Howdy from Barb and Lyle

[CloseToRetirement]

We are one of the early adopters when we purchased our 2015 in late 2014. Minnesota brings short camping seasons so we maximize it by getting out every weekend plus a vacation in the middle of the camping season. We love our Solitude 369RL and continue to invest in upgrades and mods.

Hello to many of our friends on another forum!

[Steve7]

Hi Barb and Lyle! Good to see ya here!

[Country Campers]

Welcome , glad to have you here with us.

Brian

[Canyonlight]

I recall when you came on board several years ago along with just a few of us back then. GDRV.....what the heck is that ! Hardly ever saw one then.......now they are everywhere.

Dan

[Paul & Deb]

Glad you're here guys! Welcome

[TucsonJim]

Another early GDRV purchaser joins us. Welcome! How's that vintage unit holding up?

[CloseToRetirement]

Another early GDRV purchaser joins us. Welcome! How's that vintage unit holding up?

Hi Jim,

This past spring we looked at a new Solitude 380FL and really liked the floor plan and rear storage. I have had great success with my 2015 Solitude over the past 4+ years. We have made several upgrades over the past 3 years and are hard pressed to jump to a new rig to experience the "debug" all over again. With the 2015 Solitude it's been interior trim occasionally needs fixing. The single biggest event for us was the blown hot water heater hose, not Pex, at the beginning of a beautiful weekend. Rob Farrow's documentation provided the quick fix the following day.

We have upgraded the following to avoid future problems.

• WFCO converter is now a Progressive Dynamics
• Lippert axles are now MORryde IS with the disc brakes
• Progressive Industry EMS is now built into the coach
• Roto-Flex pin box is not a MORryde RPB
• FlowJet water pump is now an AquaJet ARV
• Roof vents, kitchen and bathroom, are now the MAXXfan Deluxe with better thermostatic controls. Great going down the road.
• Water filter system with water softening is built-in. More work in the queue (replace KantLeak)
• MORryde reel mounted in the storage bay.
• SmartPlug inlet with their cordset.

Several projects yet to go as well but the coach continues to perform to my expectations. Struggling to find a reason to upgrade...maybe when the rig turns 10 years old in 2025.

[Paul & Deb]

[*]FlowJet water pump is now an AquaJet ARV

Can tell me about this pump? Is it quieter than the Flowjet? Was it a Plug and Play replacememt? Did you add an Accumulator tank?

[CloseToRetirement]

The AquaJet ARV is slightly quieter, pulsing noise versus hard vibration, but the variable speed for water demand was my greater interest. I can open a single faucet and get good pressure then open a second faucet and the pressure doesn't change as the pump meets the demand. I wanted to avoid the accumulator tank and this product does that. Also I found a quick flush of the toilet doesn't always engage the pump and the DW likes that in the middle of the night.

I have some different mounts for the pump (similar to what Rob Farrow used) sitting on the shelf for the plumbing project to replace the KantLeak valve. More on that when I get to that plumbing project but working to further quiet the pump. My pump is located behind the "cold air returns" from the main level and directly beneath the bathroom which resonates some noise to the coach so isolation is important during the plumbing project.

Yes, this was a Plug and Play replacement for the water connections however the electrical required an upgrade as it draws more power. This pump also can run dry without damage. I wouldn't recommend long term dry but it does not require a prime.

[Paul & Deb]

Yes, this was a Plug and Play replacement for the water connections however the electrical required an upgrade as it draws more power. This pump also can run dry without damage. I wouldn't recommend long term dry but it does not require a prime.

So did you have to run heavier gauge wire all the way from the fuse panel or what does this actually mean?

[CloseToRetirement]

The OEM Flojet was a 7 amp fuse on the interior panel. The Aquajet requires a 15 amp fuse and a Intellitec relay so yes some additional wire routing was necessary. Attached is a diagram showing the original on top and the after on the bottom. Change the fuse in the panel run the 12 AWG wire from the panel to the relay, mounted in the basement on the wall near the pump. I used the balance of the existing wire.

[Paul & Deb]

Thanks Barb or is it Lyle?

[CloseToRetirement]

You're welcome and it's Lyle on the threads. Good catch on missing my name on responses.