on October 16th, 2009 at 10:33 pm by MJ

Liquid propane gas, that is, and not a minute too soon, either!  I knew we were getting low on propane, but I wasn’t sure exactly how low.  Our tanks don’t have a gauge on them.  There’s just this little indicator that turns red when one tank is empty, and then a switch flips over and [...]

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on October 6th, 2009 at 11:11 pm by MJ

I spent Sunday trying to resolve the leaky sump cover issue.  Despite my efforts last month, the sump still had a slow leak.  I figured out that the problem was that it lacked an o-ring.  I tried four different stores, but  I couldn’t find an o-ring.  Eventually, I ended up buying gasket material from Pep [...]

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on September 7th, 2009 at 10:08 pm by MJ

About two weeks ago, right around the same time the awning bit the dust, our toilet starting leaking…and not fresh water. Our bathroom (and for a few days the whole trailer) started smelling like an old folks’ home.  I got online, researched our model of toilet, and figured out the problem.  There are a couple [...]

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