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                                                                                                                                                                                          From RV Expert Mark Polk of RV Education 101
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tip #1

                                                                                                                                                                               Never use your range burners or oven as a source of heat! This is the only non-
                                                                                                                                                                              vented LP gas appliance on modern day RVs. Cooking appliances need fresh air
                                                                                                                                                                              for combustion and because of the limited supply of oxygen in some RVs, due to
                                                                                                                                                                                 the size, oxygen is depleted and there is a greater danger of asphyxiation.

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tip #2
                                                                                                                                                                              You can improve your air conditioners efficiency by keeping the A/C filters clean.
                                                                                                                                                                               In most cases you can wash the filters in warm soapy water, rinse thoroughly
                                                                                                                                                                               and allow them to dry before reinstalling. Another option is to clean the filters
                                                                                                                                                                                with a small hand-held vacuum cleaner. I recommend you keep a new set of
                                                                                                                                                                                     filters on hand in the event the old filters have seen better days.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tip #3
                                                                                                                                                                               Portable AC DC refrigerator freezers are great for camping trips. You can fill it
                                                                                                                                                                              with drinks and snacks and put it outside so people are not constantly going in
                                                                                                                                                                                                       and out of the RV.

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tip #4
                                                                                                                                                                               I recommend draining your RV water heater after each trip unless you will be
                                                                                                                                                                                leaving on another trip soon. If you have a Suburban water heater it’s a good
                                                                                                                                                                               idea to keep a new anode rod on hand to replace the one in the tank when it is
                                                                                                                                                                                                       75% consumed.

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