We have spent two nights in our new motorhome and everything is going very well. We both feel extremely blessed to have such a nice unit to live in. We got to try out the furnace and heat pumps in the air conditioners last night since it got down to around 30 degrees. The heat pumps worked good but are somewhat noisy. The aqua hot system works great and is much quieter than the three roof top units. What we are doing tonight is using the heat pumps in the front living area and the aqua hot in the bedroom. We are still getting used to the additional space and Huli really loves the washer and dryer. Another plus we have discovered is the double filtered water in the ice maker and the drinking water faucet. In the 5th wheel we bought bottled water and didn't use the ice maker in the freezer because we didn't like how the ice cubes tasted. In fact, I took the ice maker out about three years ago and just put it back in when we were getting ready to trade it in.
One issue I discovered today is that while the four tv's work great on Dish satellite and the air antenna but when connected to cable tv they are fuzzy. I checked the box where cable connects to the motorhome but that connection in the switch box is ok. I believe that cable runs from there to a distribution point or a splitter and that is where the problem is. I left a call with the dealer but if I don't hear from them when I return from golf tomorrow I will probably just deal with Newmar and not the dealer. With the Mobile Suite I found the factory people much more knowledgeable and willing to help than the service people at the dealer but maybe North Trail will be different.
Another problem is all of the literature no matter if it's from Newmar, Cummins, Frieghtliner, or any one of another 50 suppliers or so is very generic. Since they make many models of very similar products very little literature is product specific. I have about a foot of documents that I have looked through and very few explain your specific appliance or product. Oh well I am enjoying leaning about how this thing works and feel like I know where the cable distribution problem is located but will wait until I speak to the dealer or the factory before poking around any more. We don't need cable tv here but I am just checking everything out to find any issues like this. I wish the dealer would have had cable I could have checked it out before leaving the lot. I was more concerned with making sure the satellite receivers were hooked up correctly. Hopefully I won't find anymore issues but more than likely I will. The man next door in the Prevost has been through hell and back with his $1.25 million motorhome. Once he punched the incorrect code into his keyless door entry system so the system would not open. However, then it wouldn't open when he used the correct code either. The factory told him they did not have a solution and told him to call a lock smith. A lock smith came and drilled the lock and got him into the motorhome. However, the motorhome was smart enough to figure out that someone gained entry without properly unlocking the door so it shut down all of the systems on the motorhome. He says he has spent more miles going to and from the factory than he has traveling for pleasure.
A journal written about life, retirement and our journey throughout the United States in a 5th wheel, along with our two Shih Tzus, Tanner and Syndey. Written not for notoriety but for our sons, family and friends, so they know where we are at any given time. And particularly for ourselves. Finally, we get to slow down and smell the roses and we don't want to forget any of it. You are welcome to join us as we go 'Down the Road a Piece'.
