Mikey RV
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Looking good. Are you still on hook up or just using your solar now.
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Haven't been on hookup now since Thursday. Been on the lithium battery since Friday lunchtime. Had no charging going in from Friday to Monday and I'd only used 25ahLooking good. Are you still on hook up or just using your solar now.
Very hard isn't itEspecially when we revisit places we've been with him.
so sorry to hear thatSaid night night to our baby on Friday View attachment 954752
Must be the midnight ferry (do a proper job this time)Seems an appropriate date for someone to flee the country, your proper name isn't Guy Falkes by any chance?
Well at least Tam has somewhere to park his bike ( with apologies to Billy Connolly)Could have done without that last photo.
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Haven't been on hookup now since Thursday. Been on the lithium battery since Friday lunchtime. Had no charging going in from Friday to Monday and I'd only used 25ah
Reconnected solar yesterday for 2 hours then disconnected it again till we had everything wired and fused today. .
Everything connected up now and all seems to be working as it should.
Now I, who knows nothing about lithium, would be worried because, the last picture appears to be saying,it will take 8.10 hrs to restore the piddling little bit of power you have used!Dont know how I'm going to cope with just this 300ah battery
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If you saw the weather youd see why lol.Now I, who knows nothing about lithium, would be worried because, the last picture appears to be saying,it will take 8.10 hrs to restore the piddling little bit of power you have used!
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The heat exchanger valve will be on the engine side so that is the one to keep an eye on level wise, I don't know if they can be adjusted or it is a replacement job, as for the windows? yes water does come in but should be able to drain away faster than it gets in of course, might be worth a look at the seals on the outside of the sliding window.OK so obviously not using the heating etc yet , daytime I use nowt really and from dusk till dawn I think I'd struggle to use 15/20 amps without heating on .
Will see how it goes overtime of course and I've plenty space to fit a second battery later if I should require one over a particularly bad winter . But I think I'll be OK.
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Next jobs will be getting the rear wheels off to check rear brakes , clean up wheels etc including the spare.
And the generator.
Weather is shite the next few days though so it won't be happening in that.
I'm doing a few wee jobs inside...Still making a house a home as it speaks.
I have 2 little problems inside , hopefully nowt serious. I spotted a wee fluid leak from the valve that opens and closes the heat exchanger last night.. not a major leak but any fluid leak is never good. It may need tightening up
And I've a leak in the bottom of my sliding cab window ...it may be designed to do this as there are drain holes . But in heavy rain the water comes quicker than it drains and the drain holes are clear as I cleaned them all out last week .
Not big issues but nevertheless they need attended to
Yes it's definitely the engine side the valve is on . I've taken a couple of photos now. There's a wee screw on the top of the valve and it's a little loose and the water seems to come from under that valve. I'll try tightening it a little .. ( when rain stops and I can get my tools )The heat exchanger valve will be on the engine side so that is the one to keep an eye on level wise, I don't know if they can be adjusted or it is a replacement job, as for the windows? yes water does come in but should be able to drain away faster than it gets in of course, might be worth a look at the seals on the outside of the sliding window.
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I'm down at the front now.Just change you parking orientation - down at the front and a slight lean to that side. Sorted!
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Yes there's a channel right above that window to cut down a lot of the rain ...it would be worse if it didn't have it.To stop water running off the roof I bought these channels because if I had the window open it would soak meView attachment 955307
That's a previous owners attempt at solving the problem ..because the water coming down inside channel has nowhere to go unfortunatelyTam, whyās there a gap in the āwallā between the outer channel and the inner one? Is that where the water is draining through?
Just smiffy was saying to work it on and off for a few minutes to see if that stops it as it's possibly leaking from lack of use. Can't hurt I suppose. I'll have a look at it this afternoon.Re the valve, I would be tempted to take the top off and see if there is a gland adjustment.
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It's a little rough which is why I thought someone had done it.. . I might add another closer to the corner with a dremel .I think that cutout is standard Tam, Brian Flairy will confirm I am sure.
The water seems to come in from underneath the sliding part of the window .. there's like a felt seal on the outside which was covered in moss/green slime from being parked up for years. I cleaned all that the other week but no way to stop it getting wet when raining.Ah, I canāt see why/how water is getting to the inner channel. I thought the gap was letting water get from the outer to the inner. From what you say itās an attempt to get the water from the inner channel to the outer.
Is there a rubber seal outside up against the moving window? I seem to remember that ours had shrunk a bit where it met the vertical black bar and needed a bit of black sikaflex in the corner, yes it's just a vertical brush seal on the forward edge, could it be a bit cruddy under the sliding window runner stopping any water running into the first channel so it's going over into the second/inside one.The water seems to come in from underneath the sliding part of the window .. there's like a felt seal on the outside which was covered in moss/green slime from being parked up for years. I cleaned all that the other week but no way to stop it getting wet when raining.
I know you need a proper solution but maybe try being UP at the front to see if it will run in less, and could the water get out under the sliding section?I'm down at the front now.
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