Manufactured Home Windows- Condensation

Condensation on the inside of windows has become an increasingly common problem in newer mobile homes. While the old homes were drafty and expensive to heat and cool because they leaked so much air, all that air movement took excess moisture from c...

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Manufactured Home Flooring- Carpet Replacement

In a new home. Manufactured home carpet is usually cheap and doesn't wear well. It was installed quickly by people working under tremendous time pressure. You might want to look at my About your Home section for more detail about how the floors and...

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Manufactured Home Flooring- Replacement

The following directions were written for a Manufactured home bathroom floor replacement project. Bathroom floors are the most common floor problem in Manufactured homes. However, the same process works just as well for floors in any room of the Ma...

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Manufactured Home Flooring- Belly

An airtight belly is very important in heat and cooling efficiency and in preventing water lines from freezing in cold weather. However, it is penetrated by the drain, supply and electrical and gas lines. These openings may or may not have been sea...

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Manufactured Home Flooring- Subfloors

The material placed on top of the floor joists may be plywood, Oriented Strand Board (OSB) or particle board. In any case the joists have glue spread on them and then the 4' x 8' panels of sub flooring are nailed in place. At the time the Sub flo...

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Manufactured Home Electrical- Multiple Dead Outlets

Multiple outlets are run off of a single circuit. As you might expect, a single wire will come out of the main panel and be taken along the side of the house to the front end. This is real easy before the siding is put on. Outlets are then taken ...

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Manufactured Home Electrical- Dead Outlet

If a single outlet is dead and all the others on that same circuit are still working fine then the outlet itself is damaged or no longer connected properly. Go to the main panel and turn off the breaker to that circuit. Use a circuit tester, or p...

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Manufactured Home Electrical- Blown Breakers

It is not normal for a breaker to trip on a regular basis and if you have one that does that you have a problem that needs to be found and eliminated. Household circuits, except those going to heavy use appliances like a dryer, range or hot water...

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Manufactured Home Electrical- Half of Doublewide without power

Double and triple wide mobile homes have a single main panel from where electrical power is distributed. The electrical power to the section(s) without the main panel is concentrated in one or a few points at the marriage line where the parts of th...

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Manufactured Home Furnaces- Troubleshooting

Pilot won't stay lit. Hold down the button, light, hold for a minute, let up. If the pilot goes out, it's the thermocouple. This is a $7 part. Pilot stays on but the furnace doesn't come on, step 1. Do you hear a click when you raise th...

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