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Started by sarnold, June 24, 2014, 04:04:48 PM

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sarnold

We recently purchased a 21bhs from Leo's in Maryland and we absolutely love the layout and features. Upon delivery we inspected the trailer, signed some paperwork, and took this beauty home. I backed the trailer into the pad next to the garage and admired it for done time. The next morning I couldn't help myself, after staring at it for some time I decided to go inside, open the slide, and admire some more from the inside. I pushed the switch for the slide and.......nothing. Huh, after a few more tries and still nothing I tried the lights, radio, etc... Nothing. I checked the connection to the battery and everything seemed tight. I figured maybe the dealer didn't give he battery the proper amount of time to charge so I hooked it up to my trickle charger and (after a while) boom problem fixed!  Or so I thought.. A few days later I ventured into to trailer to once again admire and.... Nothing. A completely dead battery (we did this process two more times even unhooking the battery to make sure we didn't have a dude. Any one have any electrical problems shorts? If so, where? I wish that was it for problems but it isn't, the dinette table was too larger ( or the opening too small) and instead of sending it back it appears that the dealer just shoved jnto place completely cracking/delaminating the sides. Also, when I went back into the trailer to look for a light left on, etc. I noticed the framing around the television plug (mounted on the ceiling) was poorly installed with 4 self tapping scews and had pulled stay from the ceiling. We haven't even had it out to camp in yet! All this has happened just from the dealer lot to my driveway. I will update on how the items are handled but just thought others should be made aware. We still love camplite and realize with any quality product there can be issues.... Just disappointing yo happen at once before we even use it.


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[font size="3"][font face="arial"]On the battery issue, check inside the front outside pass through storage compartment. There are two lights inside that may have been left on. Make sure the water pump and water heater are turned off. [/font][/font][font size="3"][font face="arial"]If fully charged a new battery should not run down in just a few days. [/font][/font][font size="3"][font face="arial"]If you have or can borrow an ammeter check the current being drawn from the battery when everything is off and the trailer not plugged in. The current should be well[/font][/font][font size="3"][font face="arial"] [/font][/font][font size="3"][font face="arial"] less than 1/2 amp. If you can, plug in the trailer and let the on-board converter charge the battery for 24 hours. The try again.

On the dinette table, that's clearly a warranty issue. The dealer should fix and replace under warranty.
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