Thanks for the advise on the air compressor.Any make or model on what you use would be great.
How about the Dishwasher and Washing Machine, How do I winterize these, can I run these with the water turned off to make sure that all water has pumped out of the appliance?
thanks again

I'm planning ahead and want to be ready for when its time to winterize my MH. What is the smallest size air compressor that I will need to blow out the lines of my 14X70 2 bath. I want to get the right size but don't want to get one thats to big. How do I Drain the washer and dishwasher. Do I, or ca...

Hi again, My roof is not completly flat, it's kind of dome shape with a peak or rise above the catherdral ceiling in the middle of the MH. Thats why it would cost so much to have have the pitched pole style type roof installed. They would have to build up both sides past the peak to make it work, Pl...

I want to put a new roof on my 1985 14X70 MH. The metal roof thats on it in now is in pretty good shape, but it is in northern wisconsin and is our seasonal cottage. we don't want to worry about leaks when we are not there and in the winter, and its old. My first choice was a peaked roof with a fram...

The smell that i have in the water heater is kind of a sour smell, not a rotten egg smell
The temp is set at 120.

I have a problem with my Hot Water Smelling when we use it. I have a well and i'm sure it has to do with that and the water heater is electric. someone told me that there is way to eliminate the odor but he couldn't remember what it was. How can I get rid of this smell? We only use the mh a couple w...

If my toilets are flushing slow and with out a lot of force I had heard that it could be a cloged roof vent for the toilet. How do I know for sure and how can I unclog the Vent. Can I do it from the inside or outside the MH. When I first bought this mobile home it had been vacant for a couple of yea...

Hi again, 14X70 1985 MH in Wisconsin, we will not be in it during the winter. I received a quote for the materials to build a freestanding roof on this MH. supplies alone total $6000.00. I almost had a heart attack! Six Grand before Labor cost. I will have to change my plan and probally go with a E....

Hi, Another question for up north mh. I have an electric water heater that is in a closet type room with access from the outside only. Can I pack the whole closet and stuff insulation all around the electric water heater to keep it from freezing while i'm not up there in late fall and before I close...

In my 1985 14x70 M.H. that I keep as a summer cottage has Black piping and galvinized piping.I here a lot about the Grey piping as being junk.What about the Black piping? is this stuff O.K? Ive only stayed in the M-home twice and havn't noticed any leaks yet. It's in Northern Wisconsin and it gets v...

Hi I have seasonal mobile home northern wi. My electric dryer is vented just beneath the floor in the crawl space bit not through the skirting yet. I won't be able vent it out through the skirting untill later. Will be OK to use the dryer temporaily (only a couple of loads) with the vent only going ...

I have 2 seperate questions that I hope can be answered. Do I need a moisture barrier if my mobile home sits on 6'' cement slab and the skirting is vented? Second question is: I have a leak comming up through the floor about foot or so away from an outside wall, the leak is about is about 16'x8' lon...

I have 14x70,1985 mobile home with a metal roof. This is used as a seasonal summer cottage in northern wisconsin. The mobile home is in excelent condition except for one leak in the roof. The living room has a cathedral type ceiling so the roof is higher in the center of the mobile home.I want to ha...

I am knew to this site and will have many questions in the near future for your help. Thanks. I just bought a 1984 northamerican 14x70 mobile home. This is a seasonal mobile home kept in northern Wisconsin. There is a small leak in the roof.i can see a couple of small water stains in the cieling in ...