KING'S RV REPAIR

Service was done as described in previous description, and seemed to be satisfactory, with the exception of the heating unit, which I supposed was due to other factors. 
While other unrelated repairs were being done recently by another RV Repair and Sales company - Country Creek RV in Hattiesburg - the heating unit was again inspected. When the heater failed to light, further inspection by the service and repair department reportedly detected a wiring connectivity problem which runs behind paneling under the roof. They asked if I had had work done on the roof recently, which I had.
 
Repair procedures recommended that the roof and wall panels inside the RV be removed to run down the short in the wire, and/or to replace the wiring and re-connect the heating unit with the breaker in the ceiling by the AC unit.
I declined that repair at that time, and contacted King RV Repair, outlining the problem and the diagnosis as reported by Country Creek RV. I asked King RV Repair to contact Country Creek RV Service Dept. to discuss what they had found, and was assured that the contact would be made. According to CCRV, no contact has been made, and I have heard nothing further from King RV Repair.
As soon as the slide-out repair issues in the RV have been resolved by Country Creek, I intend to return the vehicle to King RV Repair for further examination and, hopefully resolution of the heating unit operation, as I discussed with their repair department.
 I respectfully decline to share this information with the public until the wiring issues with the heating unit have been addressed and resolved.  At that time I will be happy to complete my review and assessment.
The present location of King RV Repair is different than the address listed in the Yellow Pages or on your website - not in Purvis, MS.  I do not have the mailing address, but the business site is located several miles north of Hattiesburg, MS on US Hwy 49.  The phone number listed is a cell phone number - 601-297-2987.  An alternate number, also a cell phone, is 601-299-2457.
Angie's List does not seem to have an appropriate service category for repair of recreational vehicles.  I hope that my categorization is adequate.  John Blakeney

6/27/13 - conclusion

I returned the fifth wheel to King's RV Repair in May for them to review the heater problem, with their agreement that if it had been their mistake, they would "take care of you;" if the problem was not of their origin, I would be responsible for the cost of repair. 
Upon taking the ceiling panel down, it was discovered that a single wire - the heater contact wire to the thermostat - had been run under a rafter, separated from all the other wires in the ceiling, which had been routed over the rafter.  I was told that they had not had access to that wire during the re-roofing process, as I had thought might be the cause of the problem, and this wire-routing had likely been done at the factory, unless other ceiling work had been done to the vehicle.  Having bought the unit second-hand two years ago, I had/have no way to refute this statement, and I accepted their explanation. the wire had apparently shorted out after having rubbed between the metal rafter and the ceiling panel, disintegrating a length of the wire approximately two feet long.

The repairman told me that he did not think that he could "fish" the replacement wire down the wall, so I could have him take further panels and the kitchen cabinet down to replace the wire, or he could run the wire to and  through the cabinets out of immediate sight, and down about 16" of wall outside the panel, to be covered with stripping, into the sink cabinet, then on to the heater, at a decidedly smaller cost in labor.  I chose the latter procedure, and King's outlined a suitable time frame for them to have the job completed, which they did.
Upon picking up the trailer the next week, I was told that they had found that the original wire had enough room between the joists and corners inside the wall to help fish the new wire through, and the repair had been successfully completed behind the wall panels.

The repair charge was about $625.00, in addition to the cost of repairing the roof previous to this repair.  Also, the roof was treated, recommended after an almost 12-month installation, at half-price of regular cost, or about $150.00, totaling about $860, after taxes.