Zero degree guarantee considered useless

[hotair]

Spent 5 nights at zero to 4 degrees and the minimum temperature in the basement was 38. Only things that froze were the "freeze proof" water faucets in the campground.

WHAT GOOD IS A WARRANTY IF YOU DON'T GET TO COLLECT NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems like PI should have delivered water, at least during the day, but the fine print excludes it. And I trusted them!! Next time I see that ExcelRVGuy he is going to hear about it. Personally I think the only thing that kept it from freezing was the snow on the roof.

Jim Moore

[hotair]

Spent 5 nights at zero to 4 degrees and the minimum temperature in the basement was 38. Only things that froze were the "freeze proof" water faucets in the campground.

WHAT GOOD IS A WARRANTY IF YOU DON'T GET TO COLLECT NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems like PI should have delivered water, at least during the day, but the fine print excludes it. And I trusted them!! Next time I see that ExcelRVGuy he is going to hear about it. Personally I think the only thing that kept it from freezing was the snow on the roof.

Jim Moore

[ChiefJohn]

Jim,
I would not accept anything less than a new rig and steak dinner from the "Big Guy" at PI! We spent several nights in similar temps last winter and were warm and cozy. I keep a small cube type ceramic heater running in the basement on those below freezing nights.

On edit, now I understand your moniker (hotair) Jim
John

[rebelsbeach]

You know Jim....you should winterize your rig they way I do....

When it's getting cold where the rig is,I take IT south!!

The rig dislikes the cold weather just as much as I do....

WELCOME to iRV2!!

Maybe the ExcelGuy will slip in here when he warms up....

[hotair]

Well, the thing is - I did take it south, about 400 miles. I suppose you will say it wasn't far enough. I also took it down about 3000 feet. Where did I go wrong?

Main thing I did wrong was think I could get it home again. We had 2 snow storms while we were gone, county plowed the first one (after it got packed down good) but not the second. There is an RV Park about 10 miles away, the driveway was uphill and solid ice. So we went on home. Or almost. Took a look at the dirt road that goes by our house and said "I don't think so". So we went on down the road to the next cross road (paved) which is essentially a loop back to the state highway. Interesting when you are in 4 wheel drive double towing on a narrow, winding, 2 lane, uphill, with oncoming and all 4 wheels are slipping. That there is real RVing . DW knuckles have regained most of their color but the indentations on the truck will take some time. KOA about 40 miles away got to store it for a week while I got the road clear. Brought it home and it snowed again that night. Perhaps it is time to quit for the winter?

Jim Moore

[rebelsbeach]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hotair:
Perhaps it is time to quit for the winter?
Jim Moore </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

YA think??

The words of my favorite comedian come to mind...

HERE'S YOUR SIGN!!

[clspds]

Jim,
Glad you made it home. I'm curious as to much your furnace ran.

Paul

[tamitchell]

Jim,
I agree with rebelsbeach, you need to go farther south. Rio Grande valley or Phoenix should be far enough. That way you don't have to give for the winter!!

Tom

[hotair]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by clspds:
Jim,
Glad you made it home. I'm curious as to much your furnace ran.

Paul </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

A fair amount, we went through 2 30lb tanks in the 6 days we were gone. We moved once but it was warm enough we didn't bother with heat on the road. Anyway the road was closed due to wrecks til almost noon, two Fedex doubles tangled with 2 pickups, Fedex won but suffered enough damage to be towed away. We have double pane windows which I think help some. Don't have much experience with "normal" usage as this was our second time out.

[hotair]

YA think??

The words of my favorite comedian come to mind...

HERE'S YOUR SIGN!! [/QUOTE]

Don't matter what I think. We are looking at a foot of snow and still coming down, another 5 inches tonight. Do they make a tank with a fiver hitch? Nephew is a tank commander, maybe I will see what he can do for me at Christmas.

[wrongway]

Just a quick question, Do you have Thermopane Windows in your unit, or are they the standard tinted windows? Just a question.

[hotair]

Thermopane, have to have them for the Zero Degree Guarantee. There was a lot less condensation(ice) than in our old trailer, but I don't know how much they help with heating. Quieter though, which is the main reason we bought them. Main problem is they are all sliders, which means you can't leave them open in rain. Probably going to miss that in the summer.

[Travelor]

I think the thermopane windows on our unit was an option. Have not used the unit in cold weather but all reports are good.

Bill C