Drew Callahan · June 19, 2026
If you’ve been RVing for more than a season, you’ve probably heard the horror stories. Blown fittings. Cracked hose bibs. Water spraying across the bathroom at 2 a.m. I lived one of those stories — twice. Both times, a single…
Drew Callahan · June 11, 2026
Last spring, I pulled into a campsite in southern Utah after a long drive. All I wanted was a hot shower. Instead, I got lukewarm water that smelled faintly like rotten eggs. Not exactly the reward I had in mind….
Drew Callahan · June 5, 2026
It was a Tuesday morning somewhere outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, when I turned on the kitchen faucet and watched what came out. I would not call it water. I would call it a warning. It was slightly yellow, carried…
Drew Callahan · May 30, 2026
Key Takeaways The Jayco North Point fifth wheel is factory-equipped with a Suburban SW-series water heater, available in both LP gas and dual-fuel (LP + 120V electric) configurations.The most common Jayco North Point water heater repairs include thermostat/ECO replacement, heating…
Drew Callahan · May 7, 2026
Hey there, I’m Drew Callahan. After logging over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve learned a thing or two about RV maintenance. Today, I’m standing in front of a DRV Mobile Suites with the furnace panel already open, flashlight illuminating the circuit board nestled inside the combustion chamber housing. The board … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 30, 2026
I show up at rigs that won’t run, and nine times out of ten the owner swears they did their de-winterization. They didn’t—or they did it halfway, which is worse. Burst water lines in March, water heaters that shatter because someone fired them up with air still trapped in the tank, pump failures that trace … Read more
Drew Callahan · April 23, 2026
Pull back the cabinet panel on a Forest River Sunseeker, Solera, or Berkshire and you’ll spot the Suburban water heater sitting in that cramped utility bay — and nine times out of ten, the anode rod inside has already surrendered to corrosion. Forest River handles dozens of chassis and floor plans under its umbrella, each … Read more
Drew Callahan · March 7, 2026
I’ve got my head halfway into the water compartment on this Puma 25RLSS, hand on the thermostat housing, and it’s stone cold — the kind of cold that tells me right away this isn’t a fuel supply problem or a control board hiccup. The element’s running (you can hear it), the rig’s plugged in, but … Read more
Drew Callahan · March 1, 2026
I’m standing over the water heater compartment on this 1985 Lance right now with my headlamp pointed straight at the tank nipple, running my fingers along the corroded stub where the anode rod used to be. What’s left of it—maybe a quarter inch of pitted magnesium—tells me exactly why the owner’s been complaining about rust-colored … Read more
Drew Callahan · February 26, 2026
I was parked at a campground outside Sedona when I noticed it—that faint hiss from the water heater compartment, the one that happens when a thermostat’s lost its mind and the heating element keeps cycling, pushing heat into a tank that can’t hold temperature anymore. The water would climb to maybe 110 degrees, then drop … Read more
