Techies' Corner

Marken · Marken

Hello and a HNY to all. Having a prob with the Hayman hitch on caravan. Purchased (2nd hand) nearly a year ago and the caravan yard mechs had a problem attaching it to my Prado. (Ball to socket). They replaced the ball with another one and all seemed OK. For the first few times I had a huge prob in separating...

Marnie · Marnie

Pretty much confused here as whether a battery chainsaw is a good idea? We only really need a mini one - don't have room ( or want to carry the fuel etc) for a full blown chainsaw just to cut a bit of wood into nice chunks to fit into the campfire! We sometimes buy wood along the way as we travel - and then find th...

Old Crofter · Old Crofter

Jayco conquest on Fiat Ducato base, tail lights. Had a situation where had one tail light out on conquest, replaced it with another bulb, and while doing that checked number plate lights, found two of the three festoon bulbs black, gave one to the wife and asked for three replacements when she went int...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

oakforddavo · oakforddavo

Being new to this subject I need advice from you old hands - have just got a small caravan - jayco penguin - and it is set up for panel use but no panel. Have asked many dealers and have been recommended from 80 watt upwards. Being a pensioner the cost is of importance. What size would be the most sensible fo...

oakforddavo · oakforddavo

I want to put a car radio / cd player into my caravan which doesn't seem to be hard to do so can anyone out there suggest the best wiring system, which enables memory to be retained when unit is turned off

Allan Marais · Allan Marais

Hi there to all you travellers out there.. I have recently unsuccessfully attempted to connect water to mains supply. Water flows merrily out of the cold tap but be dammed , I cannot get water to flow from hot tap in basin , sink or shower. I have also left hot tap open for at least 20 min but still nothing....

SnowT · SnowT

At what stage would you walk away from a vehicle.. Had a Look at 2 different bus's.. - 1 a Hino Rainbow 1995 with a grand total of 765,000km on the clock.. The Body Look's Goods with a few spot's of rust.. Look's to be fairly easy to Fix.. - 2 was a Coaster Bus.. 400,000km + I jumped in both bus and had a seat...

June · June

At long last I am in the position to buy a campervan. Have been saving all my dollars madly having to start from square one after my bank account was stolen. So I am interested in a Toyota Tarago Camper van which is regestered in NSW and want to know how I would go about changing the rego. to QLD if I buy the v...

briche · briche

For some time I have had some issues with my dometic fridge not coping with changes to of temputure from day to day. I followed some posts to instal a couple of computer fans to the outpot grill with a obvious improvement in the fridges ability to cope with temputure changes. While things had improved th...

Marken · Marken

G'day all I have an Thumper Extreme 110AH battery from Blue Apple which is mainly used to power the external fridge but is constantly recharged by 160 watt solar panels. It works well and I have had no issues with it but recently noticed that when connected to nothing at all the built in display is showin...

sarg · sarg

I am finishing off my renovations and am fitting my solar charging system. At the moment I have a folding portable 140W solar panels and 1(one) 130AH AGM deep cycle battery. I want to fit another portable folding 160W panel and if I connect them together, bypassing the MPPT controller that is on th...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

I am building a shed for my RV and would like to know , if I put clear sheets in the skillion roof of the shed above the solar panels , will they get a charge or is it a waste of time. The roof will be about 400mm ( approx. 16" ) above RV. Thanks

geoff allen · geoff allen

Hoping someone might be able to help. I can't get hot water to come out of mixer tap over kitchen sink (cold only) , if i turn hand basin on when hot water arrives sink is fine. All on same line kitchen tap is first in line . Thanks Geoff.

clarence · clarence

Had 50mm of rain in bris lat night in 30 mins and it tripped out the 240 volt side of our motorhome, we were running the ac at the time, couldnt reset the trip switch last night so am running on gas and battery, any ideas anyone or do i take it back to the great people at barron in bundy. vic

Vanderee · Vanderee

They tell me if you use chlorinated town water in tanks algae does not occur. Maybe because of the hot weather I notice the water is smelly, but the filters are clean and just replaced. Tanks drained and refilled with recommended water treatment, but still smelly. Always sealed so I don't think it's f...

CK56 · CK56

Found this in my kit, what's it for??

MOLLUSCAN · MOLLUSCAN

Hello Grey Nomads, We have taken delivery of our new van and are attempting to fit a Hayman Reece Load distribution Hitch but there is a problem with installing the unit. We have a tool box and 2 gas bottles sitting on the drawbar and therefore unable to install the hitch such that the chains hang vertica...

airbornespanner · airbornespanner

Hi, Am after recommendations for a tow vehicle for towing a 30' 5th wheeler approximately GVWR of around 4000 kg. Am looking at Iveco C50C21 due cost, but there seems to be doubt as to its capability to do the job, are there members out there that are using this vehicle and how do you find it. Other vehicle...

Cricket · Cricket

I am looking at having a 1000 watt inverter hard wired into my new caravan and need some advice on what brands are good. I would prefer to buy Australian made if possible. Can anyone provide advice? Regards Cricket

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Hayman Hitch jamming on tow ball (Preview) Hello and a HNY to all. Having a prob with the Hayman hitch on caravan. Purchased (2nd hand) nearly a year ago and the caravan yard mechs had a problem attaching it to my Prado. (Ball to socket). They replaced the ball with another one and all seemed OK. For the first few times I had a huge prob in separating...	Marken	12	6478	09:39 AM Jan 16, 2014 by Cruising Cruze
	Battery chainsaws (Preview) Pretty much confused here as whether a battery chainsaw is a good idea? We only really need a mini one - don't have room ( or want to carry the fuel etc) for a full blown chainsaw just to cut a bit of wood into nice chunks to fit into the campfire! We sometimes buy wood along the way as we travel - and then find th...	Marnie	15	5913	09:26 AM Jan 16, 2014 by moblet
	Fiat Ducato tail lights/number plate lights (Preview) Jayco conquest on Fiat Ducato base, tail lights. Had a situation where had one tail light out on conquest, replaced it with another bulb, and while doing that checked number plate lights, found two of the three festoon bulbs black, gave one to the wife and asked for three replacements when she went int...	Old Crofter	6	3025	07:42 PM Jan 15, 2014 by jules47
	FOR THE NOT SO HANDY PEOPLE; (Preview)	justcruisin01	13	1198	01:51 PM Jan 15, 2014 by _wombat_
	using solar panels (Preview) Being new to this subject I need advice from you old hands - have just got a small caravan - jayco penguin - and it is set up for panel use but no panel. Have asked many dealers and have been recommended from 80 watt upwards. Being a pensioner the cost is of importance. What size would be the most sensible fo...	oakforddavo	14	1167	01:01 PM Jan 15, 2014 by Mr B2
	Wiring car stereo into caravan (Preview) I want to put a car radio / cd player into my caravan which doesn't seem to be hard to do so can anyone out there suggest the best wiring system, which enables memory to be retained when unit is turned off	oakforddavo	6	4535	09:30 AM Jan 15, 2014 by Vanderee
	Hot water tank refill (Preview) Hi there to all you travellers out there.. I have recently unsuccessfully attempted to connect water to mains supply. Water flows merrily out of the cold tap but be dammed , I cannot get water to flow from hot tap in basin , sink or shower. I have also left hot tap open for at least 20 min but still nothing....	Allan Marais	16	998	07:41 PM Jan 14, 2014 by Allan Marais
	How many K's is to much..? (Preview) At what stage would you walk away from a vehicle.. Had a Look at 2 different bus's.. - 1 a Hino Rainbow 1995 with a grand total of 765,000km on the clock.. The Body Look's Goods with a few spot's of rust.. Look's to be fairly easy to Fix.. - 2 was a Coaster Bus.. 400,000km + I jumped in both bus and had a seat...	SnowT	15	4007	10:44 PM Jan 12, 2014 by Vic41
	How to change NSW rego. to QLD rego. (Preview) At long last I am in the position to buy a campervan. Have been saving all my dollars madly having to start from square one after my bank account was stolen. So I am interested in a Toyota Tarago Camper van which is regestered in NSW and want to know how I would go about changing the rego. to QLD if I buy the v...	June	17	4229	11:22 PM Jan 11, 2014 by June
	More 3 way fridge modifications (Preview) For some time I have had some issues with my dometic fridge not coping with changes to of temputure from day to day. I followed some posts to instal a couple of computer fans to the outpot grill with a obvious improvement in the fridges ability to cope with temputure changes. While things had improved th...	briche	15	3335	08:02 PM Jan 11, 2014 by mr glassies
	Battery showing discharge (Preview) G'day all I have an Thumper Extreme 110AH battery from Blue Apple which is mainly used to power the external fridge but is constantly recharged by 160 watt solar panels. It works well and I have had no issues with it but recently noticed that when connected to nothing at all the built in display is showin...	Marken	4	938	06:13 PM Jan 10, 2014 by Marken
	WILL THIS BE OK ? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I am finishing off my renovations and am fitting my solar charging system. At the moment I have a folding portable 140W solar panels and 1(one) 130AH AGM deep cycle battery. I want to fit another portable folding 160W panel and if I connect them together, bypassing the MPPT controller that is on th...	sarg	33	3055	07:39 PM Jan 9, 2014 by 03_troopy
	Solar charging (Preview) I am building a shed for my RV and would like to know , if I put clear sheets in the skillion roof of the shed above the solar panels , will they get a charge or is it a waste of time. The roof will be about 400mm ( approx. 16" ) above RV. Thanks	goldcoaster	3	666	03:07 PM Jan 8, 2014 by goldcoaster
	Hot water. (Preview) Hoping someone might be able to help. I can't get hot water to come out of mixer tap over kitchen sink (cold only) , if i turn hand basin on when hot water arrives sink is fine. All on same line kitchen tap is first in line . Thanks Geoff.	geoff allen	6	901	09:00 AM Jan 8, 2014 by geoff allen
	240 volt blown (Preview) Had 50mm of rain in bris lat night in 30 mins and it tripped out the 240 volt side of our motorhome, we were running the ac at the time, couldnt reset the trip switch last night so am running on gas and battery, any ideas anyone or do i take it back to the great people at barron in bundy. vic	clarence	10	800	11:49 PM Jan 7, 2014 by oldtrack123
	algae in water tanks ?? smelly water. (Preview) They tell me if you use chlorinated town water in tanks algae does not occur. Maybe because of the hot weather I notice the water is smelly, but the filters are clean and just replaced. Tanks drained and refilled with recommended water treatment, but still smelly. Always sealed so I don't think it's f...	Vanderee	4	888	08:00 PM Jan 7, 2014 by Vanderee
	What's this for?? (Preview) Found this in my kit, what's it for??	CK56	19	1537	09:38 AM Jan 7, 2014 by _wombat_
	Fitting a Hayman Reece load distributing hitch (Preview) Hello Grey Nomads, We have taken delivery of our new van and are attempting to fit a Hayman Reece Load distribution Hitch but there is a problem with installing the unit. We have a tool box and 2 gas bottles sitting on the drawbar and therefore unable to install the hitch such that the chains hang vertica...	MOLLUSCAN	23	11289	10:13 PM Jan 6, 2014 by Baz421
	Tow Vehicle recommendations (Preview) Hi, Am after recommendations for a tow vehicle for towing a 30' 5th wheeler approximately GVWR of around 4000 kg. Am looking at Iveco C50C21 due cost, but there seems to be doubt as to its capability to do the job, are there members out there that are using this vehicle and how do you find it. Other vehicle...	airbornespanner	6	1175	03:57 PM Jan 6, 2014 by airbornespanner
	Power inverters? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I am looking at having a 1000 watt inverter hard wired into my new caravan and need some advice on what brands are good. I would prefer to buy Australian made if possible. Can anyone provide advice? Regards Cricket	Cricket	58	4361	12:48 PM Jan 6, 2014 by oldtrack123
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