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Do we really need battery chargers
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Not talking for car batteries. Briefly- my first van build was- 11ft, 120W solar, 100A AGM, load- CPAP (no humidifier), 18 litre Waeco fridge, TV 5 hours/night as main draw. Had lots of trouble with battery going near flat (as low as 11.2V). Second and current van. 300W solar, 130A AGM, load the same...
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Shower Slow To Drain
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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...
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Trying to understand a con"FUSE"ing situation
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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...
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The Kramer
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ATTENTION ALL MECHANICS OUT THERE IN GN LAND
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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...
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Dougwe
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Lithium-sulphur batteries
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-08/lithium-sulfur-battery-greener-cheaper-and-more-efficient/11849590lithium-sulfur batteries: they store considerably more energy than their...
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dorian
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Soft start
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Hi all, I have been trying to locate an outlet or dealer that sells soft start units to install in my Ibis air con so that I can run it using my Ryobi 2.2 generator. Can anyone help me and also give me some instal directions please.
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Dolly
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Diesel Heater advice and tips
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Hi to all, I'm a newbie to Grey Nomad Forum. I have been vanning for about 15 years but just recently installed a diesel heater into my van. Am ready to connect it to the battery and add diesel to the tank. The translated Chinese instructions that came with it are somewhat vague to say the least re initial...
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Don’t forget the Sacrifical Anode
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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...
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Mercedes Sprinter.
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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...
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Something NOT to do.
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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...
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The Kramer
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Downlights
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What brightness in down lights do people use in their vans or motorhomes? Looking at 6000k in living area and 3000k in bedroom??
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electronic stability control (ESC)
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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...
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Caring for your LIFEPO4 battery
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https://www.solacity.com/how-to-keep-lifepo4-lithium-ion-batteries-happy/
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iPhone App
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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...
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Replace float magnet in C200 (yellow) toilet cassette
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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...
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TV Ariels
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Hi everyone, newbies here (Brian n Jude). We've got the motorhome and are wondering what's the best TV Aerial to have?
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Galivanters
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Trauma with the Truma
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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...
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Fridge ventilation
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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...
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Truma Climaster air conditioner running off a generator
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I have the Truma Climaster Comfort air conditioner in our caravan. Have tried to run it off our Honda ECO EU2000i generator unsuccessfully. Looked up the Truma manual and it lists a 20amp startup current. By my calculations this means I'd need a 5.5kva generator. My question is this... any Grey No...
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Help needed to rewire a 12v portable compressor
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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...
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