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Speaker 1: Today, on our 2012 Forest River Georgetown XL Motorhome, we’re gonna be taking a look at, and showing you, how to install the Lippert Components Kwikee 25 Series Triple Electric Step, that’s gonna be Part Number LC3658373.Having electric steps on your RV is a really nice thing, whenever we need to get in, we can open the door and our steps should come out, but then at the same time, when we close the door, they should retract. Now, as you can see, ours are having a little bit of an issue, they keep binding up on us and it’s a really intermittent operation.Our new Kwikee 25 Series Steps are gonna make it a lot easier for us to get in and out of our motorhome, because they’re gonna operate whenever we open the door, our steps will extend down, and then whenever we close the door, they’ll retract back in. And you see, they’re gonna have that nice, smooth operation.And the way they’re gonna work, is they’re gonna have a two-part switch, one is gonna be on the outside of the door, right here, which is gonna have a magnet, that’ll signal the inside switch. And the inside switch is gonna be mounted onto the inside of the door jamb, and it’ll find that signal and let the steps know whether to retract or extend out.Now, our steps are also gonna have a manual switch, so we can turn the steps off if we like to keep em’ out all the time, so we don’t have to worry about them going back in when we close the door. Now, our motorhome already had a switch built in, so we didn’t wire it up, but if we turn the switch off, it will cut the power off to our steps, and then when we close the door, the steps will stay extended out.Our steps are gonna have a lot of built in safety features, so in case we forget to turn that switch back on, and when we close the door to drive away in our motorhome, the steps are gonna automatically retract as soon as we put the key into the ON position. Now also, as another added safety feature, our steps are gonna extend the first time that we open the door after the key is in the ON position, that way we don’t have to worry about falling out of the door.And sometimes, whenever we’re parked close to a curb, and we go to open our door, our steps may come in contact with that curb, luckily though, there’s gonna be a control unit on the motor which is gonna prevent any kind of overheating and too much amperage draw, and it’ll actually cut power.
So, once there’s enough pressure on the steps, it’s gonna stop extending them or retracting them. But keep in mind, if you do open the door and you’re really close to the steps, hitting your leg is not gonna be enough pressure, so you still want to be mindful whenever they’re retracting or extending.Our steps are even gonna have a built in light, it’s gonna be an amber light underneath, so even in those low light situations it is gonna illuminate that first step, so we’re gonna have confidence whether we’re entering, or exiting, our motorhome. Our steps themselves are gonna have this textured material, so we’re gonna have lots of traction, make sure we’re not gonna slip even when the steps are wet. On top of that, they’re gonna have this reflective coating on each step, so again, in low light situations, or anything like that, it’s gonna be very visible so you know exactly where we’re stepping.Now, our steps are gonna be made out of steel, and they’ll have a black powder coat finish on them, so they are gonna resist rust and corrosion, and they’re gonna old up to all the elements, including all the road debris that’s gonna be coming up from underneath.Now, the steps themselves are gonna be 24 inches wide by 11 inches deep, so we’ll have plenty of room to make sure we have a secure footing. In between each step is gonna be a 7 inch drop, or rise, that way it’s gonna be a natural step whenever we’re getting in.
Now, as far as the mounting dimensions, our step height is gonna be 19 and a half inches, and that’s gonna be from the very top of our mounting bracket, to the very bottom of our lowest step. Now, our mounting bracket dimensions, meaning whenever the steps are fully collapsed and what needs to fit into the hole here, is gonna be 25 and a half inches wide, all the way from one side to the other, and it’s gonna be 9 and 5/8 inches tall, and it’s gonna be 11 and 3/8 inches deep. So, keep tho
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