Automatic Levelers

[wheazyrider]

Has anyone had the experience of the leveller sounding alarm come on while driving down the highway on a Newmar BayStar? Eve though the actual levellers didn’t move?

[WoodyS]

Sounds like one of the levelers isn't making good electrical contact when it's fully retracted.

When fully retracted, each leveler piston "should" make contact with an electrical contact switch that tells the controller that it's fully retracted and "safe." Sounds like one of yours isn't making good enough contact -- or that switch is intermittent.

I'm not familiar with the actual switches, but I'd think they'd be protected from water. And if so, they probably have some kind of rubber boot over them. It's possible that boot isn't seated properly or is damaged and has let moisture into the switch.

Of course, it's also possible one of the pistons is actually slipping down a little as you drive and the switch is correctly reporting this. But that seems doubtful to me.

[jbikes1]

Presuming you have HWH levelers, It could be;

1. The hydraulic fluid has expanded in the lines pushing the leveler just off the retracted position. Pull over to the side, park the transmission and press the auto retract button letting the system cycle through the retraction cycle. You should ( as per HWH) push the auto retract(store) button 3 times letting the cycle complete before pushing the button again.This seems more doubtful in these colder temps but if that shuts the alarm off, it was the problem.
2. You might (as happened to me) have a bad sensor that needs replacing) it screws into the top of the jack. The electrical connection is what you could pull to get the screaming alarm to shut off.
3. A leak in the valve allowing hydraulic fluid into the jack letting it down slightly.


You get this alarm you should always pull off to inspect the jacks. Finally, call HWH and get their input, they are the experts a great to work with.

[TUCSONRAIL]

I had this problem when it was cold and wet, right rear jack was showing not retracted. Loud alarm driving us crazy. Pulled the dash control panel and disconnected the alarm wire.