Hi!
I scanned past posts on the topic of needing an owner's manual and found this;
""" the solution to the search for a particular manual is for someone to request it on this forum and one of our members usually volunteers to copy his/her manual for the requester.""""
So, does anyone have an owner's manual for a 1992, 26.5, rear bath model they would like to share?
Best I could find online is a 1996 E350 Owner's Manual, Ford's website stops at 1996.
Much should be the same.
http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/catalog/owner_guides/96ecoog1e.pdf
Larry
Thanks for the instant reply!!!!
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I'm looking for the manual that deals with the cabin. The one that would contain info on all the interior systems, their location, use and maintenance.
I'm looking for the manual that deals with the cabin. The one that would contain info on all the interior systems, their location, use and maintenance.
You need the LD Owner's Manual, maybe someone here has a copy they can send you.
LD has not authorized us to copy and provide them in the Forum's files but a private individual LD owner can copy and send you one, if available.
Larry
YES!!! That is what I am trying to do, get someone to share a manual. Is this not the proper place for such a request?
I, too, am hoping someone here might have the manual for 1991, 22’MB.
If so, can you please send a photo of the page(s) about how to turn on the swamp cooler?
I would be ever greatful!
Thankyou
I, too, am hoping someone here might have the manual for 1991, 22’MB.
If so, can you please send a photo of the page(s) about how to turn on the swamp cooler?
I would be ever greatful!
Thankyou
FYI, your model is either a TK (twin-king) or RL (rear lounge).
I have a 1992, 26.5, rear bath model.
FYI, your model is either a TK (twin-king) or RL (rear lounge).
Alice, did you get a manual? I need the same one.
We are newbies and definitely need it too.
Let's exchange if either find one. Thanks, dianne
LD produces one manual each year to cover all the available floor plans.
Any 1992 Owners Manual will the same, no matter what floor plan the original owner bought.
Owner manuals from a 1992 will be similar, or the same, as the year or two before and after.
The Manuals do not change much from year to year due to the consistency of the builds, LD changes things very slowly.
You would find much in common between a 1992 manual and one from a 2018 LD.
Do not expect much information on the LD's construction or how the rig is wired, it doesn't have as-built wiring diagrams or where the wiring is actually located, something many owners wish it had.
For example, the location or existence of the primary circuit's hidden circuit breaker is not included.
The manual is more oriented toward how to operate and maintain the various systems and not toward repairs or future modifications.
Most of the information provided in the manual can be found on the net, with some research, or on this forum.
That said, it is one of the better RV manuals around.
Larry
Then I think I will get the '95 Manual which LD has. It costs 80 bucks and the gu I spoke to at LD couln't tell me if it would be applicable to the '92 model, so I didn't get it at the time. From what you've explained, sounds like it will be worth the bucks.
Thanks for the tip.
LD produces one manual each year to cover all the available floor plans.
Any 1992 Owners Manual will the same, no matter what floor plan the original owner bought.
Owner manuals from a 1992 will be similar, or the same, as the year or two before and after.
The Manuals do not change much from year to year due to the consistency of the builds, LD changes things very slowly.
You would find much in common between a 1992 manual and one from a 2018 LD.
Do not expect much information on the LD's construction or how the rig is wired, it doesn't have as-built wiring diagrams or where the wiring is actually located, something many owners wish it had.
For example, the location or existence of the primary circuit's hidden circuit breaker is not included.
The manual is more oriented toward how to operate and maintain the various systems and not toward repairs or future modifications.
Most of the information provided in the manual can be found on the net, with some research, or on this forum.
That said, it is one of the better RV manuals around.
Larry
"Most of the information provided in the manual can be found on the net, with some research, or on this forum."
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And for $80.00 (seriously!?), using web searches and the various resources on this forum to find out information needed are far more productive than shelling out eighty bucks, IMO. (Even if your rig didn't come from the previous owners with appliance and systems "literature", most manufacturers keep archives of downloadable product manuals in PDF.)
YMMV, as always.
Well, I have one for a 1990... but guess where it is.... Montclair, at the Mothership in Blue. Sorry!!
I decided to buy a 1995 Manual from LD, its 80 bucks (incl shipping). Many people have said it should be pretty useful for a '92 because things don't change much in the cabin areas of the units. For my chassis, I use Ford on line and I also got a Chilton for the year I have.
Do you need any help with finding those? Just let me know I'll message you with links and contact info.
Alice, did you get a manual? I need the same one.
We are newbies and definitely need it too.
Let's exchange if either find one. Thanks, dianne
I have not been able to find about half of the stuff I want/need to know using google and LD forums/sites. For example, there are 2 switches in the location shown in photo, one operates the bunk fan but I have yet to find out what the other switch operates.
"Most of the information provided in the manual can be found on the net, with some research, or on this forum."
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And for $80.00 (seriously!?), using web searches and the various resources on this forum to find out information needed are far more productive than shelling out eighty bucks, IMO. (Even if your rig didn't come from the previous owners with appliance and systems "literature", most manufacturers keep archives of downloadable product manuals in PDF.)
YMMV, as always.
I have not been able to find about half of the stuff I want/need to know using google and LD forums/sites. For example, there are 2 switches in the location shown in photo, one operates the bunk fan but I have yet to find out what the other switch operates.
I hope you are not disappointed in the Owners Manual, it doesn't reveal all the secrets or much information pertaining to any particular floor plan, it's a one-size-fits-all manual.
BTW, the second switch is for the night light located just above the floor, somewhere in the middle of the rig..
Many times the switch's purpose isn't obvious because it is either too bright inside to see the night light or the bulb is burned out. Many have owned their LD for years before discovering what the switch does.
Others have been surprised when they eventually find the 120-volt receptacle under the upper kitchen cabinet.
Larry
The nightlight in the center of my rig, (across from the dinette) is operated by one of the 2 switches at the ENTRANCE above the fire extinguisher. It is the left one, closest to outside of bus. It also operates another nightlight right under the fire extinguisher - to light the steps as well as the light above the door outside.
The switch - in the overhead bunk area, (as shown in original post) if it TOO operates a night light in another center part of the bus, must be burned out. I was not able to find any OTHER night lights but the ones operated by the left switch at the entrance.
So any suggestions on where to look or what the bunk switch might be for if not a night light?
BTW; the right switch by the door operates a light above the dinette, that can not be turned on or off by it's own switch. (the sliding switch next to the light itself)
I hope you are not disappointed in the Owners Manual, it doesn't reveal all the secrets or much information pertaining to any particular floor plan, it's a one-size-fits-all manual.
BTW, the second switch is for the night light located just above the floor, somewhere in the middle of the rig..
Many times the switch's purpose isn't obvious because it is either too bright inside to see the night light or the bulb is burned out. Many have owned their LD for years before discovering what the switch does.
Others have been surprised when they eventually find the 120-volt receptacle under the upper kitchen cabinet.
Larry
Just FYI, I just checked to see if the BUNK switch (in the original post) affected the lights operated by the DOOR switches, and they are not related.
I hope you are not disappointed in the Owners Manual, it doesn't reveal all the secrets or much information pertaining to any particular floor plan, it's a one-size-fits-all manual.
BTW, the second switch is for the night light located just above the floor, somewhere in the middle of the rig..
Many times the switch's purpose isn't obvious because it is either too bright inside to see the night light or the bulb is burned out. Many have owned their LD for years before discovering what the switch does.
Others have been surprised when they eventually find the 120-volt receptacle under the upper kitchen cabinet.
Larry
Maybe these pictures will make it clearer.
BTW, the second switch is for the night light located just above the floor, somewhere in the middle of the rig..
Many times the switch's purpose isn't obvious because it is either too bright inside to see the night light or the bulb is burned out.
Larry
Maybe these pictures will make it clearer.
Are you having fun yet, Alice? I wish everyone were as talented as you regarding jazzing up your photos with arrows and comments. Sure would make answering questions easier.
Chris
Are you having fun yet, Alice? I wish everyone were as talented as you regarding jazzing up your photos with arrows and comments. Sure would make answering questions easier.
Chris
Not sure what you mean? I find that photos are more clear than words when trying to describe locations and objects. I just want to know what the switch by the bunk fan switch is. It is not a night light and I wanted to make clear where the switches for the nightlights are in my unit in the hopes that might hep someone figure out what the other switch by the bunk fan does.
Fun? meh. Trying to get some help, definitely.
"Not sure what you mean?"
Loosen up there Alice, Chris was trying to send a message that owning one of the very many variations of Lazy Daze motor homes is something of a personal experience. The switches under discussion appear in totally different locations depending on the year and model of the coach. The ownership experience is a fairly steep learning curve and it takes a person a considerable amount of time to become familiar with the terms and jargon, much less the physical reality. You are on your way, just be patient. ;D
New owners have a certain advantage because all of that kind of stuff is explained at delivery. Folks who have purchased a well loved LD do not share that, particularly if there was no Owners Manual with the rig. ;)
I have no idea if this will help, but in my 2003 TK, the single switch (no double switch in the overcab of this model and year) turns on the small just-above-floor level "night light"; in my rig, this is located on the end of the galley cabinet above the LPG detector. There's a double switch to the right of the entry door; one switch turns on the overhead fixture, the other turns on the outside light and the other little "night light" at the top (inside) of the entry steps.
I wasn't aware there was a fan in the overcab until later model years when LD replaced the large fan-less "escape hatch" with a standard 14" opening and put a fan in it. ???
It is not a night light and I wanted to make clear where the switches for the nightlights are in my unit in the hopes that might hep someone figure out what the other switch by the bunk fan does.
I have been in and worked on many dozens of LDs over the last 23 years and every one of them, with a bunk, has the night light switch, as shown in your photo. Older models, such as your's, were equipped with a bunk fan, controlled by the other switch, eliminated in later models..
Your LD's bunk switch may not operate the night light anymore but that's what it was originally wired to do.
Believe it or not.
Larry.
" I just want to know what the switch by the bunk fan switch is."
Alice
Does your coach have a 'Utility Work Light?' It would be located on the drivers side above the area that houses you electrical cord and dump valves. Not all coaches have these lights and even the owners who do have them are not aware they exist.
My utility light switch is one of four just inside the coach door and not even my daughter knew about the work light. ::)
"Older models, such as your's, were equipped with a bunk fan, controlled by the other switch, eliminated in later models.."
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Aha! Thanks, Larry! ;)
In my 1992MB the two switches in the bunk operate a fan in the bunk, and a night light located an inch or two above the access panel for the charger/inverter. Another switch at the door operates the night light near the fire extinguisher at the door. Just more evidence Larry knows what he's talkin about.
As Chris suggested, it would be easier if I could snap a photo and mark it up with nice circles and arrows like yours. He was paying you a compliment and suggesting ways for the rest of us to improve communication, following your admirable lead. I think.
But then I may be wrong, please don't interpret my comments as any attempt to be rude.
This is as loose as it gets!!
I am and have always been an intense, goal oriented person. I'm not the brightest bulb on the porch, but I am definitely a bulb on the porch!
"Not sure what you mean?"
Loosen up there Alice, Chris was trying to send a message that owning one of the very many variations of Lazy Daze motor homes is something of a personal experience. The switches under discussion appear in totally different locations depending on the year and model of the coach. The ownership experience is a fairly steep learning curve and it takes a person a considerable amount of time to become familiar with the terms and jargon, much less the physical reality. You are on your way, just be patient. ;D
New owners have a certain advantage because all of that kind of stuff is explained at delivery. Folks who have purchased a well loved LD do not share that, particularly if there was no Owners Manual with the rig. ;)
1) What and where is the charger/inverter???
2) I agree Larry knows what he's talking about, the problem is I don't. I made the pictures to explain what I found confusing in the hopes it would help Larry to help me. clear up my confusion. Like I said, I'm not the brightest bulb on the porch, but I have maintained my status as a bulb on the porch by asking questions about what I don't understand, ............... otherwise I would have rolled off the porch, with a broken filament, a long time ago.
And I hope you understand I'm not trying to cast aspersions on any other bulb/s with my comments about broken filaments.
In my 1992MB the two switches in the bunk operate a fan in the bunk, and a night light located an inch or two above the access panel for the charger/inverter. Another switch at the door operates the night light near the fire extinguisher at the door. Just more evidence Larry knows what he's talkin about.
As Chris suggested, it would be easier if I could snap a photo and mark it up with nice circles and arrows like yours. He was paying you a compliment and suggesting ways for the rest of us to improve communication, following your admirable lead. I think.
But then I may be wrong, please don't interpret my comments as any attempt to be rude.
Just to give you an idea of the level of incandescence you're dealing with,
When I stumbled across this, looking for places to store a couple extra vent caps, I then spent about 10 hours, over a 3 day period googling up:
'COCLER VALVE',
trying to find out what that was for.
I have been in and worked on many dozens of LDs over the last 23 years and every one of them, with a bunk, has the night light switch, as shown in your photo. Older models, such as your's, were equipped with a bunk fan, controlled by the other switch, eliminated in later models..
Your LD's bunk switch may not operate the night light anymore but that's what it was originally wired to do.
Believe it or not.
Larry.
Hi Alice. I'm guessing that that is a Dymo tape labeler version of 'Cooler valve". I bet your rig had a swamp cooler at one time (and still might). I can't tell from the photo if that is fresh water; looks a lot like a drain, (sink tail pipe) but might be the valve that sends water up to the Pla-Kool or Recair swamp cooler. RonB
Yes, it finally dawned on me that it was a "cooler valve". Hey I may be slow but that doesn't mean I'm fast!! However, I am still at a loss as to how to operate and service the swamp cooler. Hence my desperation for an owner's manual.
Hi Alice. I'm guessing that that is a Dymo tape labeler version of 'Cooler valve". I bet your rig had a swamp cooler at one time (and still might). I can't tell from the photo if that is fresh water; looks a lot like a drain, (sink tail pipe) but might be the valve that sends water up to the Pla-Kool or Recair swamp cooler. RonB
About what and where that charger/inverter panel is..... ???????????????????????
the access panel for the charger/inverter.
About what and where that charger/inverter panel is..... ???????????????????????
the access panel for the charger/inverter.
The converter (battery charger) is part of the Power Center, it's located in the lower part of the metal box that houses the breakers and fuses.
Your rig did not come with an inverter.
Larry
Hmm something to do with the fan would be my guess.
We have a 89TK and it has a fan in the cab over area (above driver side seat).
Like yours one of our light switches at the entry door turns on the circuit of several overhead lights that also have their own individual switches.
Maybe the switch you are asking about turns on the fan circuit in a similar way so that it can be left on and the switch on the fan used for on/off OR the switch in the fan can be left on and the switch you mention turns the fan on and off. Similar to the light switch at the entry door.
A photo of the charger - converter
I still haven’t figured out the circles and arrows trick. Making you the brighter 💡
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Thank you!! Now I know the where and what of my charger/converter. However, as you can see in the attached photos, that STILL does not tell me what the 2nd switch in the bunk area does.
as for who is brighter, that is not even a consideration here. I am just trying to figure out what the second switch in the bunk area does.
A photo of the charger - converter
I still haven’t figured out the circles and arrows trick. Making you the brighter 💡
😀
I don't know. Can you provide a picture of the 'utility coach light switch'?
" I just want to know what the switch by the bunk fan switch is."
Alice
Does your coach have a 'Utility Work Light?' It would be located on the drivers side above the area that houses you electrical cord and dump valves. Not all coaches have these lights and even the owners who do have them are not aware they exist.
My utility light switch is one of four just inside the coach door and not even my daughter knew about the work light. ::)
And the second switch ??????
Hmm something to do with the fan would be my guess.
We have a 89TK and it has a fan in the cab over area (above driver side seat).
Like yours one of our light switches at the entry door turns on the circuit of several overhead lights that also have their own individual switches.
Maybe the switch you are asking about turns on the fan circuit in a similar way so that it can be left on and the switch on the fan used for on/off OR the switch in the fan can be left on and the switch you mention turns the fan on and off. Similar to the light switch at the entry door.
The bunk area switch is for the night light near the floor. At least in my rig.
Bob
"Can you provide a picture of the 'utility coach light switch'?"
Unfortunately No, I cannot.
As I said previously, the Work Light is located on the side of the rig (normally the drivers side) where your 'utilities' are. Think dump valves and power cord! Some are white and some are amber, both are usually the size of a grapefruit. It's there to illuminate the area where you would be working if you had to make hookups at night.
The switch, mine in particular, is no different than any other. Mine happens to be located just inside the coach door along with three others.
Find your work light (if you have one), throw your mystery switch one way or the other and check the outside work light until you acertain that the mystery switch is or is not activating the light. ::)
AWESOME INFO!!! Thank You!! I will have to wait to do this because we are having some huge storms here, lightning, high winds, power outages yadda yadda.
I will definitely let you know what I find when I do this!!
"Can you provide a picture of the 'utility coach light switch'?"
Unfortunately No, I cannot.
As I said previously, the Work Light is located on the side of the rig (normally the drivers side) where your 'utilities' are. Think dump valves and power cord! Some are white and some are amber, both are usually the size of a grapefruit. It's there to illuminate the area where you would be working if you had to make hookups at night.
The switch, mine in particular, is no different than any other. Mine happens to be located just inside the coach door along with three others.
Find your work light (if you have one), throw your mystery switch one way or the other and check the outside work light until you acertain that the mystery switch is or is not activating the light. ::)
Sorry if I'm late to the party, here:
In Blue, our 1990 multi-plan, the two switches by the door worked the outside light and the light above the dinette (the small one, not the flourescent). There was also a double switch up by the overhead. One worked the little oscillating unit (hehe, the fan), the other worked the "night light" down by the stove, for nocturnal wanderings. Through the 18 years we've had Blue, both those switches have failed and been replaced. Same with the bulbs. Interesting that the 2005 Rear bath I have has the same switch set up!
Hello, I have 4 switches on my 1999 Island Bed. They are located in the same place as the photo. One turns light on in kitchen.one turns on work light on outside on drivers side.One operates electric step. It controls the step from retracting if door closes. One for night light on the entrance to the coach. Have fun learning. It is part of the adventure. Salhapatica
Hello, I have 4 switches on my 1999 Island Bed. They are located in the same place as the photo. One turns light on in kitchen.one turns on work light on outside on drivers side.One operates electric step. It controls the step from retracting if door closes. One for night light on the entrance to the coach. Have fun learning. It is part of the adventure. Salhapatica
OK, "Sal". You have to tell us how/why you picked "salhapatica" for your handle. Some might not remember the famous Sal Hepatica mineral laxative which went out of business in 1958. Yes, I had to look that up.
And welcome to the Lazy Daze Owners' Forum!
Chris
Sorry if I'm late to the party, here:
In Blue, our 1990 multi-plan, the two switches by the door worked the outside light and the light above the dinette (the small one, not the flourescent). There was also a double switch up by the overhead. One worked the little oscillating unit (hehe, the fan), the other worked the "night light" down by the stove, for nocturnal wanderings. Through the 18 years we've had Blue, both those switches have failed and been replaced. Same with the bulbs. Interesting that the 2005 Rear bath I have has the same switch set up!
Thank You!! This is interesting!
In my unit, regarding the two switches at the door , one operates the light over the dinette like in your unit. The other switch at the door operates the outside light AND the nightlight down by the stove!! (as well as a second night light under the fire hydrant by the door)
Of the two switches in the overhead area, one operates the fan like in your unit, but the 2nd switch does NOT operate the night light down by the stove!
Out of curiosity, in your unit, does the switch by the door that operates the outside light ALSO operate the night light by the stove, or just the outside light??
Hi Alice. The outside light switch does light the light by the step, and to remind you that your outside patio light is on, when you are inside. Maybe someone wanted to have both lights on, and connected them together. (previous owner) RonB
Hi Alice. The outside light switch does light the light by the step, and to remind you that your outside patio light is on, when you are inside. Maybe someone wanted to have both lights on, and connected them together. (previous owner) RonB
Yep, I'm thinking there was some "previous owner, custom rewiring". I thank you for the info!!! Here is a current owner custom smiley emoticon fer ya!!!