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Tips and Tricks / Re: Resolving An Irritating Squeak In Cabinet Above The Cab

« Last post by Ron Dittmer on February 18, 2026, 05:58:20 pm »

Larry,

The remedy continues to be effective.  Those squeaks have NOT returned.  Admittedly, since replacing our front coil springs with softer ones (DETAILS HERE) and also reducing the front tire pressure to better match the load, the ride has been softer which naturally contributes to more quiet B+ area cabinetry.  Before changing front coil springs, the thrashing up front was significant, though squeak-less since this fix/remedy was applied.

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Tips and Tricks / Re: Resolving An Irritating Squeak In Cabinet Above The Cab

« Last post by LRUCH on February 18, 2026, 02:03:59 pm »

I apologize if I am "picking at an old wound', but I'm curious as to how this is now. Is it still quiet? And, are there any additional thoughts on it?


I've noticed in the last month I have a new noise above the passenger seat. It started as an occasional squeak and then an occasional metallic scratch. But, after completing another 1000 mile to get home it is now a metal on metal grating sound when I'm on a rough road (it's completely silent on a smooth road) . I think a metal bolt is sliding back and forth through a metal hole.  As if a bolt is loose and it now has more slack to slide across the threads. TBH I'm picturing a bolt with a loose nut sliding up and down through a hole in the cab roof.


This weekend or the next I plan to take off the headliner and see what's moving and hopefully fix this. From the outside I don't see any cracks or evidence of movement.... But maybe the cab is not flexing in the right direction while parked.


I had planned on rebuilding the cap area anyway (got several ideas to incorporate!). I even found a TV mount I like that brings the TV down to eye level. So, I guess this is my signal to start this project.


Anyway, interested if there is any additional insight as your solution has had time to bake.


Thanks, Larry

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General Discussion / Re: Why am I “banned from using this forum”?

« Last post by Phoenix USA RV Forum Team on February 17, 2026, 03:02:21 pm »

Hi Everyone!
We made several updates to the forum over the last couple of weeks. We hope that this will eliminate some of your issues in logging in. Having said that, I have seen a record number of fake registrations during this time. Fortunately they were obvious and have been rejected.

thank you very much for your patience during this time! Please let us know how it goes!
Safe Travels!!

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General Discussion / Re: Why am I “banned from using this forum”?

« Last post by jimmer on February 13, 2026, 10:25:16 am »

FLEI and others:    thanks for all your ideas and imput on this issue.   I hadn't checked in a few days, but I am just now getting on the Forum for the first time in at least a month, probably more.    No travel of any kind, always using my PC at home.
No deleting of caches, nothing,  All of a sudden it works again.      Hopefully the Phoenix Team keeps it working given the challenges of today's mixed up world !
Jim

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General Discussion / Re: Why am I “banned from using this forum”?

« Last post by LRUCH on February 09, 2026, 02:17:36 pm »

I think that's where the wildcard ranges of banned IP addresses kick in. For example there could be some IP addresses in New Mexico that are interspersed within a broader range of IP addresses for one or more countries that have these hackers. The forum administrators may have put in a broad Wild Card range of IP addresses to block those foreign countries and inadvertently banned you in New mexico. I don't know what the admins did on this forum but I suspect they probably caught their error and fixed that, specially since your cookie aged out and went away and you are able to log on now and not get banned again.


Nonetheless, glad you're back online.

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General Discussion / Re: Why am I “banned from using this forum”?

« Last post by flei on February 09, 2026, 09:29:11 am »

FLEI,


I had some free time to research this further and found a way to get myself "banned', AND HOW TO REMEDY the problem.  I won't go specifically into how to get yourself banned, but basically it is caused by accessing the forum on different ip addresses from different countries within a short period of time... I.E. The forum software thinks that you are a bad character trying to spoof it and it drops a poisoned cookie on your device.  That cookie eventually ages off and let's you back on..  While you still have it on your device, all users who try to login from your device are banned. (As you have experienced and described above.)  The good news is, there's a way to get rid of it instantly.


To remove the ban you must remove ALL saved cookies for the forum website.  THE KEYWORD IN THAT SENTENCE IS **ALL**.  The basic "delete cookies" command does not always remove the one which bans you (this is a whole new issue of DELETE based upon versions of CHROME and maybe other browsers too). To do so, follow these steps.  I only have Chrome, so if you are using Edge, Safari, or Firefox it might be slightly different.

Open Chrome
Open Settings (click on your Google avatar icon, at top right and then click on Settings )

Click on Site settings
Click on All sites
Click on the magnifying glass and search for phoenix

You will get at least one result, including...
            phoenixusarv.com

Click on the trash can beside Phoenixusarv.Com
Click on Delete & reset
..... Now all of the cookies, saved credentials, saved history, and the "you are banned" cookie are gone!


Open the forum. It will ask you to login as if it was your first time to login on this device. It will ask for your userid and password and all should be good.


From what I can tell after reading hundreds of online support discussions the SMF administrators of our forum have an over zealous rule to block international hackers with too broad of a wildcard pattern for IP addresses... It blocks the bad guys and occasionally tags us too.


Larry

Thanks Larry, I think you MAY have figured it out. As I stated above everything started to work fine again on 1/26/2026 so maybe the "bad cookie" expired?

However, re. the cause of the problem, I have not recently attempted to log on from a foreign country (I'm sure I viewed the forum in 2023 when we traveled a few months in Canada and that never caused this issue). When the problem first occurred in October 2025 I was at home in Massachusetts, USA, the same home I was in when I joined the forum and ever since. The problem persisted when I arrived in NEW Mexico (the US State, not a foreign country) on 1/7/26.

Anyway, all is well now and if this happens again I will follow your advice.

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General Discussion / Re: Why am I “banned from using this forum”?

« Last post by LRUCH on February 08, 2026, 01:10:42 pm »

FLEI,


I had some free time to research this further and found a way to get myself "banned', AND HOW TO REMEDY the problem.  I won't go specifically into how to get yourself banned, but basically it is caused by accessing the forum on different ip addresses from different countries within a short period of time... I.E. The forum software thinks that you are a bad character trying to spoof it and it drops a poisoned cookie on your device.  That cookie eventually ages off and let's you back on..  While you still have it on your device, all users who try to login from your device are banned. (As you have experienced and described above.)  The good news is, there's a way to get rid of it instantly.


To remove the ban you must remove ALL saved cookies for the forum website.  THE KEYWORD IN THAT SENTENCE IS **ALL**.  The basic "delete cookies" command does not always remove the one which bans you (this is a whole new issue of DELETE based upon versions of CHROME and maybe other browsers too). To do so, follow these steps.  I only have Chrome, so if you are using Edge, Safari, or Firefox it might be slightly different.

Open Chrome
Open Settings (click on your Google avatar icon, at top right and then click on Settings )

Click on Site settings
Click on All sites
Click on the magnifying glass and search for phoenix

You will get at least one result, including...
            phoenixusarv.com

Click on the trash can beside Phoenixusarv.Com
Click on Delete & reset
..... Now all of the cookies, saved credentials, saved history, and the "you are banned" cookie are gone!


Open the forum. It will ask you to login as if it was your first time to login on this device. It will ask for your userid and password and all should be good.


From what I can tell after reading hundreds of online support discussions the SMF administrators of our forum have an over zealous rule to block international hackers with too broad of a wildcard pattern for IP addresses... It blocks the bad guys and occasionally tags us too.


Larry

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Polls / Re: The perfect poll during this polar vortex weather!

« Last post by LRUCH on January 29, 2026, 08:06:21 pm »

thanks Ron!


    it's always a pleasure to contribute to the forum. I've learned a lot from it. I feel like I owe it to document my progress and what I've learned.

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Polls / Re: The perfect poll during this polar vortex weather!

« Last post by Ron Dittmer on January 29, 2026, 05:48:09 pm »

A very nice detailed reply, Larry.  Thank you for all that.

You really did good and went around the rig, addressing what seems to be every area of significant heat loss.  It is a reminder of how our PC's are not built as a true 4 season rig right from the factory.  But all you have done could classify your particular rig so, and what the rest of us can do to get close to the same 4th season rating.  Some areas are easy to address, others naturally involve more effort (not money).

Thanks again!

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General Discussion / Re: 2022 2910D water pump location

« Last post by LRUCH on January 29, 2026, 03:23:13 pm »

I have 2900D, but as far as I know the back half of the floor plan is nearly identical. (slide sizes vary because of different brands used in different years).


The fresh water tank and the water pump are under the head end of the queen bed. After lifting the mattress off you'll find screws holding the top plywood in place. Under the plywood you'll find the water pump near the outer wall and the water tank (the heaviest thing) furthest from the wall.


I've previously posted a photo of what it looks like under the bed in this thread [size=78%]https://forum.phoenixusarv.com/index.php?topic=5122.msg45528#msg45528[/size]
Note, this photo also shows my 2 gallon pressure tank and the insulation I added in that compartment. Your rig will look different.


Sorry.. That is about as much as I can help, but questions are welcome. Maybe a 2910D forum member will chime in.


As for the inline water filter question.. That would be a nice option. I've considered installing one and the only place I can find to put it would be on the bathroom wal near where the city water inlet is.  I would want it somewhere easy to change the filters. It just hasn't bubbled up to the top of my to do list yet.  So, basically I don't know if your rig has one.