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Jayco journey 16.51
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Hi members I have bought a new jayco journey caravan and would like to isolate the on board agm battery between trips, unfortunately I cant locate the battery isolation switch,can anyone help please. If anyone has useful dos and donts about a new van setup it would be appreciate.
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Pre heating hot water for instantaneous gas hot water system
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Hi We are on the road at present doing what I refer to as our Spangled Drongo run, as it is the only bird that flys south in the winter. We are finding that in places our Camec instantaneous hot water system cant quite deliver a hot shower. As they are designed to heat up to 37 degrees above the temp of the in...
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toyota coasters
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I am looking at buying a Toyota coaster motor home. Has anyone got any advice.
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albro
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Trailamate jack
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I have just serviced my jack to the letter of the law. It jacks up perfectly, and lowers ok with van pushing it down, however if I just want to push the shaft down by hand it is really stiff, almost impossible. Anyone any clues? Thanks.
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Prawn
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Oh No! Not shackles again
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I came across these this morning on the world wide web.It appears that these are approved for use in Australia provided the correct size rating from the table is adhered to.These would be very handy for trailer boat users as there is nothing worse than dropping the threaded pin in the water when secu...
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Rob Driver
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"Disabling Smart Alternator - Is it worth it?
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Hey all. My 2012 Navarra has a "smart" alternator. I have read and heard of people disabling it to make sure maximum volts are passed onto the aux battery. I have a redarc bcdc1225 charger right next to the aux battery in the back. I know how to disable the smart alternator, fairly simple, but is it worth i...
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Lithium battery parallel with old lead acid
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I bumped into a fellow traveller on the weekend who recommended lithium batteries. My current caravan battery is about six years old and I'm a bit worried that it might need replacing. I also thought that an extra battery would be good for the free stays, charging up when I have power and I also have a sol...
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Buzz Lightbulb
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Lithium battries.
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Thought some of you might find this link interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg3qKLBFyQg
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landy
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Coleman Hot water on demand 2300-700. Gas relief valve.
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Hi, Does anyone know anything about the Coleman water heater? I have a rarely used one which looks pristine inside, however when I connect the gas cylinder, after a second or two hesitation, there is an audible click and gas starts escaping. I'm presuming there is a pressure relief valve which is act...
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Tailor
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Towing Level
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Question on van level when towing please. Had the van a week and still trying to get set up right. I have read you should get the car and van on a level surface , unhitch van , get the van level with jockey wheel, measure from ground to point on tow hitch on van and do same measurement to same point on car, and th...
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Winegard Antenna
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Is there a Winegard Antenna that doesnt wind up and just stays in down position ? I dont see a winder handle on the inside. New van for us and I didnt get all the nitty gritty. Thanks
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RobDor
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Collecting Rainwater.
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Saw this at Emu Park today. I have the owners' permission to post the pics. He's selling a small 'Van, that's fitted out for free-camping. Reason for sale, is wife wants internal Shower/Toilet. He just connects a hose from here to the water tank, to collect rainwater, while stationary. Having a "...
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Sheba
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water tanks
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hi everyone, I have a question. to run mains water into the caravan, do the caravan water tanks need to be full? thanks. rocket n strop
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the rocket
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MaxiLamp 3 Rear Combination Lamps Fail on Caravan
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<https://ledautolamps.com/combination-lamps/329-maxilamp-3.html>
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StewG
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WAECO CF40 fridge dead on 12V, good on 240
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Hi, new member here, (obviously).I chose this forum because there seems be some Waeco fridge expertise about and Im in a bit of a pickle. Its 3-1/2 years old and has been running fine through all sorts of voltages from 11.5V to 14.4V. Very robust. But the fridge died when I disconnected the battery (I f...
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Water filters
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Can anyone give me some advice on water filters for my caravan. I have been looking at Inline filters to put on the inlet hose. Are there any that I should steer away from, or things to look out for?
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Discoloured hand bowl in ensuite
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Our hand basin in the ensuite has discoloured due to sun through the windows.If anyone has a solution to restoration it would be appreciated.See attached image. Cheers, Geoff
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Stabilizers for Motorhomes?
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We have an Iveco/Winnebago 26' 'Jervis' Motorhome and just wondering what the opinion is of other users out there, as to the use of stabilizer legs to minimise any movement when set up? At the moment I use a small stabilizer jack at the doorway to stop any 'dipping' on entering or exiting the motorhome...
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REBA
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Posting Links.
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I use this method to post Links. Whenever I want to post a link, I go to the relevant Page, then in the toolbar click on Page. You'll get a dropdown box. I scroll down to "Send link by Email", and click on that. When the Email box appears, Copy the Link, then Delete unwanted items, and Paste. A...
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Sheba
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Caravan Polish
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I have been doing a few maintenance jobs on the van over the last few weeks and have decided to give the outside a bit of a spruce up. The sides of my van are aluminium and I use regular car wash and it seems to get most of the dirt off. The front and the rear is fibreglass and is a bit dull from the sun and was think...
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