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Originally Posted by dkoldman

Some people do the same thing and even worse as matter of routine. I can quote 100s of threads where people fault the slides as defective and poor quality of Thor. I have read where some say they have to purposely unlevel the RV to get the slide straight

A failed slide was probably my biggest phobia against buying an RV, especially a large single wall slide. About half the time we toured a TMC RV, the slide didn't work properly for some reason. The dealer always said they could fix, but my belief was that too many people had access to use the slides and did not use properly.

Absolutely No way I introduce the potential of error / issue with a wall slide trying to move water off a topper.

When others are around, my slide is always key locked so no one that thinks they know what they doing can operate. I start my engine and 100% auto level first. Verify clearance, and fully extend slide not stopping. I wait for the motor whine to tell me to stop. If it going to rain, it is coming in preferably before the rain starts. A light shower and it stays out and the topper does what it is suppose to do puddles be damm. A severe storm, wet or not it is coming in, but I do so out of concern for wind damage not water puddle.

When bringing in I do the reverse. With engine running, verify clearance inside and bring slide in, raise jacks and I am ready to roll.

My slides won't move with the engine running - that's a safety thing I'm sure on the newer ones. I start the generator first if I am not on shore-power though.

Even with the generator or shore power, I let it charge a few minutes before moving the large slide - it makes a huge difference - slick & smooth versus slow & creeky and not necessarily even. The small slides are always fine, though ( I have a driver-side full-wall slide and 2 smaller passenger-side slides on a 38' diesel pusher).

I am planning to get the driver-side Schwintek sh!t replaced with a VROOM retrofit the next time I am in Tucson, though. That is not unique to Thor though, lots of Phaetons and Winne Tours stacked up at VROOM.