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The Furnace That Ran and Never Warmed the Rear BedroomThe furnace was fine. The heat was going into the belly through a duct boot that had shaken loose, and the rear bedroom had been cold for two winters because of it.The Water Stain That Came From a Window Two Feet AwayThe mark on the wall was under a cabinet. The water came in at a window corner twenty six inches uphill of it. Stains report the exit, never the entry.The Norcold That Cooled on Shore Power and Quit on GasCold on shore power, warm on propane, and the cooling unit was fine. The gas side of an absorption fridge fails in a short list of ways, in a predictable order.What a Delaminated Sidewall Sounds Like Under a Flat PalmDelamination is usually described as a bubble you can see. Long before that, it is something you can hear with a flat palm and a quiet afternoon.The Sealant Bead That Was Hiding Eight Feet of Soft DeckingA fresh looking bead of self leveling sealant sat over eight feet of decking that had turned to pulp. How to check a roof by feel before the membrane tells you.A Hairline Crack at the Front Cap Radius That Was Not CosmeticSeven inches of crack, filled twice, back both times along the same line. What was moving behind the cap, and why the gelcoat was never the problem.Reading a Schwintek Rail Before the Teeth Round OverRail wear announces itself for months before it strands a room. Four things an owner can check from outside the coach, with a grease pencil and a stopwatch.