know anything about motorhomes?
by admin on Monday, October 25th, 2010 | 3 Comments
I just bought a used motor home to live in and there is no maNUAL FIR IT AND I DON;T KNOW A THING ABOUT THEM, A FRIEND OF MINE THOUGHT WE NEEDED WATER HOOKED UP TO IT AND WHEN HE DID YAKKY WATER OVERFLOWED OUT OF THE TOLIT AQND THE SINK ALL OVER THE FLOOR AND NOW I WANT TO HOOK UP MY TV AND CAN’T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE ATTENNA UP , SO NO WATER AND NO TV CAN Anyone give me some pointers please thank you
The title for the RV WILL say right on it what year, make and model your used motor home is. The dealership which originally sold it should have replacement manuals available. If not, then please just follow the directions on the printed label on the inside of the panel covering your clean water inlet/waste water outlet valves. The same for the antenna.
Motor homes are designed to be self contained living quarters and are usually equipped to be self sufficient when you are in a remote location. They usually have a built in water tank and battery operated pump for sink, shower and toilet. They have a holding tank for sewage, which has to be pumped out when close to full. Some of the lights are battery operated, and some operate off of 120vac. They also usuaully have a receptacle on the outside to connect 120 volt ac power(like a heavy duty extension cord) and a place to connect a garden hose so you don’t have to use battery power. some are even equipped with generators to make enough electricity to run an airconditioner if you are out in the boondocks. They are somewhat complex and expensive to maintain and repair unless you are very handy or have a friend that is. I would HIGHLY recommend you get an owners manual for it and read up. The tv antenna is usually roof mounted and may be a round shape(it doesn’t look like a regular antenna). There should be some coaxial connectors inside that you connect your tv to with a cable.
Your RV has been winterized, take it to an RV dealer and ask them to go through all of the services with you, we can’t tell you how to open your RV for the season without knowing a lot more about the vehicle and it’s systems.
If you can’t take it to the dealer, look at some RV’s on there lot and tell the salesman what you are doing don’t pretend to be a buyer!
Just make sure you are looking at vehicles that are similar to yours.