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I received two inquiries of interest today about my Hi-Lo Tow Lite and wrote the following to both inquirers- Hi -----, Thank you for your interest in my HiLo Towlite. I was going to write a new HiLo forum ad about my TowLite since it seems to raise and lower OK, and I towed it a short...

I'm 80 in September and no longer interested in doing the maintenance. I paid $1800 for the Towlite around 3 years ago and put an additional ~ $1000 in new and upgrades. I took several, successful short trips pulling it with my Nissan Frontier. Unfortunately, last winter it developed...

Hi again Jack and Dead Salmon, I'm back from a second short, 2 night camping trip and will try again to post a few lines and some photos. Jack, I want to thank you for your many helpful suggestions last year after I bought the 21' TowLite. The weekend trip was much like the maiden voyage...

Jack and Dead Salmon, Thank you. My careful reply to both of you disappeared when I clicked "Go Advanced" in order to upload some photos. Maybe I'll have time to try again tomorrow before trip to Amateur Radio Field Day camping site 100 miles from here followed by another night day or two at...

The Marine/RV 240C battery which I'll installed solved the 12V problem and is being charged by the inverte,r so everything is OK. NO! I find the 24C battery is too high, 9 1/2", to close the metal casing above the battery. It will short the battery terminals. The previous car battery was...

Here's an answer to one of my questions from Jim L in a previous forum reply- Welcome to the forum; You are correct that the switch on the right raises and lowers the top, but the black 3 way switch must be in the bottom position. The center position of that switch is the travel position. It...

Hooray! The 1999 21TL TowLite I bought locally almost 11 months ago finally made it to Table Rock SP, SC, 42 miles away, a trip I had planned for September last year before a "city" water leak just inside the outer wall frustrated me for a few weeks before I gave up. I tried to fix it through...

Today finally fixed water leak and posted re-intro After over 6 months of ignoring the Hi-Lo, except for draining all the water in November, I finally screwed up my courage and removed the interior wall which I should have done last September instead of hose frustrating hours trying to get my...

Deja vu all over again- hello! Hello again everyone, The following was my first (edited) post July 10, 2017. I spent beaucoup hours preparing the H-Lo for a successful maiden voyage by late August. it never happened. I finally gave up trying to get my Hi-Lo on the road last September. I...

If I have to remove the hot water tank or fiberglass wall... Thanks Jim L, Elaine and Bill, Jim L, It turns out the clear plastic filter screen on the input side is OK, and I took it off the old pump and put it on my new pump which works well in my test setup. Wiki shows me how the pump...

Thank you Garry and Hersbird, It's been six days now since my planned first trip was cancelled because of the leak. I've spent some hours diagramming the plumbing and studying, online, and at Lowes and Home Depot all the different type of connectors. The problem is access through the small...

Update on RV water problems. Some success- The new pump arrived Saturday and I hooked it up to a 12V power supply in the kitchen, and it seems to work well. The old 1998 pump didn't work when I hooked it up today in the same manner. The old pump was under the couch (bed) at the front of the...

Good luck PapaRoe, My wife is not a fan of RVs and RVing and even less so after the problems I've been going through the past six weeks! Maybe your wife will catch the bug. Especially if everything goes well (does that ever happen) and you enjoy the fall colors! Because I didn't expect my...

Thanks Bob. I think my 1999 TowLite had the original foam encased seal which is mainly gone. I'll try the 1/2" pipe foam insulation. I wonder if any of the polyurethane or other foam spays are both adhesive and non-dense enough to allow spraying and then lifting and lowering?

The month long effort to understand and correct the pump problem resulted in me ordering a new pump a couple days ago. Now this! My first trip was cancelled at the last minute yesterday when I noted a slow leak behind where the city water hose is connected to the Rig strainer and city water...

Bravda and Jack, What is the bulb seal and how do you replace it? I can see daylight in many places through the crack between the top and bottom parts of the rig.

Hey Bravada, Enjoy! Be safe. Sounds like a wonderful family outing. There's a temptation to look when you shouldn't! I was going to take my shake-down cruise today, in fact, but my last minute inspection found a slow leak where the city water is connected to the RV. I discovered a couple...

Jack, Thanks for photos and info. What make solar panel and controller do you use. Would something like this- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018ZUA9EI?psc=1 400 watt system seem an improvement even on your system?

Hi Jack, Sam, et al. I'm not very handy, but think I can replace the pump. I ordered the Hi-Lo Revolution, Jack, because one of the High-Lo sites recommended it as a replacement for my discontinued 2088 model. Bet the Flojet Quad II would also work. I'll post again after I replace the pump...

Have done this several times Jack and also taken photographs of areas I can't see. The only place I can't see, feel, or photograph is behind the hot water tank, and I would have to remove it to see what's there. The shut-off valves under the sink go to the shower faucets to shut them off for...

Hersbird, Thanks for help. The pressure relief on the hot water heater and the zink rod and plug are both closed, and there are no leaks when using city water. "If all that checks out I would pull a line off right after the pump and see if it pumps water. If it doesn't then the motor may be...

Bobin, thanks for help. Bought 8' of tube and a brass fitting to connect to the tank side (that's the side where the strainer is- right?) and connected it to the pump and the other end to a jug of water. Turned on the pump and it was not drawing any water from the jug, but I forgot to turn on...

Thanks Thankful, You confirmed what I have been thinking that I don't have to search for a valve in order to switch from city water to the pump. I may test the pump the way Jack suggested, but more likely I'll drain the water tank and do that later following a a short camping trip to a nearby...

Jack, I really appreciate your quick replies and your experience. When you say "there's NO valve to switch between city and tanked water", it makes me think my pump may not be working. When I remove the water tank input tube, I feel no suction using my thumb to close the input opening. I...