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Larry and Heidi Lee:
05 Monterey 34 Bayview 4 -Hi guys, I looked around but couldnt find an answer to this question so here goes. Within the last 6 months I've been noticing that my driver side front slide is opening by itself by about half to one inch total while parked and slide completely closed. The locking latch inside the coach is fully engaged but apparently the bottom (no latch) is opening on its own.  I thought I wasnt closing it completely but since I park next to my house I'm able to watch this strange phenomenon. Even after closing the slide completely I go outside and its slightly open again a few days later. Anyone  know the adjustment or fix for this?

215:
Most likely you will need to replace the HWH soleniod that operates the slide.  I had the same problem with my passenger side slide. It would creep out an inch or two. My HWH pump and soleniods are located forward of the entry steps attached to the frame.

Larry and Heidi Lee:
 I crawled under the coach and found 2 sets of 3 solenoids-total 6. I had my wife toggle the slide so I could hear or feel which solenoid corresponds to the front driver slide but they all vibrate and sound the same. I checked the wiring diagram / schematics from Beaver and no diagram. Finally I read through my HWH room extension systems manual and nothing. So....how do I determine which solenoid corresponds to the front driver side slide and is this something I can order from HWH and finally is it as simple as unscrewing and installing the new part?

Joel Ashley:
Similar to Dennis, our passenger side slide opened on us, but on the freeway.  Fortunately there was a Monaco dealer (Gary's RV, Eden, ID) nearby and the coach was only a month old.  HWH paid to replace the offending/leaking solenoid.  Our coach has been parked by the house for 16 months, and a couple weeks ago I noticed the passenger side slide popped out a half inch at the bottom, like your situation. The solenoids work in pairs, for each slide, one in and one out;  and HWH strongly recommends you replace both solenoids even though only one is leaking, so that is what Gary's did.  With 6 solenoids, you must have 3 slides I presume, and perhaps one electric one.

Somewhere I have seen a diagram of which solenoids are which, but unfortunately haven't been able to locate it for you;  I will work more on that.  You might try the HWH website, or just call them.  They were helpful when our incident occurred.  It's possible that just carefully snugging the right adjustor nut, using the mut driver on the end of the reservoir cap, will resolve a leaky seal, but I can't attest to that from personal experience.  Perhaps others here or at HWH can.

-Joel

Larry and Heidi Lee:
Hi Joel, how did you resolve your problem? Did you perform the replacements yourself or ?

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