Techies' Corner

barina · barina

I have a 1998 Mercedes sprinter that now when I plug the power in to charge the house battery i is not charging it. I have a volt meter that shows if it is being charged. I have just had the car battery under the hood replaced. Any ideas please...TIA Judy -- Edited by barina on Saturday 4th of January 2020 04...

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

What brightness in down lights do people use in their vans or motorhomes? Looking at 6000k in living area and 3000k in bedroom?? TIA Bas

The Kramer · The Kramer

In one of my other threads someone commented that the job appeared to be quite professional. Below is a photo of a fairly innocuous looking set-up but when I pulled the panel off the try and figure out why he twisted the Active and Neutral pins of the shore power input I found cut 240v cables with bare ends...

shanem · shanem

someone tells me that if you have ESC or sway control installed on your tow vehicle you do not need ESC on your caravan. is this true? if so, can someone knowledgeable explain to me how it works? I think logically there are two vehicles (car and van) that need to work together to avoid the very real dangers...

The Kramer · The Kramer

The wiring going to my 12v fridge runs through a fuse box, naturally, but the person that wired it has done something I have never seen before and don't understand. The power goes through two separate five amp fuses that are linked. Any electricians, or anyone, on here that might be able to explain the r...

Gavinwr27 · Gavinwr27

https://www.solacity.com/how-to-keep-lifepo4-lithium-ion-batteries-happy/

bentaxlebabe · bentaxlebabe

Twelve months old. I might bring the service interval to 6 months, after all they are not that expensive and ensure you give it a real good flush out. I use a brass pipe with a hose fitting on one end and a 90 degree fan nozzle on the other end to flush out the residue. If it is not flushed properly you will have...

Long Weekend · Long Weekend

Does anybody know how to refit the float magnet in a C200 Yellow cassette? The warning light has never worked since day one when we bought the van second hand two years ago. To date we have had a number of overflows - messy to clean up! Shortly after buying the van I replaced the reed switch, checked the fu...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Morning all and happy new year to you all. Now for the question to finish off the decade with... I have a 2014 Holden Colorado twin cab ute. 2,8lt Diesel turbo charged. Stock standard. I love my Collie. When I am driving around summer or winter WITHOUT the aluminium teepee hooked up the temp gauge sits ju...

Relax-n · Relax-n

Hi All, looking for some advise and thoughts I did search through topics, but all old or not relevant. Our Ibis 3 has started to play up / not cool, only in the last month or so. It has always been a bit noisy and worked better in humid heat not so great in dry heat, especially in 40+. As van a/c can be pricey we a...

DMaxer · DMaxer

Life is never boring. Yesterday came back to the van to see water coing out onto the floor from the HWS. Funnily enough the HWS and the mains water have been switched off for the last few days whilst I was away. The question is; How do I turn off the water to the HWS so it doesnt leak out but still have water to s...

Galivanters · Galivanters

Hi everyone, newbies here (Brian n Jude). We've got the motorhome and are wondering what's the best TV Aerial to have?

tuggersbmx · tuggersbmx

Hi everyone, Im looking for some advice / help regarding 1988 Nissan Civilian MGW40 Ed33. I cannot go from 5th to 4th at all and it just crunches / grinds. I can go from 3 to fourth quite easily. I recently dropped the oil to change it to see if that would help. Im a little confused though. On transmission c...

UKEJ · UKEJ

Hi All, Im UKEJ, a new member to the group, and a full time single bloke Grey Nomad for a year (12/12/2018) in WA. I look forward to reading your tips of of survival, especially how to avoid the price gouging at peek times (caves Caravan Park in Margaret River, $60p/n for single person $70 p/n for a single...

ConsumerMan · ConsumerMan

Hi, looking for ideas to fix please. My shower tray fills quickly, bubbles and takes about 10 minutes to drain away. It only happens when I have the grey water hose connected, yet kitchen sink and bathroom basin drain freely. I have had the 25mm drain hose off and run the garden hose through it and there...

Moose2 · Moose2

My single pot compressor stopped working a little while ago whilst on holidays. Would go, stop, go and then it permanently stopped. Brand name is Titan but they are all the same as far as I can tell...just a different colours. Since getting back I've been mucking around trying to resurrect it (to g...

bgt · bgt

We have a new motorhome. (It's our 4th motorhome). We are currently camped in high winds. The wind is coming in around the fridge. I understand the need for the correct ventilation but does it need to be ventilated to the inside as well? (It's a 136ci 12/240v unit). We can imagine dust n all coming in. Le...

Maleny Nut · Maleny Nut

Hello.. Rod Harper from Maleny, QLD I have just purchased an Adria Adora 612pt and fiddled with the digital control panel for the hot water. Now all that shows on the screen is the clock icon and the spanner icon. How do I get it back to showing all icons on the top and bottom lines?.. We are planning to tak...

skins · skins

https://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/details/how-to-fit-a-caravan-mover-122000/

Cupie · Cupie

I was going to put this in 'Just Joking' but I was really trying out a cut & paste from an eMail that I received. I'll do a bit of research & perhaps re-post. Oh yes, to keep on topic I suppose I should say something about a 4WD tow version. Again later maybe. LOL edit Try this .. seems like th...

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	Mercedes Sprinter. (Preview) I have a 1998 Mercedes sprinter that now when I plug the power in to charge the house battery i is not charging it. I have a volt meter that shows if it is being charged. I have just had the car battery under the hood replaced. Any ideas please...TIA Judy -- Edited by barina on Saturday 4th of January 2020 04...	barina	6	360	08:11 PM Jan 4, 2020 by barina
	Downlights (Preview) What brightness in down lights do people use in their vans or motorhomes? Looking at 6000k in living area and 3000k in bedroom?? TIA Bas	Bas + Eve	7	483	03:43 PM Jan 3, 2020 by Eaglemax
	Something NOT to do. (Preview) In one of my other threads someone commented that the job appeared to be quite professional. Below is a photo of a fairly innocuous looking set-up but when I pulled the panel off the try and figure out why he twisted the Active and Neutral pins of the shore power input I found cut 240v cables with bare ends...	The Kramer	5	1057	04:42 PM Jan 3, 2020 by The Kramer
	electronic stability control (ESC) (Preview) someone tells me that if you have ESC or sway control installed on your tow vehicle you do not need ESC on your caravan. is this true? if so, can someone knowledgeable explain to me how it works? I think logically there are two vehicles (car and van) that need to work together to avoid the very real dangers...	shanem	12	594	01:56 PM Jan 3, 2020 by shanem
	Trying to understand a con"FUSE"ing situation (Preview) The wiring going to my 12v fridge runs through a fuse box, naturally, but the person that wired it has done something I have never seen before and don't understand. The power goes through two separate five amp fuses that are linked. Any electricians, or anyone, on here that might be able to explain the r...	The Kramer	22	626	04:06 PM Jan 14, 2020 by The Kramer
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	Don’t forget the Sacrifical Anode (Preview) Twelve months old. I might bring the service interval to 6 months, after all they are not that expensive and ensure you give it a real good flush out. I use a brass pipe with a hose fitting on one end and a 90 degree fan nozzle on the other end to flush out the residue. If it is not flushed properly you will have...	bentaxlebabe	21	689	04:40 PM Jan 5, 2020 by The Kramer
	Replace float magnet in C200 (yellow) toilet cassette (Preview) Does anybody know how to refit the float magnet in a C200 Yellow cassette? The warning light has never worked since day one when we bought the van second hand two years ago. To date we have had a number of overflows - messy to clean up! Shortly after buying the van I replaced the reed switch, checked the fu...	Long Weekend	8	325	01:55 AM Jan 2, 2020 by Tony Bev
	ATTENTION ALL MECHANICS OUT THERE IN GN LAND (Preview) Morning all and happy new year to you all. Now for the question to finish off the decade with... I have a 2014 Holden Colorado twin cab ute. 2,8lt Diesel turbo charged. Stock standard. I love my Collie. When I am driving around summer or winter WITHOUT the aluminium teepee hooked up the temp gauge sits ju...	Dougwe	14	796	02:29 PM Jan 12, 2020 by Aus-Kiwi
	Roof top air conditioner not happy (Preview) Hi All, looking for some advise and thoughts I did search through topics, but all old or not relevant. Our Ibis 3 has started to play up / not cool, only in the last month or so. It has always been a bit noisy and worked better in humid heat not so great in dry heat, especially in 40+. As van a/c can be pricey we a...	Relax-n	18	972	07:56 PM Feb 20, 2020 by Greg 1
	Trauma with the Truma (Preview) Life is never boring. Yesterday came back to the van to see water coing out onto the floor from the HWS. Funnily enough the HWS and the mains water have been switched off for the last few days whilst I was away. The question is; How do I turn off the water to the HWS so it doesnt leak out but still have water to s...	DMaxer	19	554	08:25 AM Dec 31, 2019 by Dougwe
	TV Ariels (Preview) Hi everyone, newbies here (Brian n Jude). We've got the motorhome and are wondering what's the best TV Aerial to have?	Galivanters	16	756	07:15 PM Jan 1, 2020 by Corndoggy
	Nissan Civilain Gearbox / splitter / oil help (Preview) Hi everyone, Im looking for some advice / help regarding 1988 Nissan Civilian MGW40 Ed33. I cannot go from 5th to 4th at all and it just crunches / grinds. I can go from 3 to fourth quite easily. I recently dropped the oil to change it to see if that would help. Im a little confused though. On transmission c...	tuggersbmx	9	401	08:40 PM Dec 25, 2019 by Aus-Kiwi
	iPhone App (Preview) Hi All, Im UKEJ, a new member to the group, and a full time single bloke Grey Nomad for a year (12/12/2018) in WA. I look forward to reading your tips of of survival, especially how to avoid the price gouging at peek times (caves Caravan Park in Margaret River, $60p/n for single person $70 p/n for a single...	UKEJ	4	511	12:19 AM Jan 3, 2020 by UKEJ
	Shower Slow To Drain (Preview) Hi, looking for ideas to fix please. My shower tray fills quickly, bubbles and takes about 10 minutes to drain away. It only happens when I have the grey water hose connected, yet kitchen sink and bathroom basin drain freely. I have had the 25mm drain hose off and run the garden hose through it and there...	ConsumerMan	19	755	04:56 PM Jan 14, 2020 by BT50 Dave
	Help needed to rewire a 12v portable compressor (Preview) My single pot compressor stopped working a little while ago whilst on holidays. Would go, stop, go and then it permanently stopped. Brand name is Titan but they are all the same as far as I can tell...just a different colours. Since getting back I've been mucking around trying to resurrect it (to g...	Moose2	7	452	03:58 PM Dec 27, 2019 by mischief
	Fridge ventilation (Preview) We have a new motorhome. (It's our 4th motorhome). We are currently camped in high winds. The wind is coming in around the fridge. I understand the need for the correct ventilation but does it need to be ventilated to the inside as well? (It's a 136ci 12/240v unit). We can imagine dust n all coming in. Le...	bgt	7	603	08:12 PM Dec 28, 2019 by bgt
	Truma boiler digital control panel (Preview) Hello.. Rod Harper from Maleny, QLD I have just purchased an Adria Adora 612pt and fiddled with the digital control panel for the hot water. Now all that shows on the screen is the clock icon and the spanner icon. How do I get it back to showing all icons on the top and bottom lines?.. We are planning to tak...	Maleny Nut	3	293	05:55 PM Dec 19, 2019 by Maleny Nut
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	Here's another one (Preview) I was going to put this in 'Just Joking' but I was really trying out a cut & paste from an eMail that I received. I'll do a bit of research & perhaps re-post. Oh yes, to keep on topic I suppose I should say something about a 4WD tow version. Again later maybe. LOL edit Try this .. seems like th...	Cupie	13	1387	07:43 PM Dec 16, 2019 by Dick0
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