Chinook RV

ltg wrote: April 19th, 2022, 12:09 pm There are no adjustments for the Glacier cube slide.
The slide is centered in the slide wall opening by the hydraulic ram and support bracket.
The slide rides on two plastic runners - one on each side on the floor beneath the slide. After going beyond the plastic guides, the slide rides on the floor carpet.
The slide may be raised on one side by installing a new plastic guide?
How do I know this? When we purchased our Glacier in 2017 the cube slide was rubbing on the bottom on the right side. On the right side when looking at the cube slide from outside facing the slide. It is still rubbing today.
Soon after purchasing the Glacier in 2017 we went to HWH in Iowa. We were told our slide was working properly. We were also told there are no adjustments for the slide to correct the rubbing on the bottom. We were told that replacing the plastic guide or maybe raising the guide may help.
To do that, the slide would be required to be removed. To do that would require a new slide bladder and new air manifold. It takes two weeks to order a new slide bladder.
So, we did not have the slide removed in an attempt to solve the rubbing issue.
When the slide bladder fails sometime in the future, we will go to HWH to repair the bladder and hopefully the rubbing issue.
It has been five years since we were at HWH.

ltg wrote: April 19th, 2022, 3:04 pm When the air bladder develops a leak, the air compressor that inflates the bladder will have to run more than normal to keep the bladder inflated. How often it runs will be determined by how large a leak is in the air bladder. The compressor will run occasionally due to other small leaks in the air compessor system. But with a leak in the air bladder it will run more often a significantly amount of time.
If the bladder has a large leak, it will not inflate at all.
If the air compressor runs more than a few minutes, it is best to pull the fuse, rather than let the run time destroy the air compressor.

FatBuoy wrote: April 20th, 2022, 4:40 am

ltg wrote: April 19th, 2022, 3:04 pm When the air bladder develops a leak, the air compressor that inflates the bladder will have to run more than normal to keep the bladder inflated. How often it runs will be determined by how large a leak is in the air bladder. The compressor will run occasionally due to other small leaks in the air compessor system. But with a leak in the air bladder it will run more often a significantly amount of time.
If the bladder has a large leak, it will not inflate at all.
If the air compressor runs more than a few minutes, it is best to pull the fuse, rather than let the run time destroy the air compressor.

Makes sense. When you deflate it, by turning the key on and wailing for the yellow light to stop blinking, do you hear anything? I don't, but I've read that some systems evacuate the bladder, while others just let it deflate naturally.

Also, I read that when extending or retracting, you hold the button down until it quits making noise and the light goes off. It does that for me when retracting, but never stops when extending. Any ideas what that could be? Never stops until I release the switch that is.

ltg wrote: April 20th, 2022, 8:13 am When the key is turned to activate the slide, the air compressor will create a vacuum to deflate the bladder. The pump will run at that time. Or, if there was enough air pressure in the air tank, the pump may not run until a few minutes later to refill the air tank. If you do not hear the tank, then you need to have someone assist you by being at the slide out equipment bay to determine if the pump is running.
If you are tall enough, you can look above the slide, inside the coach and see the air bladder deflating. There will be light shining thru the opening.

If the pump does not quit running after the slide is extended, the room out switch may not be working. The room out switch is located under the coach. Open the coach access board and the switch will be at the end of the ram aluminum brackets. It is close to the water lines that run between the water tanks. The switch can be adjusted so it makes contact when the slide is out.

ltg wrote: April 19th, 2022, 12:09 pm There are no adjustments for the Glacier cube slide.
The slide is centered in the slide wall opening by the hydraulic ram and support bracket.
The slide rides on two plastic runners - one on each side on the floor beneath the slide. After going beyond the plastic guides, the slide rides on the floor carpet.
The slide may be raised on one side by installing a new plastic guide?
How do I know this? When we purchased our Glacier in 2017 the cube slide was rubbing on the bottom on the right side. On the right side when looking at the cube slide from outside facing the slide. It is still rubbing today.
Soon after purchasing the Glacier in 2017 we went to HWH in Iowa. We were told our slide was working properly. We were also told there are no adjustments for the slide to correct the rubbing on the bottom. We were told that replacing the plastic guide or maybe raising the guide may help.
To do that, the slide would be required to be removed. To do that would require a new slide bladder and new air manifold. It takes two weeks to order a new slide bladder.
So, we did not have the slide removed in an attempt to solve the rubbing issue.
When the slide bladder fails sometime in the future, we will go to HWH to repair the bladder and hopefully the rubbing issue.
It has been five years since we were at HWH.