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General Discussion / Re: 1st road trip

« Last post by jimmer on October 27, 2026, 09:54:59 am »

Wideglide -  Our 2006 also had the tank switches reversed for black and gray.      I chose to simply re-label them - correctly.     Works for us !
Congrats on completing your first trip !       We love the Appalachians also.    Like Ron,  I also have a notepad handy for things that need attention after a trip.  So easy to forget !

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General Discussion / Re: 1st road trip

« Last post by wideglide on October 27, 2026, 09:10:35 am »

I did check the dimensions of that tunnel before going thru so i knew the PC would fit. Had i ended up with a minnie winnie like i had originally been looking for i would have had to find a different route. Its barely 12 ft height clearance. And those 2 PC i met were in different states on back to back campground stays.  The one was a 2002 2100 and the one that looks like Rons was a 2007 2350.

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General Discussion / Re: 1st road trip

« Last post by LRUCH on October 26, 2026, 11:26:10 pm »

Impressive. I'm not sure if I would have driven through the tunnel,,, and if I did, I surely would have left a crease in the diver's seat. 


Also surprised to see so many PC's in one place. Outside of last year's rally in Natchez MS, I've only seen 3 or 4 over 6 years.


Larry

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General Discussion / Re: 1st road trip

« Last post by Ron Dittmer on October 26, 2026, 03:30:32 pm »

It seems like your initial shake-down trip went smoothly with only two issues requiring simple DIY solutions.  Good for you.  As with "Everything RV", stay on top of what goes wrong (stuff will happen) and enjoy your trips.  Fortunately, PC problems run fewer than most other brands of motorhomes.  During our trips, I always write down in a spiral note pad, what could use attention or improvement that I cannot address during the trip.

BTW: Cool that you ran into other PC owners.  We rarely get such opportunities, and the few we do is a hit or miss concerning a conversation with the owner.

Neat tunnel!

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General Discussion / Re: Mascerator hose durability

« Last post by Ron Dittmer on October 26, 2026, 03:16:48 pm »

An interesting subject with an interesting reply.

As LRUCH wonders, the diameter of the garden hose could influence the back pressure in the macerator's stinky slinky.  A narrow 1/2" garden hose may restrict flow enough to expand the slinky to the point of failure.  A wide 3/4" garden house might avoid a build-up of damaging back pressure to the macerator's stinky slinky.

FWIW: Our original 2007 macerator's stinky slinky is still in operation though it had sprung two pin-hole leaks over the years.  Upon discovery, I sealed them using a dab of silicone caulk which has been lasting many years, so the caulk seems to be a viable method of repair.

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General Discussion / 1st road trip

« Last post by wideglide on October 26, 2026, 09:57:02 am »

We just returned in our 1st road trip in the recently acquired PC. Overall the trip was a great success with only a few minor issues. We did an Appalachian mountain tour to see some sights and the weather was absolutely perfect. Also met a couple other PC owners along the way.

The pics below are of the 2 other PC owners rigs, one of which looks exactly like Ron's.  Neither of these owners had ever heard about the PC forum here. The tunnel pics are of Nada tunnel in the red river gorge. The PC will fit and its a very cool passage.

The issues i discovered are as follows:

1.  I had seen somewhere on this forum mentioned about some things being wired backwards in the dump system and im convinced now we have the same issue. My gray and black tank valve actuator switches are reversed. The stink water comes out when i click the gray button and cleanish water comes out when i click the black button. Im hoping this will be an easy swap of the connectors on the back of the switch housings. I had suspected something was wrong on my prior camp excursions but this week i dumped everyday so i got to look into it further. The larger square tank in the center of the rv valve operates from the gray tank switch and the smaller rectangular tank just behind the dump station bay operates from the black tank switch. I'll let yall know how i proceed.

2. One of the camps i stayed at was 7 miles off the highway at the end of a very rough washboard gravel road. The wife was driving and i had to tell her several times to go slower as it was beating the camper to death. As i was setting up i noticed the the roku stick for the main TV seemed to have been dislodged from the HDMI input so now i get to take the TV back out to fix that but should be very easy. The other issue i found was one of my tires looked very low. Luckily i had taken along my dewalt portable air compressor and topped it off. It was down to 25 pounds, outer dually tire. The PO i bought the PC from had told me that he had removed the tireminder TPMS sensor from that wheel as it had a bad oring and would over time allow the tire to go down. I hadnt bother to investigate this any further as it hadnt gone down since i bought it...until now. Held ait fine for the remainder of the trip and on the final leg home we hit another patch of very rough highway and saw that it was low again when i got home, so both times after a rough road section. I decided to check the extra sensor that the PO had removed and when i screwed it onto the valve stem extension hose i noticed that the threaded part of the hose would turn inside the hose crimp, so i suspect the extension hose is actually the culprit andleaks when its bouunced around from a rough road. Ive ordered new extension hoses and will update with a new thread once i solve that issue.

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General Discussion / Re: Replacement for converter/charger for 2015 2350

« Last post by wideglide on October 26, 2026, 09:19:49 am »

When i got my 2011 2350 the converter was bad. I did a ton or research and decided on the Progressive Dynamics PD9360. It was fairly simple to install and has worked perfectly ever since. Be aware that there are tons of counterfeit PD9360 clones out there for much cheaper in the sub $100 range. I think i paid just under $300 for mine. I chose this model as it supports LifeP04 batteries for future upgrades.

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General Discussion / Re: Mascerator hose durability

« Last post by LRUCH on October 25, 2026, 11:30:41 pm »

In a pinch I have done the same.. I have a half bath not far from the driveway and emptied the tanks in the same manner you described. I was worried about it leaking, but all went well... At that point the hose was the original 10yo that came from the factory. I'm so sorry to hear this nightmare materialized for you. At least it wasn't terrible terrible if you know what I mean. .


Since that, I have replaced the hose... I actually bought 2 and they came with a coupler to join them end to end.. And I had a sewer dump next to my driveway added.. I was lucky that the main was about 10ft away and needed cleaning out, so I had the plumber dig his hole where it served the RV best. I covered the 4 inch cap with a sprinkler valve niche and nobody has ever noticed it.


The only thing I can think of is that I used a  25ft 3/4 inch garden hose, with the thought that a 1/2 inch and/or longer hose might constrict the flow to much. What size was your garden hose?

Larry

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General Discussion / Mascerator hose durability

« Last post by Dystevens on October 25, 2026, 06:59:01 pm »

Again I am a fairly new PC owner and have only had to dump using the Mascerator twice so far. First time was at  a RV park and had no problems. Second time was last week at home while preparing to winterize. My previous motorhome was an Itasca Suncruiser. For dumping at home I always used a portable Mascerator that attached to the normal dump connection on the motor home and was powered by 12 volts. I would attach a garden hose to the Mascerator and run the other end through a bathroom window directly into the toilet. I thought I could do the same routine with the built-in Mascerator and hose on the PC. I thought that was what the garden hose fitting on the end of the Mascerator hose was for. That turbo pump must produce a lot of pressure because as soon as I turned on the pump, the Mascerator hose exploded in two places. Fortunately I was only emptying mostly water and antifreeze and everything was outside or it could have been really messy. This is a used 2022 PC but the Mascerator hose looked good and worked fine at the RV park. Has anyone else had a problem with the Mascerator hose springing a leak?

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General Discussion / Re: PC 2552 Shirt closet shelves

« Last post by Ron Dittmer on October 24, 2026, 07:34:45 pm »

Ron, I saw your modifications to the cabinets by the TV etc. Beautiful job, looks very OEM.

Thanks!

The B+ cap shelves were quite challenging to follow the irregular shape of the B+ cap.  Through multiple adjustments, I created a pattern from paper followed by cardboard.  Once I was confident, I then transferred the shape to the shelving material, then built the units from there.  I could not fully preassemble the left side unit, rather the lower to the verticals, work it through the opening of the cabinet, then work the top shelf into place and screw it on while it was inside the cabinet.  I recall going a little crazy at one point, but I got it done well.