A Spring Getaway

 

The offending slide

We're  headed to the Smokies for a bit less than 2 weeks. We've found that springtime travel is great because the weather is cooler, and the crowds are lighter. 

Our first stop was initially going to be for an evening in Cordele, GA, a breather on our way to Fort Mountain  State Park in northern GA. 

After coffee and breakfast, we readied for departure. The last steps to do so is  pulling the slides in and taking up the stabilizers. Except...the first slide would not retract. The second and third slides were no problem. But that first slide would not come in. So, the next step is to refer to the manual to see how to manually retract the slide. No dice. 

Our next step was to call our warranty company. Could they send someone to help? No, there's a specific procedure they have to follow to process a claim. Get the issue analyzed,  submit an estimate for repair, and then they will authorize action. An explanation of the situation got me nowhere. There was no way they could  help me out of this dilemma.

A gentleman at the neighboring rig suggested I call a local mobile RV repair place. I did just that. 

The technician came mid-afternoon and showed us how to kick start the switch and that finally got the slide to open and close. 

BUT! Ray had identified another issue. The house batteries could not be turned off. The tech discovered that the solenoid needs to be replaced, something we will have done when we get home.

So we'll stay another night here in Cordele, and head to Fort Mountain  tomorrow.We quickly discovered that our RV warranty doesn't help us at all while we're on the road. We probably will cancel it when we get home.