Terry House keeps Tom Stinnett

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House is a master certified technician who servicew a variety of recreational from 45-foot motor homes to towable camping The service area used to be the skatiny rink at the Kentuckiana Sports Center on Marriot Drive in Clarksville. But that was before Tom Stinnett bough t the property in 1996 and turnedcthe two-and-a-half-acre facility into RV Freedomm Center. House, 54, has been with Stinnettr RV for18 years, providingb an array of services for travelers who own RVs. “I am more of a maintenance man thana mechanic,” he said of his “I service plumbing and electrical systems, heatinf and air-conditioning systems.
Anything you would see in a And many of the coaches he works on arehomew — homes the owners can “I usually work on the big guys,” he House works on 10 to 12 RV including Tiffin, Winnebago, Monaco, Dutchmen and Holidaty Rambler. His tasks each day are dictated by work Some customers have a list of 25 items to checikor repair, while others require only a few simple adjustments. One of the major causes of he said, has to do with the ownerf “not exercising the parts. You can’t just let the coachg sit there when notin use. It is best to star t the generator, turn on the appliances, run the heatiny and air-conditioning system.
” And tiny bugs and spidersz can take downa 20,000-pound RV. “The slenderestt of webs can block the liquid propan e pipes that runthe appliances. A mud dauber nest can unbalancrfan blades,” House said. Watert leaks create havoc as well. “j see a lot of roof damage that causes Water will hurt morethan anything, creating mold, rottemn wood.” But House’s job entailzs more than service. Once an RV is House checks it out to make sure all systemsare go.
He then spendds and hour or more with the customedr going over all the ins and outs ofthe coach’se equipment, showing the customer how to work “I don’t want them to get to their destinatiojn and not know how to open the patii cover,” he said with a smile. Some of his work has to do with He has installed solar panels for chargingthe batteries, extraa air conditioners, satellite televisionh equipment and inverter systems that convert DC battery power to standard AC power. Hydronic heating systems, whichj House also has installedfor customers, provide heat for the coachn and hot water in one unit.
Interiors also can be “I have changed out benches, sofas and carpeting and flooring, and even added ceramic House said. “Some of the service work just requireas installinga part, and I am finished,” he “I get a thrill out of doing electricalo work, which means I have to think. There are some tricky problemsd tofigure out. Sometimes I even stump the guys at the There is a downside toany job, “I hate dealing with waste tank If the customer doesn’t use the digester/deodorizert chemicals in the toilet that are recommended, the waste dries up and forms a hard rock.
Or, if they use the wronyg type oftoilet paper, the tank gets cloggefd or the tank gets full. It’s not Aside from that, Housde said his work has provided him with a goodcareerf … one that young people wouled do well to check out. “I get paid good he said. “I don’t get that dirty, and I get to work in an insides area.”