly highways, if God has highways up there.

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General Discussion / Re: Inverter "Remote" Madness

« on: November 29, 2024, 09:04:52 am »

Ah, that made it very clear as to the difference between our 2007 2350 (no slide) and your 2010 2350 (no slide).

Only for reference and clarification, our Tripp-Lite has a remote control panel as well, be it very simple.  I don't like using it because it does not fully shut off the unit.  I believe it places the unit into some kind of "sleep mode" or "stand-by mode" still drawing a small amount of power.  Instead, I open the Tripp-Lite door, reach in, and shut it off utilizing the small black switch on the Tripp-Lite itself.  My front TV and my 110V volt meter draws a small amount of 110V leaving me feeling it is best to kill 110V right at the source to assure it is 100% dead when I want it dead, exclusively done for better battery health.

Here is the Tripp-Lite remote panel, seen to the right of the power panel.  Below them is access to the main 12V power solenoid and a few other electrical connections along with rear access to the two panels from below.

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General Discussion / Re: Inverter "Remote" Madness

« on: November 28, 2024, 09:14:21 am »

I too have a few questions for Taildragger.

We have a 2007 2350 (no slide)
You have a 2010 2350 (no slide)
Our inverter is under the main closet, the same as you indicated, but we do not have a drawer.
We have a Tripp-Lite inverter.  Was your original one a Tripp-Lite?
We have a vented access door.  You don't?  Did I understand you correctly, access to the inverter is through a small drawer opening?  Are you saying the inverter does not fit through the provided access?

What comes to mind for increasing the size of the opening, is removing the cabinet rail along the bottom of the accress opening.  It may be screwed on from behind like I seen practiced with the galley cabinet.  You could confirm my suspicion with a mirror.

Why did you replace your inverter?  Did it fail?

For reference, here is the situation with our Tripp-Lite inverter.  We have NO drawer.

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General Discussion / Re: Samsung dvd replacement

« on: November 26, 2024, 11:13:16 pm »

Ron.  Samsung HT-E4500 Smart 3D Blu Ray DVD 5.1 .   Note, It does not have a connection for an IPod if that’s something you need. The one I picked up for $15 is the exact same model I had with no blu ray.  The only other thing to note is that with my original I could control the player volume with the tv remote. With this unit i need to use the dvd players remote to control the surround sound volume.   It might be possible to get a universal remote but I’m fine with the two.


P.S.  forgot to mention the power cord is roughly 2-2 1/2” shorter.

I got it!  Thank you.

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General Discussion / Re: Samsung dvd replacement

« on: November 26, 2024, 08:22:22 pm »

In my case it’s the surround sound that stopped working.  Without it I gave a difficult time hearing the Tv.   Upgrading to a slightly newer Samsung with blu ray cost wise is minimal and I bought a second unit as backup for $15.   Switching them out took all of 15 minutes and works perfectly.  Found the one on eBay in its original box and I see several listed frequently.  Odds are with the miles I have on my rig now the player will outlast the Motorhome.

First unit lasted thru 82,000plus miles.

Hi Joseph,

Would you mind posting the model number of your Samsung head unit with blu-ray capability?  I might make the switch just to get blu-ray capability for the primary front TV.

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General Discussion / Re: Samsung dvd replacement

« on: November 22, 2024, 05:39:54 pm »

Considering my experience with the CD player, of the vintage discussed in this thread, I remember the difficulty with the front panel controls, weak/redundant radio, and obsolete player options.

I believe you describe the "Executive" branded head unit.  I agree with your evaluation of it being "weak & obsolete."  The Exective is surely NO gem.  Still, I keep ours in-service as it serves its purpose, be it barely.  It sure would be nice if it had 1970's control knobs and such for selecting the various modes and for tuning..... for user friendliness.

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General Discussion / Re: Samsung dvd replacement

« on: November 17, 2024, 10:41:28 pm »

Yes indeed......God Is Good!  He's always been.

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General Discussion / Re: Samsung dvd replacement

« on: November 17, 2024, 10:15:28 am »

Ron, no question, Life can always be worse. 2 1/2 years in on cancer treatments. Still kicking and grateful for every day.

Oh my.....I can relate to that, but not for so long a time.

One thing certain with me, God answered the prayers of many.  I just finished chemotherapy, and starting tomorrow, will begin focussed radiation treatment on my right shoulder.  Last May, I was diagnosed with Large-B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, the most aggressive type.  A few weeks back, I was told I am in remission, the raditation being only a precautionary treatment where the cancer originated and was most predominent.  There is dead cancer tissue in my upper right shoulder.  They want to make sure is stays dead until my body can absorb it and discharge it naturally.

So.... DVD or Blu-Ray........ whatever.  It is a trivial matter in life.

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General Discussion / Re: Samsung dvd replacement

« on: November 17, 2024, 08:47:42 am »

Ron , I agree on backup on some systems, this being one of them.  I picked up a second unit that’s the exact same of what came from factory. It of course doesn’t have blu ray but that’s ok as a back up.  They can be had as low as $15.  Even if it never gets used it’s no loss.

      

Like you say, blu-ray capable would be nice, if only to utilize our blu-ray collection.  But we have the same issue with our TV in the bedroom being DVD only.


Here is our total collection, most are DVDs, but many of our favorites are on exclusively on blu-ray.......oh well.  Life could be a whole lot worse. 

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General Discussion / Re: Samsung dvd replacement

« on: November 15, 2024, 05:42:10 pm »

Whatever you buy, just make sure it offers the same connections to the TV or you'll be messing with wiring and maybe even replacing/updating your TV.

Our 2007 head unit brand is Executive that has red/blue/green RCA jack connections to the TV.  It plays CDs & DVDs, and it has am/fm radio which we rarely tune into a radio station.  It would be ideal if it also played blu-ray disks, otherwise the dated technology continues to meet our meager needs.

Someone on this forum sold me their working Executive that I keep as a quick-fix backup, just in case ours goes bad.....an indicator of how important it is to me in keeping up with technology.

Our home entertainment system is also falling behind current technology, though not nearly as much as our PC entertainment system.

Repeating.....if you don't want to mess with your TV and wiring, make sure whatever you buy is plug-n-play.

Once is a great while, I've had good luck in opening up electronic things, clean it up inside, checked solder connections for fracturing, resoldered questionable connections, and the devise is good as new.  A CD optics cleaning disk has also proven useful.  Also the extreme fine drive belts can loose their grip.  Good new ones are sold for a dollar or two on eBay.

I restored our 1976 GTE Sylvania stereo receiver that suffered from broken solder joints.  It's in our throw-back rec-room, supplying tunes down there.  People enjoy working it with the Technics stacking turn-table.  I also successully repaired some CD and cassette players.

My point here is....you can't break it any worse if you are replacing it anyway.

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Links and Contacts / Re: Product Contacts

« on: November 09, 2024, 12:18:15 am »

Where can one find a replacement 2006 PC spare tire cover new or used???

Have you reached out to Phoenix USA?

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General Discussion / Re: under cabinet strip lights

« on: November 05, 2024, 10:15:30 am »

Mike, for storing a PC over 30 days, I advise to disconnect the house and chassis batteries, then charge them to full using an external charger, then put that charger way, then let everything be.  I don't like keeping everything electrically active during storage periods.  I see nothing to gain, but something to potentially loose such as you are experiencing, to over-charging the batteries, to an electrical failure, or worse yet an electrical fire.

I recently caved-in and installed THIS BATTERY DISCONNECT for our house batteries.  It has been a nice convenience.  I don't feel comfortable having a convenient disconnect for the chassis battery so I disconnect the negative terminal the old fashion way.

Welcome to the PC forum!!!

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General Discussion / Re: Signs of a Bad Water Pump

« on: November 02, 2024, 09:33:13 am »

With our 2007 2350 PC plumbing, a lot of the original pump noise was sourced from PC "PEX plumbed" directly to the pump, so CalCruiser's "quieting kit" makes a lot of sense.

PEX plumbing direct to the pump, pump vibration travels through the plumbing, which makes a whole lot of noise.  The flexible line (or lines) dampens the vibration.  In my case today, the PEX line attaches to the accumulator.  A flex line goes from the pump to the accumulator, so the mass of the accumulator absorbs even more vibration.

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General Discussion / Re: Signs of a Bad Water Pump

« on: October 22, 2024, 07:59:25 pm »

Might be a good time to install an accumulator tank as well

I agree.

It is surely different with every PC, but with our 2007 2350, I installed a 2 gallon house-hold accumulater tank adjacent to the water pump back in 2008 and everything continues to work perfectly 16 years later, inluding our original water pump.  If I were to do it again today, I would buy one of those stainless steel sideways versions with the nice mounting features for the tank and pump.

Our tank installed as shown, made plumbing behavior similar to that of at home, and it also quieted the water pump immensely, down to a very quiet humm that when running at night after a toilet flush, you can barely hear it.  The pump runs at sensible intervals, likely a contributor to it lasting so long.

Here is our tank installed back in 2008.  I have never removed my home-made cover since I installed everything.

This is what's behind the cover.  I recall spending roughly $60 for everything needed back in 2008, inluding the emergency shut-off ball valve seen here.

I would buy this today for a much cleaner installation.

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General Discussion / Re: Downsizing/Exterior storage/propane grill preference

« on: October 20, 2024, 08:12:32 am »

My wife & I have been in motor homes since the 80’s mostly Class C’s and for last 12 years a Tiffin Breeze diesel pusher.

If I were a lover of diesels, and my garage could accommodate it, I would consider a used mini diesel pusher Tiffin Allegro Breeze 28br, the smaller 29.6 foot long one (a later, better chassis model year) that they stopped making for some years now.  The 28br is 14" shorter than a PC2910.  Even the longer 31br model is 31.2 feet long, only 8" longer than a 2910 series PC.

I am curious as to why you are finished with your Tiffin Allegro Breeze.  Are you simply ready to make a change?

Heed my advise about the tires in my earlier reply.