Complete RV Guide is a troubleshooting site for RV and camper owners. Each guide starts from one symptom, like a furnace that clicks but never lights, and walks you through the checks in the order a tech would do them.
Why this site exists
When something stops working on an RV, the answer is often spread across a long forum thread, a video and a PDF manual. We put it on one page: what the symptom usually means, the cheapest checks first, and the point where you should stop and call a tech.
Most RV problems are small. A low house battery, a closed valve or a tripped breaker can make a furnace, a fridge or a slide-out look broken. We want you to find those before you pay for a service call or a new part.
What we cover
- Furnaces and water heaters, on propane and electric
- Absorption and 12-volt fridges, including error codes
- Batteries, converters, inverters and shore power
- Onboard generators
- Rooftop air conditioners and thermostats
- Water pumps, toilets and holding tanks
- Slide-outs, from in-wall systems to hydraulic rams
How each guide is made
Every guide is checked against the maker’s own documentation, such as Dometic, Norcold, Suburban, Cummins Onan and Lippert manuals, and lists its sources at the end. Steps differ by brand and model year, so we say which units a step applies to. You can read the full set of rules on our how we write our fixes page.
What we do not do
- We do not sell parts or repair services.
- No brand pays us to be recommended. Some tool links in our guides are Amazon affiliate links, and our disclaimer explains how they work.
- We do not give advice for work that needs a licensed or certified tech, such as refrigerant work or repairs inside a gas valve. Guides say when you have reached that point.
Found a mistake?
RV parts change and manuals get revised. If a step does not match your unit, tell us through the contact page with your RV make, model year and the part involved. We check it and update the guide.