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Topic: Making A List Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 8:25pm |
We took the Peachpod to the dealer last Saturday to get our punchlist taken care of, and we're picking it up tomorrow. We've already taken 3 trips in it, and we've got several more scheduled - can't wait! It's SO easy to hitch up, tow, set up, and break down, compared to our 31 footer we downsized from!!
We decided that the breaker tripping was a campground issue, rather than an R-pod issue. The campground we were at that weekend actually lost power for a couple of hours the last day we were there. It didn't happen on the 2nd and 3rd trips. Thank God we have the surge protector, or we could have had a real problem!
Tomorrow, we're going to an RV show in Atlanta - should be fun! Maybe we can find some goodies for the Peachpod!
BTW, the pods are flying off the shelves at our dealer! When we bought ours a couple of months ago, we had around 8 or so R-Pods to choose from. When we took the Peachpod in for servicing, there were only 2 R-Pods on the lot!
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Posted: 17 Aug 2010 at 10:23pm |
I forgot the name of the manufacturer, but it is the same as in other RVs. The one for the R-pod is special made for the POD because of the size. The replacement took about 2 weeks to be manufactured, and it was just the bottom half. I have had no problems with the replacement. If you look at the bottom of the middle seat it could use an extra piece of support. I may have a sofa upholsterer put an extra piece of the medal support in the middle. I think it would hold up for years with the extra support. I sleep on my sofa as well as sit on it most of the time. The 173 was a great choice for me,very pleased!
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peachpod
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Posted: 17 Aug 2010 at 9:13pm |
Was the replacement couch an R-pod couch? Ours sags in the middle too. I'm thinking it's a design flaw in the couch if several people have the same issue.
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Posted: 16 Aug 2010 at 10:33pm |
I have the 173 and I had my couch replaced and it is much better. Luv My POD!! I got mine from Couch's and really have not had any problems except the couch. Hope everything works out!!
Theresa
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peachpod
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Posted: 16 Aug 2010 at 6:35pm |
The breaker inside was tripping. We have a surge protector-like thing we hook up to the outside power poll that protects us against power surges. We got it at our dealer.
I didn't think about the water heater heating, along with the a/c and microwave, but we've always used the electric water heater in our other 30 amp campers with no issues.
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Posted: 15 Aug 2010 at 11:06am |
Our fit and finish was very good, but ours was from one of the first production runs. I wonder if FR was rushing on later runs to catch up to the demand.
The only time we've had a breaker trip, the 30 amp breaker on the power pole tripped when we had the A/C, water heater element and microwave going at the same time. I've done tests on the amperages of the things in the 'pod (don't have the numbers with me, on another thread here somewhere) and those 3 do add up above 30 amps so no surprize. Were you tripping a breaker inside the 'pod or the one on the pole outside?
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peachpod
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Posted: 15 Aug 2010 at 9:38am |
Some of these things I should have noticed on the walk through. Since we've owned several campers (which the dealer knew), I think we were given a rush job, causing me not to notice things. My fault for not making the guy take his time! I am disappointed with the quality of fit and finish on this camper compared to others we've had (and we didn't have really expensive campers before). Oh well, all will be okay in time.
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Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 3:41pm |
Sorry to hear about all of the little "problems." We just got back from our "maiden voyage" in our 174. Happy to say that almost everything worked the way it was supposed to on the 30 amp park power. We have not used our city water line yet though. The one problem we had was I don't think the water sensors were working correctly. Everything seem to be screwed on tight and locking correctly, etc. We got ours from Couch's and I had checked quite a few things (what I'd read about on here) while going through the walk through. Dealer prep was excellent I must say:) Hope you get everything resolved quickly.
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Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 7:57am |
Great idea - thanks!!
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Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 7:49am |
Do you have the folding handle bar next to the door? If so, just fold it over the door. That will keep it closed. I lock the door but put the bar/handle over the door as an extra security measure.
Terry
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