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I thought it was good at what it did. Water became noticeably cleaner, maintenance was easy, and the unit seemed well built. I'd probably buy it again if I had the need.

The more you know! Yeah, we started keeping dessicants in some of the closets. We also got this teeny Hall effect type of dehumidifier, but it was extremely ineffective. The number of climate control devices got out of hand here in a hurry as we travelled all the climate zones - space heater, air purifier, humidifier, and dehumidifier lol.

@@BOOTENWAGEN The gadgets add up fast. don't they.

Wow still huh? My guess is they try to manufacture way too many variants and flavors of RVs and are having a very hard time keeping quality control straight.

@@BOOTENWAGEN they have updated the bird in the 2023 vegas I am working on to a 00-00956-00 potted bi directional isolator relay . my milliamp draw was only 75ma which is good for about 2-3 weeks. 30 milliamps is usually good for a month. that quarter amp draw from your radio head unit seems high even for stand by mode. I have seen sub woofer amps and other cheap china audio stuff pull upwards of 150 ma (sleeping mode) but never more than that. The only beef I have with Thor is lack of documentation & the position of the relay and bird is right in front behind the grill which allows a lot of water to cause corrosion.

@@BOOTENWAGEN 11:00 min mark you mention that the red wire did not make any difference with blown fuse. Sounds like the rig has a stuck internal state on. that is why its pulling so much power. More china junk

Hah well now you really might as well get one. And thank you for checking out this channel, I really appreciate it!

I guess we got lucky!

If it's like mine, yeah it should shut off when 140F is reached, regardless whether you're using gas, electric, or both.

Awesome, I'm glad!

Excellent!

Ah I considered that during my build actually, and to my knowledge, no. Those switches are not active while the Bronco accessory power is off. And even if you didn't turn the Bronco accessory power off while towing, the switches get disabled after some time - 45 minutes I believe (but who knows if they changed anything about that behavior with an over-the-air update). I think they are run to some relays governed by the computer, which turns everything off unless the engine is running. Unfortunate really, because that would be really slick and give me an excuse to actually use up a switch lol. I'll add that it's probably possible to re-wire a switch to be directly wired to the battery. I also wonder if the computer could be reprogrammed, maybe there's a flag that can be disabled to ignore whether the engine is running or not. This thread may be of use: www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/akturbos-dirty-betty-build-next-up-suspension-v4.41802/page-2

Thank you! Yes, I would've loved to have known about the Curt plug, would've saved a significant amount of hassle.

Sure thing! Did you try fixing it yet? How did it work out?

Thanks you. It's my real voice. Out of curiosity, what's giving you the impression that it isn't a real voice?

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

Why, what did you find wrong with it?

I appreciate it, thank you!

It's possible - I assume you don't have a fault light on. Here's my best guess for your situation (if I understand how it works correctly): if your thermostat failed and got stuck in the 'open' position, it would be telling your control board that the water is 'always hot', so no need to turn the heating element on. That would also disable the gas ignition. You can test my theory by unplugging the two wires leading to T'STAT and touching them together (not just momentary, but let them continue to touch each other). If the heater turns on, that's a bingo, and you need to replace the thermostat.

@@BOOTENWAGEN thank you. It was the fusible link corroded at one connection. Once I cleaned it up and blogged it in both systems started up.

@@evenstargalaxy9586 Excellent! That's even better. Glad to hear you're back in business.

Man I thought so too. This was their USPS price. I asked about UPS, and they said it's $53.22. I don't know if this is some kind of inflation circus or them not getting any bulk discounts but it does seem excessive.

Great, I'm glad!

You're welcome!

Thanks Emma!

The man himself! Thank you so much for your technique, I can't count how many times I've used it.

@@BOOTENWAGEN - You're quite welcome. I derive great pleasure from knowing that my shared knowledge has made the life of someone else more pleasant! -Jon

Thank you! Ah man if I was your neighbor I'd love to help wrench. For what it's worth, I can try to answer any questions you might have if you go for it.

I really appreciate the kind feedback, thank you!

Excellent! I don't think you'll be disappointed. Let me know how it goes!

@@BOOTENWAGEN I will!

Yeah! Thank you Ford for the warning lol

Thank you! You know, I really wish I did have a drain pan, but the storage space aboard Zlad(!) is somewhat limited, and since we're out here full time, I had to make do with what I brought with me. HOWEVER... I did bring a bucket. In my Bronco oil change video the mess is even more intense - that oil plug is like 2x the size of a normal one, and I learned that lesson quickly.

But they sure are helpful to have!

My finest **vintage** dishwater Sauvignon is on the house!

Yeah things do tend to rattle themselves loose in here from time to time, but it's surprisingly not that bad.

@@BOOTENWAGEN that's good at least, as long as you enjoy it! I'm sure it's worth it in the end

Yes it is a fact

It's on my main TH-cam page, but sure, here: bootenwagen@gmail.com

God bless you. I have not tried this but I am 100% sure this will fix my issue.

Let me know how it goes!

My 2022 THOR Quantum LC25 is doing the same thing. RV tech says he can fix it by installing ‘a switch’. Because of your tremendous work on this video, I know what to ask him. BIRD! Incidentally, he said it would be about $250 parts included.(so that means closer to $300) Thanks for this.

Felt it was the right time to come out of the proverbial closet... thank you for joining!

Thank you! I'm happy to hear that!

Yeah, but my miserly self saved like $5 staying at the KOA lol

120F! That is spicy. From the sound of it, RVs really do have a big time inefficiency problem with their roof units.

@@BOOTENWAGEN yes, on my B-day, I had to sit w'no lights or tv, only the AC and fan going all day, or so. I had to get up a few times to reset the circuit breaker. The fan comes in handy, having it on high pointed right at the breaker box, it's not much, but it helps.

Thank you!

Ah, no - so at 08:19 you can kind of see the steering in operation. There is no connection to the steering rack. The towed vehicle's steering is only being directed in the direction it is being pulled. The towed vehicle's steering wheel is loose with no lock out active. Works great when pulled, but you basically can't take your RV in reverse - it'll inevitably push the towed vehicle's steering to the limit and drag the wheels.