Built from Cozy’s paper trail, real projects, factory documentation, specialist guides and Casita community knowledge. Manuals, diagrams, troubleshooting paths, upgrade ideas and community resources—organized around the part of the camper in front of you.
Manuals, gathered in one place
Open the complete collection of 81 indexed RV documents. Search by product, model, manufacturer or topic, then read or download the manual you need.
Open the searchable manual library →Interactive field map · 17-foot Deluxe
Click your way around the connections, appliances and running gear hiding in plain sight. Start with the part in front of you, then follow what it connects to inside the trailer.
↳ A locator and relationship map—not a model-year service drawing.Exterior fill port · location varies by year and floor plan
This opening fills the onboard fresh-water tank. When you are away from hookups, the 12-volt pump draws from that tank and pressurizes the faucets, shower and toilet supply.
Use a potable-water hose, keep the cap and inlet clean, and never force a pressurized city-water hose into this opening.
Important: Casita locations, capacities, appliances and plumbing arrangements changed across years, models, options and owner modifications. This diagram shows common relationships on a 17-foot Deluxe; verify the trailer and equipment label in front of you before service.
Start with your question
A 2002 Spirit Deluxe and a new Casita may share the same shell idea while using very different appliances, wiring and hardware. The library is designed to preserve those differences instead of flattening them into one generic answer.
Search the actual words on more than two thousand PDF pages and open the relevant page instead of hunting through an entire document.
Follow this path →Start with a symptom—like a furnace that will not ignite or a gray tank that drains slowly—and see the related manuals, diagrams and owner solutions together.
Follow this path →Find the model and serial label first, then connect the right manual, parts diagram, discontinued-model reference and replacement information.
Follow this path →Projects, upgrades + how-to guides
Click anywhere on this card to open the Casita Modifications page. Browse 45 photographed projects, including sinks, solar, flooring, storage and cabinet makeovers.
Open the modifications page →Casita specialists + practical guides
Factory information, Casita specialists and project libraries each offer a different kind of practical help. Bringing them together makes it easier for Casita owners to explore the information that fits their own needs.
The factory home for current models, features, owner manuals, support, parts and service information.
Visit website ↗Casita-specific parts, accessories and practical upgrade kits developed around the problems owners actually encounter.
Visit website ↗Thoughtful closet systems for 17-foot Deluxe Casitas, including a Vintage version designed for older campers like Cozy.
Visit website ↗Greg Zimmerman’s clear, photographed walkthroughs of Casita modifications, maintenance, repairs and useful upgrades.
Visit website ↗Electrical guides and wiring diagrams that helped make solar, lithium, inverter and alternator-charging systems understandable.
Visit website ↗A Casita-focused shop for routine maintenance, repairs, custom improvements, upgrades and owner-installable products.
Visit website ↗A Casita specialist for installed modifications, repairs, refrigerator retrofits, closets, hitches and custom projects.
Visit website ↗Specialist advice and project diagrams are starting points, not universal plans. Confirm the year, model, equipment and actual installation in the camper in front of you.
The community behind the camper
Facebook groups and owner conversations have been a living workshop for this build: people showing what is behind a wall, sharing measurements, explaining what failed and answering the oddly specific question that only another Casita owner understands.
A sincere thank-you
Special thanks to Tom Griebe, Frank Higgins, Steve Paynter and Steve Linberry. Tom and Frank’s practical Casita knowledge and repeated willingness to help have been invaluable. Steve Paynter and Steve Linberry each took the time to speak directly with Jason about their solar installations, answer his questions and share what they learned. Their generosity—and the builds themselves—helped inspire Cozy’s roof-solar system and showed what another owner could make possible.
And thank you to the entire Casita community for the endless help, participation, measurements, photographs, ideas, corrections and encouragement shared so freely with other owners.
Much of the Facebook help behind Cozy came through these two communities. They remain living libraries of owner experience, even though opening a link may require a Facebook login and group membership.
Facebook group membership may be required.
A permanent home for hard-to-find answers
See how a useful Facebook post, owner photograph, measurement or repair story becomes a credited, searchable Casita record—with the trailer, equipment, source, permission and verification status kept attached.
Explore by system
The library follows the physical trailer, connecting each visible system to its related power source, controls, structure and maintenance history.
Factory 12V and 120V systems, converter panels, grounds, fuses, 30A hookups, breakaway power and electrical troubleshooting.
Manuals · diagrams · service notesOpen electrical resources→Array layouts, charge controllers, lithium conversions, bank configuration, alternator charging, inverters and measured performance.
Designs · calculators · field resultsOpen solar resources→Fresh, gray and black systems, pumps, drains, vents, PEX, winterizing, the HepvO conversion and Fast Gray improvements.
Layouts · parts · proven upgradesOpen plumbing resources→Refrigerators, furnaces, air conditioners, water heaters, cooktops, thermostats, ventilation and model-specific manuals.
Manuals · diagnostics · replacementsOpen appliance resources→Torflex axles, hubs, bearings, brakes, tires, weight distribution, tongue weight, four-corner weighing and safe setup.
Service schedules · safety referencesOpen running-gear resources→Fiberglass, windows, vents, rivets, belly band, doors, awnings, roof penetrations, sealants and water-intrusion prevention.
Inspection · repair · maintenanceOpen exterior resources→Flooring, upholstery, lighting, tables, closets, wet-bath improvements, compact storage and family-friendly use of a small layout.
Ideas · measurements · project notesOpen interior resources→Home Assistant, ESP32 devices, weather, leveling, cameras, travel Wi‑Fi, Starlink, remote monitoring and useful dashboards.
Setups · configurations · automationsOpen connected resources→Manuals, manufacturer documentation, safety references and technical tools all belong in the library. This compact index keeps them easy to find without giving every link the same visual weight as the featured Casita resources above.
Find help by problem or task · Identify equipment & find parts · Older Casitas & model history
303 resources indexed
Search by topic, choose a category, or browse the complete index.
Designed to keep growing
The archive becomes more useful with every scan. This structure lets a 2001 invoice, a refrigerator troubleshooting email, a factory manual and a modern solar diagram live together without losing what each one proves—or which camper it applies to.
The separate Casita Research Archive remains responsible for gathering, organizing and verifying the source files. These collection destinations are ready to receive material after that work is complete.
Cozy’s power, solar, connected systems and modification history are ready as plain-language case studies.
Open collection →Destination readyOwner-safe findings from purchase documents, invoices, correspondence, measurements, sketches and service history.
Open collection →Destination readyFactory manuals, manufacturer drawings, historical sketches and educational wiring references, clearly labeled by source.
Open collection →Destination readyFactory support, service references, seasonal care and owner-tested project help organized around the system in front of you.
Open collection →Destination readyCurrent and archived factory pages will map floor plans, specifications, features and model changes across eras.
Open collection →Available + growingStart with the official owner manual and system guides while new checklists and one-page references are prepared.
Open collection →The library standard
A wiring diagram without a year, model or source can be more dangerous than helpful. As the collection grows, every record will carry the labels needed to understand what it is, where it came from and whether it describes an original, historical, conceptual or as-built system.
Use the library as a starting point
Casita equipment changes across years, options and prior-owner modifications. Before electrical, propane, braking, structural or roof-penetration work, identify the exact equipment, trace the actual system and use appropriate professional help when the consequences of a mistake are serious.
