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All the coach electrical went dead

Leaving after a week of camping, all went well and after flushing the tanks, I started the Cummins and went back to check on everything for travel one more time and all electrical was dead, Worked fine when flushing. To make a long story short, my last trip out or into the coach, my foot must have bumped the Salesman cutoff as it was off! I was so glad that's all it was, I smiled all the way home! Watch that cutoff! I may make a cover for it as I never use it anyway
1996 U295-36, Cummins 300hp, 8.3. Build number 4864. Vin number 1F97D536XTNO54271. Purchased October 31, 2019.

Re: All the coach electrical went dead

Reply #1 –
Your not alone. Done it more than once.
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country

Re: All the coach electrical went dead

Reply #2 –
I just used some PVC and adhesive (Shoe Goo, what else!) and stuck it to the floor.
I have added a simple PVC cover that just lifts off. It is also available where one buys PVC parts.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

Re: All the coach electrical went dead

Reply #3 –
Thanks. I'll get on it!
1996 U295-36, Cummins 300hp, 8.3. Build number 4864. Vin number 1F97D536XTNO54271. Purchased October 31, 2019.

Re: All the coach electrical went dead

Reply #4 –
Pulled the recliner to clean the carpet a month or two ago and after putting it back, wondered why the ACs didn't work. They need 12V too. Either hit it with the carpet shampoo machine or kicked it.  Took about 30 minutes before I found it and then got out the leather straps.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

Re: All the coach electrical went dead

Reply #5 –
I pushed mine through the floor when I tiled. Still there.

Re: All the coach electrical went dead

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Quote from: dans96u295ft –
......my last trip out or into the coach, my foot must have bumped the Salesman cutoff as it was off! I was so glad that's all it was, I smiled all the way home! Watch that cutoff! I may make a cover for it as I never use it anyway


Dan, I cannot count the number of times my customers would call me saying they were here or there......sometimes two years after buying.....start yelling at me, sometimes cussing, that they now had no 12V in the rv.  I'd say great, this we can solve.  Nine out of 10 times it was the "salesman switch".  I'd get a laugh, an apology, and I was happy I could help.  The lesson here for me is, when something fails, check the easy stuff first.

97 U295 40, Build #5040, 6C8.3 325 HP
Oregon Continuous Traveler
Samsung Residential #RF20HFENBSR,
Xantrex SW2012, (3)AGM8D Hse, (2)AGM Grp24 Eng, Victron BMV-712, 1800w Solar 4 LG & 2 Sunpower
Extreme Full Body Pt w/hdlmps, new furn/floor, 4 down Lexus 2004 GX470 AWD curb weight 4,740 lbs
Prev: 1990 Barth, 10L 300 2 yrs; 91&92 Monaco Signature, 10 yrs, 10L C 300 &  6C8.3 300; 1997 ForeT 6C8.3 325 since May 2017.  Employed by Guaranty RV 14+ yrs.  Former VW New Car Dlr/Service Dlr, Sales Mgr, Rv Sales, and Service Adviser from 1968-2017
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