Trailer Maintenance

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Winterizing and using a tankless water heater

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Scamp now puts the Girard GSW-2 in all their trailers. Most if not all tankless systems are made so they swap out with standard tank heater sizes very easily. I found some dangerous misconceptions regarding tankless systems when it comes to winterizing. The Girard line comes with an antifreezing circuit that at 38° will keep the unit from freezing. This only works if the main power switch on the unit is ON, if the unit has LP gas, and if it has 12 volt DC power. It is made for camping and not for long term storage.

Leaking toilet: fix or replace?

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I need help deciding what to do about my toilet. My toilet is the 711 M28. It is leaking from the seal that is under the band and half clamp, not where it meets the black water tank or the water valve. The parts will be about $200 if I replace all the seals, the ball stopper, and the water valve. I feel like I could do this overhaul myself.

--OR--

I can buy a Thetford porta-potti for $140 to $190. If I did this I would have to remove the 711 toilet and black water tank and patch the floor.

Anyone have pros/cons for either direction?

Need to Find Replacement Fan (Non-MaxxAir)

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Hello All:

Does anyone know of a fan that will replace the MaxxAIr fan that comes with the more recent Scamps?

We are tired of dealing with the beeping and green light issue every time we turn the fan on and just want a kinder, simpler fan for our 2020 13' Scamp. (The temporary fix for the issue is to remove the fan fuse and re-insert it. Sometimes this works on the first try; sometimes it takes several tries before the fan works as it should.)

We had a 2010 16' Scamp that had a basic, non-electronically controlled fan that worked perfectly.

2010 Scamp 13 window track/train area cleaning.

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My 2010 Scamp 13 has not been getting the TLC she deserves for the past few years and now the dirt/grime is starting to add up.

 

I was cleaning it last night and noticed that the inside of the windows (track and drain area) Our little dirty and I would like to clean that area.

 

My question is can I just pop out the rubber seal around the window to get at this area, or am I opening a can of worms that I don't want to here?

 

Thanks all.

Fridge door fell off when door was accidentally left open during travel

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We have a 2015 scamp with (new for us) and the fridge door fell off during our first camping trip.  It broke off at the hinges.  Scamp said they no longer carry the parts to repair this year of dometic fridge.  We assume we didn't lock the latch and that caused door to fall off.  Any suggestions on a way to repair this? Or where we can find the parts? The plastic part on both hinges cracked.  
 

model #

RN2410.2rx

Thanks! 
melissa 

Our door is leaking

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Discovered the door on our 2017 13' Scamp is leaking.  Bottom edge of the rat fur is discolored, and after we washed the outside of the trailer this evening we discovered that the inside of the door from top to bottom was damp, as well as the curtain.  Any suggestions or remedies?  We are not mechanical geniuses.

1983 13' Scamp Entrance Door Issues

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I've had my Scamp for over a year now and it has a bad tendency to allow the door to swing open while I am driving down the road. After the first trip I have been using a bungie cord to hold the door closed after locking it and that seems to work in keeping everything in the Scamp on travel days. I'll post pictures of the door and what we have found as soon as I can.

 

Thank you in advance;

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