Mobile RV Repair in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Marina parking, year-round shore power and humidity that never lets up - a combination almost nowhere else in Florida has.
Two things separate Broward from the rest of our coverage. Coaches here are plugged into shore power more or less permanently rather than for a weekend, which makes pedestal quality a long-term exposure rather than a passing one. And the humidity almost never drops, which means a closed coach grows mold with no leak involved at all.
We are mobile - we come to your RV in Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-320-0925.
Fort Lauderdale RVs are mostly not on holiday. They are parked at a marina, in a yard or beside a house, plugged in, for months at a time.
That is a different duty cycle from touring and it produces a different set of failures, none of which are the ones the general advice prepares you for.
What does being plugged in year round actually do?
It turns pedestal quality from a weekend risk into a continuous one. A coach on shore power for a long weekend is exposed to whatever that pedestal does for three days. A coach plugged in for eight months is exposed for eight months, and the faults that matter are the slow ones rather than the dramatic ones. Sustained low voltage under load makes motors draw more current, run hotter and age faster, and nothing trips while it happens - the equipment simply fails at an apparently unrelated moment. An open ground or reversed polarity sits there indefinitely doing nothing visible until it does something serious. That is why an energy management system, which disconnects on sustained low or high voltage rather than only on a spike, is a more worthwhile purchase for a Broward owner than for almost anyone else we work with.
The Yacht Haven job: a Winnebago with a seized pump
A 2020 Winnebago Voyage travel trailer at Yacht Haven Park and Marina with a seized fresh water pump. We replaced the pump and the pressure switch on site and full pressure was restored the same visit. Worth saying what made it a one-visit job rather than two: the owner described the symptom precisely on the phone - not simply no water, but the pump making no sound at all when the switch was thrown - and that distinction is what put the right parts on the truck. A pump that runs and cycles endlessly is a completely different fault from a pump that does nothing, and the second one usually means power or a seized motor rather than a leak. Two minutes of detail on a call is regularly the difference between a repair and a return trip.
Why does my coach smell musty when nothing is leaking?
Because mold does not need a leak. It needs moisture, still air and time, and a closed coach in Broward County supplies all three continuously. The EPA's guidance on moisture makes the same point about buildings generally, and an RV is a small tightly sealed building with poor natural ventilation. That is why a musty smell here is far more often a humidity problem than a water intrusion problem - though it is worth ruling out the second before accepting the first. What actually works is air movement and dehumidification rather than air freshener: vent covers that allow airflow in rain, a dehumidifier or the air conditioner on a timer where there is power, cabinet and closet doors left open, and desiccant in enclosed spaces. Masking the smell has hidden a great deal of early-stage damage.
Can you work on a coach at a marina or a boatyard?
Yes, and marina sites are a good share of our Broward work. What differs from a campground is access and permission rather than the repair itself. Marinas usually want contractors signed in, sometimes with insurance details on file, and space between vessels and coaches can be tight enough that running a slide out is not possible without moving something. That last point decides more jobs than people expect: a slide that cannot be extended cannot be diagnosed, and we are not going to run a room out into a neighbor's space to try. Tell us the facility, the slip or site number and whatever the office requires when you book, and we will sort it before anyone arrives rather than discovering it at the gate. If space is genuinely too tight for the job, we will say so on the phone rather than take the booking and discover it on the day.
What should a permanently parked coach have checked?
Different things from a touring coach, and mostly on a schedule rather than in response to a symptom. Pedestal voltage under load, ideally at the busiest time of day rather than the quietest. The shore power inlet and plug for discoloration or pitting, because that is what a connection running hot looks like before it melts. The converter's behavior, tested by current rather than voltage - a unit stuck in float shows a perfectly healthy voltage at the posts while delivering almost nothing. Interior humidity and any smell that returns when the coach is closed up. Roof terminations twice a year for the ordinary Florida reason. And the slides cycled, because rooms left extended for months take a permanent set in the seals whether or not anybody uses them. None of that is a repair. It is the list that stops the repairs happening.
Is Fort Lauderdale on the standard rate?
Yes. Broward is covered by our statewide service call rather than the higher Orlando and Lakeland rate, so the figure in the pricing table on this page applies from Deerfield down to Hollywood and west to the county line. Travel sits inside that service call, so a marina slip and an inland storage yard cost the same to reach. The rest is unchanged from everywhere else we work: a written estimate before any work begins, your approval before it starts, and anything found past the first hour quoted and approved before we carry on. If the honest answer turns out to be that the pedestal is the problem rather than the coach, we will tell you that, and no repair to the appliance will be sold on the back of it. That is the kind of answer that costs us a job occasionally and is still the right one to give.
Where RVs park in Broward County
Broward has very little conventional campground space, so the sites here are marina, county park and a couple of long-stay resorts.
What a visit costs in Fort Lauderdale
The service call is $299 and covers the trip out to your RV and the first hour on site. Work past that first hour is quoted to you once our technician has found the fault, before we carry on. Written estimates are free and you approve one before any work starts. Call 954-320-0925.
Sources for the Fort Lauderdale detail
- OSHA - electrical hazards - why a lost ground or a corroded connection under load is a real hazard rather than a nuisance
- US EPA - mold, moisture and your home - the moisture and ventilation guidance behind the musty-smell answer above
- NFPA 1194 - RV parks and campgrounds - the standard covering the site wiring and pedestals a permanently parked coach relies on
- Florida State Parks - RV camping - confirms full-facility campsites include a dump station, for trips out of the county
What Broward owners book most
- RV electrical repair - pedestals, converters and shore power inlets
- RV plumbing repair - pumps, pressure switches and leak location
- RV water damage - moisture surveys and mold in a humid climate
- RV inspections - the scheduled check a permanently parked coach needs
Apex RV Repair Fort Lauderdale Office
Apex RV Repair - Fort Lauderdale
350 E Las Olas Blvd Ste 1220
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-320-0925
Our Fort Lauderdale office is located at the address above, and visits are welcome by appointment. Apex RV Repair is primarily a mobile service - our technicians come to your RV wherever it is parked, at home, at a campground or on the road, so most customers are looked after without ever needing to travel to us.
Call 954-320-0925 to book a visit to the office or, more usually, to have a technician come to you.
Fort Lauderdale RV repair questions
My pump makes no sound at all. Is that different from one that keeps cycling?
Completely different, and the distinction decides what needs to be on the truck. A pump that cycles with every tap closed is losing pressure somewhere and is usually not the fault. A pump that makes no sound when switched is a power problem or a seized motor. Say which one you have when you call - it is regularly the difference between one visit and two.
Is an energy management system worth it if I am plugged in permanently?
More so here than almost anywhere. A basic surge protector reacts to a spike; an EMS also disconnects on sustained low or high voltage, an open ground or reversed polarity. Those are the slow faults, and being connected for months rather than a weekend is exactly the exposure they are aimed at.
The coach smells musty but I cannot find a leak. What now?
In Broward it is often humidity rather than intrusion - mold needs moisture, still air and time, and a closed coach here has all three year round. Rule out a leak with a moisture survey, then deal with the cause: airflow, a dehumidifier or the air conditioner on a timer, and doors left open rather than an air freshener.
Can you get into my marina?
Usually, with the office's cooperation. Most marinas want contractors signed in and some want insurance details on file. Give us the facility name and slip or site number when you book so it is arranged in advance rather than negotiated at the gate with a technician waiting.
There is no room to run my slide out where I am parked. Can you still diagnose it?
Not properly. A slide that cannot be extended cannot be tested, and we will not run a room out into a neighboring space to try. If the slide is the problem, moving the coach somewhere it can be operated is the first step, and it is better arranged before the appointment than during it.
My shore power plug looks slightly brown. Does that matter?
Yes. Discoloration means that connection has been running hot, which means resistance, and resistance and heat make each other worse. Replace the plug or cord end and inspect the pedestal socket too, since whatever damaged one side has usually damaged the other. Do not sand the contacts and carry on.
How do I know if my converter is actually charging?
Test current rather than voltage. A converter stuck in float shows a perfectly healthy voltage at the battery posts while delivering almost nothing, which is why owners replace batteries and watch the new ones die too. A substantial charger feeding a half-discharged bank should be delivering real current, not a trickle.
Which parts of Broward do you cover?
The county - Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano, Deerfield, Plantation, Sunrise, Weston and the storage yards out west. Travel is included in the service call rather than billed separately, so a marina slip and an inland yard cost the same to reach.