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Unity / Re: Cabin lights and water pump won't come on
Last post by supersail -
If this is on the firefly system, have you tried turning on the lights and water pump from the touchscreen?  The switches themselves are all wireless, so it’s possible the batteries are dead and/or they need to be re-paired with the system.  If they work with the touchscreen that’s the likely culprit.  If you don’t get a little green light on the keypads when you hit a button, that’s a good indication the batteries are dead.  I think they are just regular CR2032 if I remember right.

It doesn’t sound like the inverter since the tv, etc runs fine.
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Unity / Cabin lights and water pump won't come on
Last post by feiock -
This is a 2022 Unity RL.  I am helping my in-laws de-winterize it, and found the coach lights, overhead fans, and the water pump would not turn on.  Other components such as the slide out stairs and the Firefly touch screen for controlling the coach would turn on no problem.  I then tried connecting to external power as well as running the generator.  With both, I was able to power on the TVs, DVD player, etc. but the same 3 items (coach lights, overhead fans, and water pump) would not power up, so power in general is working ok, but there is something specific to these items whether on battery power or on shore/generator.

This RV has the Freedom XC Pro Inverter, and in troubleshooting, I found something that is probably related.  While on battery power, when I power on the inverter using the button on the front, it will power on for about 8-10 seconds, and the power off.  When it powers off, I can hear an audible click coming from my right when facing it (near the shower), so it sounds like a breaker is tripping or similar, but the breaker box is in the opposite direction, and when I check, I haven't found any tripped breakers.  When the RV is connected to shore power or on the generator, then the Inverter powers up and works/displays as expected. 

My father-in-law had some electrical issue in the past (hard to tell if it was the same thing), but he called the place he bought it from and they had him go through the steps he refers to as the "G-12 problem".  He described this to me as taking off a panel in the bathroom that is inset in the shelf on the right as you walk in, and there are a number of plugs.  There is a specific one that you need to unplug and leave disconnected for 15 min.  I assume this is hard resetting the inverter based on other posts I read.  I also read that sometimes it takes several hours for this process to take, so I left it disconnected last night (12 hours), and tried again this morning, and no dice. 

Has anyone come across this, and if so, any suggestions? 
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LTV Discussion / Headliner removal
Last post by lcdr23 -
I have a 2019 Unity LT which sits on a MB 2018 chassis.  I would like to remove the cab head liner to install sound deadening material. Has any out there done this and are there tricks that I should know.  Watched a few Utube video's on sprinter vans which are similar to my 2018 chassis but not identical.  tks much

Dan
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LTV Discussion / Re: Bike racks
Last post by lcdr23 -
I have been a biker for over 30 years and continue to bike.  Im 72 and still use a conventional carbon road bike.  My wife uses a Trek battery Verbe 3.  The best bike rack ever made is a Thule which I have used for over 20 years.  Dont cheap out on bike racks...or you'll end up paying for it.  Thule is the brand you want..with a 2" receiver.  You will need a short 2" extender to keep the bike out far enough from the back of your LT.

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LTV Discussion / Re: 2018 Unity
Last post by lcdr23 -
I have a 2019 unity on a 2018 chassis so pretty much the same set up.  The person I purchased it from had a battery / electrical conversion done at New Holland in Michigan.  The totally rewired all the 110 sockets to make everything invertor ready, replaced the 1000W inventory with a 3000W inventor.  Installed a 300 AH lithionics battery with all the lithionic guages.  Replace all the flexible solar panels ( 4 ) with solid and installed all the monitoring equipment as well.  Installed a soft start on the AC.  Total cost was 17K and it works wonderfully...
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LTV Discussion / Sound deadening partition between cab and cabin
Last post by lcdr23 -
Hi,
I have  a 2019 Unity and in the process of sound deadening various parts to reduce sound in the cab.  One area I have had no success at is finding a dealer or vendor who could custom make a sound deadening partition for my LT.  I did review the Joe Regan video which was very informative but didn't see any dimensional data for the curtain he custom made himself.  Yes, I could attempt to do this myself but its not my forte.  Once done I want to ensure it does the job and it can easily be removed and installed at my leisure.  Surely with all the LT's out there someone has dealt with such.....Thanks in advance for any input !!  Dan
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Wonder / Firefly switch panel cover
Last post by Callie -
Battery Replacement CR2032

Has anyone had luck in removing the switch panel to replace the small battery without damaging the cover

1. Checked out the My LTV site however could not remove the cover as detailed in the video
2. I broke the clips when removing
3. The dealer used a screw driver and instead placed a large dent in the cover when removing

Help please; Thank you!


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Wonder / Re: Wonder RL front seat inflatable bed
Last post by VFIVaco -
LTV is the only place you can buy it, yes the price is steep.  Mine is on order, I will let you know once I get it, e.g. how I like it.  I’m hoping it’s worth it…..

Best,
John
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Unity / Re: Generator causing dead battery fault
Last post by dfredenburg -
Indeed the breaker is on the Onan itself under the removable cover.  The DC switch on my LTV is to the left of the steps on the galley door under the handle, it is a rotation switch (in my case on being turned to the right, off upright).  Seems this issue should have been more obvious to me, but an electrical engineer I am not.