Wiring & Siding Fixed

Jun 022011

I was able to fix the electrical outlets on the slide and the loose wall panel in the stool room.

I used my plug in electrical outlet tester to find that both outlets in the slide were not working. On the floor there is a junction box where the wiring comes into the slide. When I took the cover off the junction box I found that one of the wire nuts was not put on correctly and the wires were not making a good connection. I redid the wire nuts and now I have electrical power to the outlets.

I then decided to look into the loose wall panel a bit more. I peeled back the seam tape and found that the manufacturer uses some type of staple to attach the wall panels to the aluminum studs. A few of the staples had pulled loose. I took a couple of flat head sheet metal screws, drilled a pilot hole for them and screwed the loose section of the panel to the stud. I then put the seam tape back in place. There are a few wrinkles in the tape so I'm going to get a new piece of the seam tape from Crossroads to replace the bad section.

I could have taken it back to the dealer as this would have been a warranty repair but it took me less time to fix it myself then it would have taken me to drive to the dealer. A bonus is I learned a bit more on how everything works on the rig and can tackle any problems like this that may show up in the future.