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Folks with experience with Lithium Iron Batteries in solar/RV'ing/off grid
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Have posted that we have had an excellent experience with LFP battery bank (9+ kW-hour) for 15 months. I have followed most of the fora in the US that are concerned with solar living with RV and home (on and off grid) but I have not found a thread in which folks share hands on experience with such battery b...
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Reed
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House batteries ?
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I wonder if somebody out there who can help with the wiring of my house batteries .The battery charger and the Anderson plug seem to be connected to one battery .Then this battery is connected to the second battery (positive to positive negative to negative )by a separate wire .I want to attach an Ander...
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Trevor law
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Waeco fridges
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Hi, Can anyone tell me the main differences between a Waeco TC-35FL and a Waeco CDF-35? They are the same capacity (35 litres) but the CDF-35 is nearly twice the price. It is listed as a fridge/freezer whereas the TC-35FL is a cooler and heater and it is larger. Also does anyone have any idea of the powe...
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Loki
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VAST tv systems
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/350916834530?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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aussie_paul
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Clearance between cooktop and Fridge
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Our Transit van has a small fridge and a griller/oven mounted below the cooktop. We wanted to remove the small fridge and griller and substitute a larger fridge. The larger fridge, an Evakool platinum 110L is 815mm high. The available height to the underside of the cooktop is 840mm. I have just been to...
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in transit
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Wheel Bearing Servicing
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Is there a full of thumb recommendation as to how often they should be serviced. We have a tandem axle van with roller rocker suspension. The van is almost two years old, however we were parked for twelve months at bone location. We moved the van approx every three months to avoid tyre flat spots. In tota...
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Bravehearts
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Holden Colorado Stone Guard
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After researching and pricing stone guards we decided to attempt to make one ourselves after trial and error and a few harsh words two weeks later this is our end result. After testing on gravel roads it worked extremely well, all up cost of approximately $200 plus labour ????. Bessie. (Would we attem...
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Bessie
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Pay Loads of Vehicles
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Like a lot of others on the forum, we too are looking at upgrading our vehicle soon. At present we have a 2003 GU Nissan Patrol that has a towing capacity of 3 Ton. Pete would like a vehicle that has 3.5 Ton towing capacity - fair enough, however we are 'confused' (easily done) about the 'pay Load on various...
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Pejay
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gas bottle exchange
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We just bought a new gas oven for our kitchen at home here in sunny north queensland.Whilst at the the gas appliance shop I enquired about gas bottle refills as they do it there $29 for 9kg bottle,And bunnings $22?bottle The difference comes down to the quality of the gas bunnings have what is called AA g...
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cruisaderhilton
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Motorhome Compliance Warning
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In February 2007 the Federal Governments then Department of Infrastructure andTransport (DIT) - the portfolio responsibility of Minister Albanese - granted a Victorian company a licence to build about 250 Motorhomes per year on imported Fiat cab chassis.DIT normally followup the granting of...
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sheeds
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Towing with a Y62 Nissan Patrol.
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Who is towing with a Y62 petrol NissanPatrol and what are are your fuel consumption figures, also what is the size and weight of your van.
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patrolst
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Generator under the bonnet
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Has anyone in encountered adding a generator driver by adding another pulley or a larger fan belt. I have a 1.5kva generator that the motor decided to **** it self the cost to replace the motor is uneconomical, so the little mouse turning the wheel thought is it feasible to mount the generator under the...
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Gundog
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What is this gadget??
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Not sure what this does??? Aussie Paul.
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aussie_paul
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An on going problem with gas fridge
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My Dometic fridge, model RM 4211, when running on gas in a breeze, the pilot flame will blow out if the vent is facing into the breeze. I'm not talking about Gale force winds, just any light breeze will shut the flame down. It will then ignite itself until the next puff of wind. Before you all spring to you...
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Terra Domus
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Bullbars. Some are illegal
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http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/general/news/bullbar-tolerances/2712568.aspx
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Lozza1956
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Towing with an Ecotec V6 auto Commodore
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I am repowering my motorhome with a V6/4l60e auto and am seeking information from members who have towed with an Ecotec V6 Commodore auto. I am very interested in what gear (3rd or overdrive) you normally used, what normal cruising speed and what usual fuel consumption. Any information will help me i...
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EconoBago
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Waeco fridge
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Our Waeco 2-way fridge keeps our food/drink cold very nicely, but has a problem. Whenever the motor and fan goes through its regular cycle it seems to have a problem with switching off, and starts up again for 30 seconds up to a minute, several times before stopping properly. Has anybody else had this...
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Gerty Dancer
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Vinyl floor lifting.
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We currently have a problem with our vinyl floor starting to lift in the caravan. The van is a Nova which is only 7 months old. To date we have spoken to Nova who indicated that this is not a new problem and it appears as if the glue sealing the floor joints is reacting to the vinyl. Has this happened to any...
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Johnty
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Gas bottles
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Can anyone help with. Small problem that I might be having with my gas i had two regulators joined together mounted on the front of the van connecting to the gas bottle one or both failed so I just went to RaysOutdoors to get another one , but this time just came back with one regulator that screws directly...
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trouto
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tyre pressure
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hi all, i need some help i have mazda bt50 the tyres are bridgestone 245/70r16 the mazda handbook say's pressure should be 38psi, i have read somewhere that (if i was a car with a full load of people i should add on 4psi) i have purchased a millard slide-on which will weighs approx 1000kg what tyre pres...
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