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   Carol to sticks   
   Re: A lemon?   
   10 Feb 25 02:28:03   
   
   From: cshenk@virginia-beach.com   
      
   sticks wrote:   
      
   > On 2/7/2025 1:08 PM, Carol wrote:   
   > > sticks wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:   
   > > > > sticks wrote:   
   > > > > > After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is   
   > > > > > that it needs a regeneration.  I guess they kind of do this   
   > > > > > automatically as often as every 500 miles.  Most people, like   
   > > > > > me, don't even know about it.  Seems like there should be a   
   > > > > > little more information given to the customer since if you do   
   > > > > > what I did the check engine light come on and you have to   
   > > > > > haul the RV to the dealer if you don't know what is going on,   
   > > > > > when all you have to do is just run the thing for an hour or   
   > > > > > so.   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light   
   > > > > > come on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to   
   > > > > > take it in and do a forced on.  I guess I'll find out.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone?  Might   
   > > > > be take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it   
   > > > > then test 7 days later?   
   > > >   
   > > > I've read contradicting stuff on this.  Gonna put the solar   
   > > > charger on it and wait to take it out until next week sometime.   
   > > > They say you can tell by the sound for one, they say it growls   
   > > > more, and idle even goes up.  I have to check in the setting as   
   > > > there might be a page that tells you the % it is at.  Would be   
   > > > nice if you could turn that on the screen, go for a drive and   
   > > > watch it go down.   
   > > >   
   > > > I'll let y'all know how it goes.   
   > >   
   > > We have an external charger (runs off a cord in the house, doesn't   
   > > help you) but it shows the % charged on it's screen.   
   >   
   > No, not the battery, the % of full the filter is at.  In the shop I   
   > know you can watch it go down to zero.  We'll see next week if the   
   > screen comes up for it inside the RV   
      
   I'm sorry.  You lost me on 'filter'?   
      
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