Mis-wired Converter

[bamorris]

I just took possession of a 2021 Jay Feather 27BHB. I guess the battery disconnect switch was one item I forgot to test during the PDI. Not until I got it home did I notice that it didn’t work. As someone who is hugely averse to taking it back to the dealer for minor issues, I dug in to find the cause. I removed the underbelly cover and traced the battery wires from battery to cutoff to converter. In the end, the two positive battery leads that go to the converter were reversed. Once I swapped them, all was good.

I guess my biggest frustration is that once I started to investigate the issue online (after I fixed it), I discovered that this is a common issue with Jayco products, dating back at least a few years. Crazy that they can’t get that right.

The other issue that I fixed was a broken drawer track. As soon as we placed a pan in the drawer, the track came loose. Come to find out, Jayco uses small staples to attach the drawer track/rail to the inside of the cabinet. You know, the track that has SCREW holes. Yeah, they use two small staples per track. Ugh. Let’s hope this is “it” for the early annoyances. We’ll see in our maiden voyage trip this weekend. I love the unit so far, in spite of the aforementioned items. This is my 3rd RV but first Jayco.

[JimD]

And the journey begins....

When I purchased my new 2017 Greyhawk, I ended up with a list of 20+ items that needed repair. Fortunately I was able to do them all myself. This seems to be common these days.

Be prepared to tackle your rig. Sounds like you will have no problem doing the little repairs that pop up.

[bamorris]

Originally Posted by JimD

And the journey begins....

When I purchased my new 2017 Greyhawk, I ended up with a list of 20+ items that needed repair. Fortunately I was able to do them all myself. This seems to be common these days.

Be prepared to tackle your rig. Sounds like you will have no problem doing the little repairs that pop up.

Hey, nice to see someone from the I.E. I lived in the Riverside area since middle school, but moved to the Sacramento area for work about 7 years ago. Still go down there frequently to see family.

[Marcm157]

I have always been a gear head and since owning RV's that skillset has paid off numerous times. I have not had many problems with my Jayco and was able to resolve all the ones I did have.

I had many more problems with other brands but still consider myself lucky to have been able to repair them all without ever bringing a rig in for service

[tlbranth]

BA - what's it like to remove and replace the under cover? Any tips?

[bamorris]

Originally Posted by tlbranth

BA - what's it like to remove and replace the under cover? Any tips?

It’s not bad. It’s held on my self-tapping screws. Once you remove them, it’s just a matter of lowering the sheathing. The challenging part is the reinstallation, specifically getting the screws back in. It’s a pain to find the original holes in the TT frame. A small metal pick helps to locate them through the sheathing.

[Randel J]

Unfortunately I agree with JimD. I think you will find many more problem issues you will want to keep a list of and repair yourself (if you're able).

On our maiden voyage, we discovered about a dozen issues needing repair but I was able to fix all but one. It seems every trip we take we find a few more small, but irritating problems resulting from less than stellar manufacturing.