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by nanook
Tue Jun 27, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: Basic Questions
Topic: What does that switch do?
Replies: 17
Views: 21133

Re: What does that switch do?

I played around with it and it looks like it turns on the CO detector. Which I thought was in all the time? Apparently not.
by nanook
Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: Basic Questions
Topic: What does that switch do?
Replies: 17
Views: 21133

Re: What does that switch do?

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by nanook
Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:25 am
Forum: Basic Questions
Topic: What does that switch do?
Replies: 17
Views: 21133

Re: What does that switch do?

I have a 96 B190 and have a switch I don’t see in any of the photos—a black switch below the furnace thermostat and above the illuminated water heater switch. It squeals when I turn it on. Is it the switch to ignite the furnace? Or…?
by nanook
Wed Jun 22, 2022 12:44 am
Forum: Interior
Topic: How to make the captains chairs swivel?
Replies: 7
Views: 1925

Re: How to make the captains chairs swivel?

The cable is only about 4” long and just hanging solo from the passenger seat support with no other cable in sight. And no left arm rest, much less a plastic lever to pull. I’m somewhat at a loss. I only have a 4-5 month season to use the van up here in Alaska, so I don’t want a project that will ta...
by nanook
Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:41 am
Forum: Interior
Topic: How to make the captains chairs swivel?
Replies: 7
Views: 1925

How to make the captains chairs swivel?

From reading posts here, it sounds like both the driver and passenger seats in my 1996 B190 should swivel, but neither do. There is a suspicious looking lever on the drivers seat base that is loose and doesn’t seem to do anything, but I don’t see a similar lever on the passenger seat. However there ...
by nanook
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:13 pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: staying cool while boon docking
Replies: 6
Views: 4309

Re: staying cool while boon docking

Cool idea! Thanks for the pic too!
by nanook
Mon Jul 19, 2021 1:03 am
Forum: On the road
Topic: staying cool while boon docking
Replies: 6
Views: 4309

Re: staying cool while boon docking

Thanks. I’ll have to give that a try!
by nanook
Fri Jul 16, 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: staying cool while boon docking
Replies: 6
Views: 4309

staying cool while boon docking clarification

Oh small detail—the previous owner took out the generator so that’s not an option. I’m considering constructing an awning for the sunny side so that might help.
by nanook
Fri Jul 16, 2021 5:57 pm
Forum: On the road
Topic: staying cool while boon docking
Replies: 6
Views: 4309

staying cool while boon docking

Any tips on how to stay cool while boondocking? Where both heat and bugs are an issue?
by nanook
Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:59 am
Forum: Appliances
Topic: A/C stopped
Replies: 5
Views: 3773

Re: A/C stopped

Turns out it tripped the circuit breaker. An easy fix, but then another question arises—how ‘big’a circuit does the van have to be on to keep this from happening?
by nanook
Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:24 pm
Forum: Appliances
Topic: A/C stopped
Replies: 5
Views: 3773

A/C stopped

So it got into the 90s here in Alaska and I decided to try out the a/c in the van. Plugged it in the my 110 house power and it fired right up. After 10 minutes this awful screeching/grinding noise started coming out periodically and it then stopped working. And won’t start back up. What did I destro...
by nanook
Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Plumbing
Topic: Fresh water and drain plugs
Replies: 4
Views: 3104

Re: Fresh water and drain plugs

Thanks! That was very helpful. I will probably take her in and get the plumbing thoroughly checked since I really don’t know the status of all the piping or if she froze up. She spent most of her recent winters in Florida, but we do get hard freezes here in May and September so the probability of a ...
by nanook
Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:53 pm
Forum: Plumbing
Topic: Fresh water and drain plugs
Replies: 4
Views: 3104

Fresh water and drain plugs

Hi all— I am the new owner of Ms. Monroe, a 1996 B190. I am also totally new to RVs. Ms. Monroe had two previous owners, one of which took out the toilet and shower. This vastly simplifies my water issues, of course, but I would like to get the fresh water system up and running. The previous owner c...
by nanook
Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:31 pm
Forum: Basic Questions
Topic: What did you name your camper?
Replies: 45
Views: 56755

Re: What did you name your camper?

My 1996 came with the name Marilyn, but I call her Ms. Monroe 😄