New Alliance 310RL just brought it home

[Jetflash]

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[Jetflash]

Naught be, goes in next week

[Jetflash]

Maybe, goes in next week for warranty work

[Jerry Burks]

Originally Posted by Jetflash

...........USB charger on side of bed inoperable. Front door is so tight that it has to be slammed shut hard in order for it to latch. ...........

I noticed the USB charger outlets of my Alliance have rather small recessed receptacles. It worked with genuine Apple cables which have a slim plug but several aftermarket cables with a thicker plug did not go in reliably...I replaced 2 of the USB wall outlets with different wall plates that have quadruple outlets. I really don't need more than 8 outlets and left the other ones alone.



The entry door also needed a serious slam to close but a quick spray of lock lubricant fixed that.

[kmac7800]

@Jetflash, you will only have an inverter from the factory if you have the residential refrigerator.

As far as the sensors, the 1/3, 2/3, Full sensors never work or work only for a little while due to reason noted above. If you want to get around this, there are many after market solutions. I myself had my dealership install a Sealevel II system with an additional display in the water bay (so I can watch the fresh fill up). They use sensors on the OUTSIDE of the tank so it is more difficult if not downright impossible to get "gunked" up.

Hopefully your dealership will do a good job on cleaning things up. I know Alliance will take care of you as they are still responding to me after a year.

Good luck!

//KMac

[Jetflash]

Ok, I had a Dynamax with the same sensors that worked flawlessly for three years before I traded for this one. Maybe just a fluke I guess. Will try the after market liquid additives sold at camping world but they haven’t worked since day one so I won’t be expecting much.

[tigerGUY]

I just had Lippert provide me a new Flex Air pin box. Our Roto Flex crapped out. They also paid for installation. The only conceivable reason is the Roto Flex has a design flaw with the rubber pad. It WILL break away from it's supports and then the fun begins. Just a nugget from my limited experience.

[tigerGUY]

VanLeigh is the most open group, IMO. We went on a 1 hour tour that last almost 3 hours. I spent over 40 years in commercial construction and had loads of questions answered regarding many "why's". All were answered.

I'm figuring out that once you get past the different lack of quality building products used, it's just dumb luck whether the team that built your rig was having a good week. QC is pride instilled in a team. Pride appears to be a missing quality in our younger part of American society today. But I digress.

[Jetflash]

Originally Posted by tigerGUY

I just had Lippert provide me a new Flex Air pin box. Our Roto Flex crapped out. They also paid for installation. The only conceivable reason is the Roto Flex has a design flaw with the rubber pad. It WILL break away from it's supports and then the fun begins. Just a nugget from my limited experience.

Did you go the traditional fifth wheel hitch or an Andersen gooseneck?

[Jetflash]

Originally Posted by kmac7800

@Jetflash, you will only have an inverter from the factory if you have the residential refrigerator.

As far as the sensors, the 1/3, 2/3, Full sensors never work or work only for a little while due to reason noted above. If you want to get around this, there are many after market solutions. I myself had my dealership install a Sealevel II system with an additional display in the water bay (so I can watch the fresh fill up). They use sensors on the OUTSIDE of the tank so it is more difficult if not downright impossible to get "gunked" up.

Hopefully your dealership will do a good job on cleaning things up. I know Alliance will take care of you as they are still responding to me after a year.

Good luck!

//KMac

The fridge is a big double door Norcold that runs on electric or gas.

[kmac7800]

Originally Posted by Jetflash

The fridge is a big double door Norcold that runs on electric or gas.

Right, so unless you ordered it from the factory, the unit will not have an inverter. You will have to plug it in to have any 110/120v appliances work.

Good luck!

//KMac

[Jerry Burks]

Originally Posted by kmac7800

Right, so unless you ordered it from the factory, the unit will not have an inverter. You will have to plug it in to have any 110/120v appliances work.

Good luck!

//KMac

Well, not exactly. My Alliance 310RL came with the Norcold fridge and inverter installed, but I guess the inverter was there because it had already the pre-installed solar package (unbeknownst by the sales guy...).


But running the fridge on an inverter is not really a great thing anyway. My Norcold draws about 40-50 amps from the battery through the inverter. I have now a sizeable 300Ah lithium battery supported by 400W solar panels. I run the fridge sometimes on battery while driving to save propane but after 5-6 hours the big battery is down to 25%. So it is O.K. for that purpose but would not work at all e.g. for a couple of days boondocking. I doubt a residential fridge would use much less power but have not checked.

[tigerGUY]

No gooseneck for me.

[Toby Dog]

Please share where you found a Honda 3000 for $2K. A range, a microwave, and a fridge on the inverter would kill batteries pretty quickly without big solar.
Looks like a great 5er, enjoy,