Well hello there folks! Me and the wife are the owners of a 2013 Freelander 32BH, as of last November. Loving it, and doing the full-time thing already.
I was aware of the iRV2 forums, but it was a water pump issue that brought me here seriously for the first time. Instead of just being about troubleshooting and warranty details, I wanted to take a second to say hello to the community and reach out to other owners of the same kind of rig.
My current issue is that our water pump will not stop running. It seems to not care if the lines are pressurized or not, and it also seems (possibly) to not be putting out much pressure. From what I'm reading, it seems to be the pressure sensor in the pump, but I have no idea where the pump is or how to check this on my own. The rig is of course still under warranty so I won't do the work myself, but my experience with our dealer so far (and all vehicle dealers to be honest), is that if I can do the troubleshooting for them, things go a lot better for everyone, and a lot faster and cheaper for me.
I had a few other questions that maybe someone with the same rig, or similar might be able to offer some input on.
1) When we took delivery, we found that one of the cargo boxes was damaged and bent. It's the small one just aft of the house door, and the rubber/foam sealant around the places it meets the outside wall, seems to be all there, but very much out of alignment. The dealer has told us that it would either require a few hours to 'bang it back into shape', or about a week to install a new box, including screwing it into the floor and walls again, risking more damage to the rest of the coach. At this point, we're contemplating just living with it, as it's the box we just store firewood in anyway.
2) What is, or how can I tell, the pressure rating for my internal plumbing? We have a water regulator (45psi) that I fit to the right just at the city water inlet, and this seems to give me the depressing water pressure. The pump on it's own (drycamping) has a lot more pressure out of the shower. I'm wondering if one of the 'hi-flow' regulators (55psi) would be okay, and make a difference?
3) Tank heaters. Coachmen didn't offer them as a feature or package, and we bought at the Pomona RV show so it wouldn't have been available for us anyway the way we bought (got a great deal). I'm wondering how much of a pain in the wallet it would be, and what products others have used, to do this after the fact?
4) Black tank cleaning. We often get the 'false positives' on the black tank level readings. The trick of putting a bag of ice down the toilet before driving away from the dump station seems to work out nicely, but it seems we're not getting the side of the tank really cleaned off as much as I'd like. What are my options? I don't think I can fit a hose to the bathroom sink, and don't really want to pull one through the house, so a wand thing isn't high on my list. Am I just regulated to filling it up a gallon at a time with a pitcher, to full, and then draining again to clean it out? If so, how often should I do that whole process? Is there any other good tip for making sure it's totally flushed?
5) ... other stuff I can't remember right now!
Anyway, would love to hear from other recent model Freelander owners (as the internals are pretty much the same right, just diff floor plans?), and especially 32BH owners. Maybe we'll even run into one another on the road sometime!
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