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Drill powered water pump
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Does anyone have one they recommend? Aldi had them recently but I missed the boat. It's just to transfer water to the tanks, rather than lifting and pouring. thanks, MJ
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New slide on camper
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I have an old freeway slide on which is coming to the end of its days, and besides being very heavy(840kgs), has a wood frame and isn,t really suited to the semi off road stuff that I do, so I am building a new one. Steel welded fram, fits my 8x4 tray , lower , simpler.Here's a few pics of the frame. Will post mo...
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How do you attach a bag awning to a Hiace?
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Do I need to have roof racks to attach a bag awning to my Hiace? The awning is from Aldi. Advice appreciated.
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jetj
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Ex Ambulance wiring dilemma
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Hi Guys. Well I got my ex ambo sprinter a month ago, and had the shelves taken off. But the wires were left hanging down in drapes!!! Ive got a great guy whos going to convert the van for me beginning of december (Sigh why does EVERYTHING take so long?)- Craig at Aurora Conversions in Hallam, But the wiring...
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Chassis built by caravan builders themselves
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Still looking at new vans and we have come across one in Melbourne we like but they make the chassis themselves. Any thoughts if this is good as most van builders seem to use G & S and a few other specialised chassis builders rather than making it themselves . I presume they have to build to engineere...
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NAVMAN MY SERIES GPS,,,,, ANYONE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE GPS'S
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Hi all I started this thread to see if anyone else is having trouble with the MY series GPS's. I recently returned one under warranty,,, long story,, but it just didn't work properly since new. After 3 tries and much correspondence I finally received a replacement,, good news and thanks Navman. Howev...
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Power requirements to run air con in motorhome
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Can someone please advise on level of power required to run an aircon system in a motor home and need to know level of power required to run them in summer and winter - are they designed to operate on the gennie or the battery and top up during the day with the gennie/solar or what - may sound a bit basic, but...
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chaslib
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Uniden UH 7760
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We are looking to buy our first CB radio and as we are newbys could someone advise us as to whether the Uniden brand and in particular the UH 7760 is a good model as it has the controls on the hand piece. The other model being considered is the GME and it provides a similar setup. In addition there seems to be...
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ROCKER SUSPENSION
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I would appreciate any feedback, opinions etc about Rocker Suspension with Shock Absorbers fitted to a tandem axle caravan please. As you may know I am looking around at caravans to upgrade the good old Avan Camper and have come across the suspension system mentioned a few times. -- Edited by Dougwe o...
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Mystery Hole in Caravan
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When traveling south from Gayndah in Queensland we heard a loud bang from the caravan area so stop check out the caravan to se what may have caused it , There was no sign of what had cause the bang and today I noticed a hole in the side of the Caravan near the wheel arch I have posted some photos can anyone thin...
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brickies
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RCD constantly tripping
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Have an issue with RCD tripping constantly. Have disconnected all appliances and still have the issue. Started to do a bit of fault finding, found that the neutral and the earth seem to be a continuos circuit? The test that I performed was with a multimeter, testing for circuits of continuity. I Pu...
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Good write up on INVERTERS
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I was surprised to see a good technical (for all of us) write up on inverters in the latest (issue 207) Caravan and Motorhome on tour. I had a good read and it enlightened my meagre knowledge on this subject. Worth a read folks, answers a lot of questions. Safe travels
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Phil C
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electric leads
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When I purchased my Toyota whizz bang it came with a 20 mtr 10 amp cable. It fits into the plug thing on the exterior of the van and plugs into the caravan park plugs also...never a problem.
If I should be using a 15 amp cable how come the 10 amp fits everywhere. Please don't say...It should fit it's dangero...
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countryroad
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Blocked toilet
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Hi all not a nice subject but what chemical can I buy (at BCF) that will break down solid waste. We have a blocked toilet and before anyone asks, its not a cassette or ordinary run of the mill loo, this is a rolling stone special like the rest of the bus. I need to get something to pour down the loo as we are g...
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What wire diameter (4 guage?) to parallel two 100 a/h batteries?
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Fuel Injection Trouble Shooting Guides
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http://www.unitedfuel.com.au/troubleshooting-guides
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TV Set Top Box
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Hi Learn ones I have a normal TV antenna on the motor home and it does pick up HD TV now , can I use a set top box on my 12 vol TV when we go complete HD or do I have to buy a new antenna.
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Coleman aircon not cooling...
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When I was conducting the current draw tests re our vans appliances the aircon would not cut in to test the cooling current draw. I was told today that the aircon will not cool until the temp is above 17 degrees. Anyone know if this is correct? Aussie Paul.
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Charging a Motorhome vehicle battery while parked up
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I'm wondering whether I should wire a battery charger directly onto the vehicle battery of my Fiat Ducato (Jayco Optimum) to be plugged into the mains when parked in a Caravan Park for a few days. I recently replaced the battery which was 3.5 years old, so I am looking at doing this for a brand new batter...
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Squeeeeeeeky floorboards
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Hello fellow GN Forummers We have started to get very squeeeeeky floorboards in our Jayco. Any simple advice on how to fix /stop? getting underneath the van seems to be very difficult, so I have not been under to see the board joins or anything. We have put some carpet runners down as the floor gets very c...
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