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Symo2540 · Symo2540

Thinking of putting satelite in caravan. I know vasttree rivers run from 12v dc, are the Foxtel receivers capable of running on 12v dc or do they require an inverter? -- Edited by Symo2540 on Saturday 7th of May 2016 09:08:26 PM

Jackie · Jackie

What does the forum think of running 45 psi in air bags to help level up van with the use of WDH to take up the rest of the sag thus putting weight back on the front wheels, this is on a Nissan Parthfinder rated at 3 ton towing hitching up van approx 280kg on ball with van weight of 2800kg, and yes have these weig...

madaboutled · madaboutled

We went for a short trip over the weekend and discovered our Engel upright fridge sprung a gas leak around the freezer internal element (somewhere). So we're looking at buying a new fridge. Currently looking at Engel 88lt , Waeco 90lt, Vitrifrigo 115L, & EasyCool 85lt all of which are Fridge Fre...

Nomad1946 · Nomad1946

Looking at heading north soon ..... have heard that some have experienced fridge inefficiencies because of external heat (Sun) so have made up a sunshade to drape over external vents when stationery, have purchased a fan to install behind fridge to circulate air. Wondering if this would be enough t...

gollymolly · gollymolly

Does any know of a place in Brisbane that can do the above. It may not be possible but we can only asked the question. Our is a roadstar van Have a great day

vince56 · vince56

Hi All, With my new van came brand new tyres as expected, however they are made in the land of cheap everything. I'm not keen on blowouts and changing tyres roadside. Can anyone advise their number one pick for tyres? I wonder, has anyone had really good mileage / service from Chinese tyres? Should I ju...

Stl · Stl

Hi Sparkster and others that have installed a Eberspacher D2. The wiring diagrams that came with the unit don't match the wiring colours of the harness. Am waiting on dealer to reply but wondering has anyone else had this problem and as to what colour wires connect to what colour wires the main harnes...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Some might remember I put a question up here in "Techies" about my van lights blinking every 5 seconds when hooked up to my Colorado. Well, I had the Collie serviced here in Townsville yesterday and I took all the comments received from fellow GN members and handed to the service tech. "No problem we wil...

Stl · Stl

Hi heater, installed, fired up straight away, but only runs flat out, even with temp set at 21 temp in van got to 30 but still kept running full bore. Have now run it twice for up to an hour, pulled fuse, re start from scratch but still only runs flat out. Any ideas please as to why it won't go into slow mod...

cruisaderhilton · cruisaderhilton

what are your thoughts on Having caravan batteries on mains power and solar power at the same time .We have the van parked up at home here and have it conected to 240v as well as solar on the roof of the van.Just noticed a sulfer smell coming from battery compartment yesterday .Should it be one or the othe...

Granty · Granty

Hi, as we have always bush camped we have never needed a hose to connect straight to the mains water. We are about to leave on a 2 week road trip and will need to use CP water some days. For the CP taps do you usually need a screw on fitting or do they have the cilp in type fittings ? . Also the fitting to attach t...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Mr D tried to open our washing machine today in a bit of a hurry - it was not "unlocked", and it appears he may have broken the lock, so now I am unable to open the door. We have rung the Dometic agent in Launceston, who has suggested how to open it - to no avail. We have arranged for a washing machine tecno to co...

Jaytee · Jaytee

I have had two different answers from auto electricians for this question. Can anyone help? Our caravan does not have a wiring harness for 12V battery. I've installed a battery with solar panel. Is it possible to run a wire from the battery to the caravan 7 pin input connected through the auxiliary pin...

beehive · beehive

Hello, I have just bought a 95 litre fridge freezer Waco brand.I need a portable power station and I am looking at 2 brands . I need some feed back on the ARKPAK AP 730 or the more expensive BAINTECH 100 AH. Being a solo female free camper with Caravan I need to power laptop phone and large portable fridge fr...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Out riding the trails with the son in law and when we stopped for an overnight camp in the scrub his bike wouldn't start in the morning . After a lot of uphill down hill pushing we got it started and headed home. Thought to myself I'll get one of those Mini Max battery packs about the size of a mobile phone...

Snippy · Snippy

We have an'84 Jayco popup. Friend gave us one of the above gizmo's. It has 2 bars on each side. Found very hard to fit...hernia time almost. Now we see a lot of these with only 2 bars. Q. Must we use all 4 or can we do 2?

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi All, The van is almost complete. I still have to install the Vast set top box in the cuboard below the TV. My Question is this.1. Is it best to wire it back to the house battery with its own inline Fuse holder. Or 2. Can I cheat and piggy back off the existing wiring from the TV or Radio. Regards Jim

Allyoops · Allyoops

Hi All Should the tow ball be a tight fit in the female receiver or should it be able to move. The vertical movement can be reduced or eliminated via the bolt in the tongue, but does nothing to prevent sideways movement. I ask as my Pajero Sport has quite a lot of lateral movement. Thanks Ally

Outback · Outback

Hi Guys Went to service my roller rocker suspension this morning and noticed that the grease nipples that feed the actual rollers at both ends would not accept grease. I removed the nipples and they worked fine. Do these rollers seize up and if so what do I need to do. Any help would be greatly appreciate...

Sundance · Sundance

Am in the process of getting a new tow vehicle and am wondering if it's better to get a tray fitted and then the canopy on top of that or to get the canopy with the floor fitted? If I get a canopy with the floor fitted what happens to the original tray body? Any advice appreciated. Thanks

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	Foxtel are they 12v dc or only 240v (Preview) Thinking of putting satelite in caravan. I know vasttree rivers run from 12v dc, are the Foxtel receivers capable of running on 12v dc or do they require an inverter? -- Edited by Symo2540 on Saturday 7th of May 2016 09:08:26 PM	Symo2540	5	2897	09:55 AM May 14, 2016 by KFT
	Safe or not Safe (Preview) What does the forum think of running 45 psi in air bags to help level up van with the use of WDH to take up the rest of the sag thus putting weight back on the front wheels, this is on a Nissan Parthfinder rated at 3 ton towing hitching up van approx 280kg on ball with van weight of 2800kg, and yes have these weig...	Jackie	12	1704	05:17 PM May 13, 2016 by mr glassies
	Recomendations for a new compressor fridge? (Preview) We went for a short trip over the weekend and discovered our Engel upright fridge sprung a gas leak around the freezer internal element (somewhere). So we're looking at buying a new fridge. Currently looking at Engel 88lt , Waeco 90lt, Vitrifrigo 115L, & EasyCool 85lt all of which are Fridge Fre...	madaboutled	10	1530	05:13 PM May 13, 2016 by mr glassies
	Keeping 'van fridge cool (Preview) Looking at heading north soon ..... have heard that some have experienced fridge inefficiencies because of external heat (Sun) so have made up a sunshade to drape over external vents when stationery, have purchased a fan to install behind fridge to circulate air. Wondering if this would be enough t...	Nomad1946	14	2293	04:01 PM May 13, 2016 by Radar
	Re engineering the load capacity (Preview) Does any know of a place in Brisbane that can do the above. It may not be possible but we can only asked the question. Our is a roadstar van Have a great day	gollymolly	9	1192	08:10 AM May 13, 2016 by mr glassies
	Good Tyres (Preview) Hi All, With my new van came brand new tyres as expected, however they are made in the land of cheap everything. I'm not keen on blowouts and changing tyres roadside. Can anyone advise their number one pick for tyres? I wonder, has anyone had really good mileage / service from Chinese tyres? Should I ju...	vince56	10	1194	11:52 PM May 12, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Wiring for diesel heaters (Preview) Hi Sparkster and others that have installed a Eberspacher D2. The wiring diagrams that came with the unit don't match the wiring colours of the harness. Am waiting on dealer to reply but wondering has anyone else had this problem and as to what colour wires connect to what colour wires the main harnes...	Stl	11	2010	08:01 PM May 12, 2016 by mr glassies
	BLINKING LED VAN LIGHTS OUTCOME (Preview) Some might remember I put a question up here in "Techies" about my van lights blinking every 5 seconds when hooked up to my Colorado. Well, I had the Collie serviced here in Townsville yesterday and I took all the comments received from fellow GN members and handed to the service tech. "No problem we wil...	Dougwe	10	1636	05:09 PM May 12, 2016 by ken thomas
	Eberspacher heater running flat out (Preview) Hi heater, installed, fired up straight away, but only runs flat out, even with temp set at 21 temp in van got to 30 but still kept running full bore. Have now run it twice for up to an hour, pulled fuse, re start from scratch but still only runs flat out. Any ideas please as to why it won't go into slow mod...	Stl	10	1069	04:43 PM May 12, 2016 by Stl
	Caravan batteries (Preview) what are your thoughts on Having caravan batteries on mains power and solar power at the same time .We have the van parked up at home here and have it conected to 240v as well as solar on the roof of the van.Just noticed a sulfer smell coming from battery compartment yesterday .Should it be one or the othe...	cruisaderhilton	8	1620	01:37 PM May 12, 2016 by Magnarc
	Mains water hose. (Preview) Hi, as we have always bush camped we have never needed a hose to connect straight to the mains water. We are about to leave on a 2 week road trip and will need to use CP water some days. For the CP taps do you usually need a screw on fitting or do they have the cilp in type fittings ? . Also the fitting to attach t...	Granty	19	7501	12:40 PM May 12, 2016 by Bryan
	Dometic WMD 1050 Washing Maching (Preview) Mr D tried to open our washing machine today in a bit of a hurry - it was not "unlocked", and it appears he may have broken the lock, so now I am unable to open the door. We have rung the Dometic agent in Launceston, who has suggested how to open it - to no avail. We have arranged for a washing machine tecno to co...	Dunmowin	7	3336	05:02 PM May 11, 2016 by DeBe
	Running caravan lights from12V system (Preview) I have had two different answers from auto electricians for this question. Can anyone help? Our caravan does not have a wiring harness for 12V battery. I've installed a battery with solar panel. Is it possible to run a wire from the battery to the caravan 7 pin input connected through the auxiliary pin...	Jaytee	3	1050	11:51 AM May 11, 2016 by Jaytee
	portable power stations (Preview) Hello, I have just bought a 95 litre fridge freezer Waco brand.I need a portable power station and I am looking at 2 brands . I need some feed back on the ARKPAK AP 730 or the more expensive BAINTECH 100 AH. Being a solo female free camper with Caravan I need to power laptop phone and large portable fridge fr...	beehive	8	2223	06:56 PM May 10, 2016 by Radar
	Aux Power Pack (Preview) Out riding the trails with the son in law and when we stopped for an overnight camp in the scrub his bike wouldn't start in the morning . After a lot of uphill down hill pushing we got it started and headed home. Thought to myself I'll get one of those Mini Max battery packs about the size of a mobile phone...	Wombat 280	6	1132	05:16 PM May 10, 2016 by Redlander
	WDH- 4 Bars or 2 (Preview) We have an'84 Jayco popup. Friend gave us one of the above gizmo's. It has 2 bars on each side. Found very hard to fit...hernia time almost. Now we see a lot of these with only 2 bars. Q. Must we use all 4 or can we do 2?	Snippy	16	1681	11:42 AM May 10, 2016 by Radar
	Connecting our Vast set top box (Preview) Hi All, The van is almost complete. I still have to install the Vast set top box in the cuboard below the TV. My Question is this.1. Is it best to wire it back to the house battery with its own inline Fuse holder. Or 2. Can I cheat and piggy back off the existing wiring from the TV or Radio. Regards Jim	Hey Jim	7	966	10:19 PM May 9, 2016 by Hey Jim
	Tow hitch tolerance (Preview) Hi All Should the tow ball be a tight fit in the female receiver or should it be able to move. The vertical movement can be reduced or eliminated via the bolt in the tongue, but does nothing to prevent sideways movement. I ask as my Pajero Sport has quite a lot of lateral movement. Thanks Ally	Allyoops	4	1701	09:09 PM May 9, 2016 by Allyoops
	Roller Rocker suspension issues (Preview) Hi Guys Went to service my roller rocker suspension this morning and noticed that the grease nipples that feed the actual rollers at both ends would not accept grease. I removed the nipples and they worked fine. Do these rollers seize up and if so what do I need to do. Any help would be greatly appreciate...	Outback	14	4697	08:41 PM May 9, 2016 by vkharrow
	Canopy query (Preview) Am in the process of getting a new tow vehicle and am wondering if it's better to get a tray fitted and then the canopy on top of that or to get the canopy with the floor fitted? If I get a canopy with the floor fitted what happens to the original tray body? Any advice appreciated. Thanks	Sundance	7	1173	07:04 PM May 9, 2016 by Sundance
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