Focht Family Blog

I cannot say enough nice things about the service department at Newmar. The level of service you receive here is well worth the drive to Indiana, even in the snow :)

Now, that being said I really didn’t want to get up this morning and take the kids outside since it was in negative numbers with the wind chill. The RV is renewed. We added an automatic generator starter that will make the generator turn on if the batteries get down to a certain level or if the RV gets too warm so the AC can run. The generator will automatically start and will run long enough to charge the batteries or cool down the RV and then it will turn off again. We took a picture of our new controller.

We also had them replace the wet batteries with gel batteries. Because of how much electricity we use on a regular basis we were being very hard on the wet batteries and we were already getting some corrosion in our battery compartment. The gel batteries do not have water levels to check so they are good for ignoring. Nathan is very happy with his new toys. Here is a picture of the new batteries.

We also looked at new brochures while here. We are seriously looking at floorplans for what our next RV will be. We love the versatility of the All-Star line. We found a new floorplan that has what is planned as an office space where the garage would be on a toy hauler. We are looking at this as an option and making the office area into a second bedroom. This way we could have Newmar install triple bunks so each child would have their own bed. We won’t be buying for another year or two but it is nice to look ahead.

We are staying here until Sunday morning and then we will head to Cummins in Ft. Wayne, IN to have the oil leak looked at.