Fixing 'er Up '03 Fleetwood Bounder
1st Project: Water Heater Upgrade Old water heater: GC10A-3E to GE16EXT. They are both 10 Gallons, ignition controlled, and powered by LP Gas & Electric. I repaired damaged metal around the water ...
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Current Modifications & Upgrades:
Replaced bedroom tv with a flat screen; upgraded house batteries with yellow top optima batteries 150 Amp-hours (Ah); upgrade main battery with red top optima battery 55 Ah.
Future Modifications:
The solar panel system I plan to use provides about 500 watts. For the pure/true sine wave inverter I have two options: single phase 120 VAC 30amps or split phase 240 VAC 30amps (this depends on if I converted to the 50amp service). I will use a 60amp charge controller. I will use a 300 Ah battery bank. The missing compartment will become the battery bank compartment. I will relocate the house batteries to the battery bank compartment. I'm thinking on converting over to a 24 VDC system but I might stay with the 12 VDC system. I will probably convert the house battery compartment to a tool compartment.
There will be more upgrades & modifications later.
Edit: I forgot: RV needs tune-up: oil change, spark plugs & wires, air filter, transmission filter & fluid change; need to replace the missing resonator on exhaust pipes; and that I fixed the leaking fuel line.
Replaced bedroom tv with a flat screen; upgraded house batteries with yellow top optima batteries 150 Amp-hours (Ah); upgrade main battery with red top optima battery 55 Ah.
Future Modifications:
- Install a solar panel system to roof of RV
- Replace front tv with flat screen
- convert one of the roof vents into an evap cooler/swamp cooler
- replace all tires (high priority: any suggestions?)
- thinking about upgrading the 30amp service plug to 50amp service plug and installing a 50amp load center splitting the outlets evenly across the 240 VAC source (might need to replace the air conditioner controller board though)
The solar panel system I plan to use provides about 500 watts. For the pure/true sine wave inverter I have two options: single phase 120 VAC 30amps or split phase 240 VAC 30amps (this depends on if I converted to the 50amp service). I will use a 60amp charge controller. I will use a 300 Ah battery bank. The missing compartment will become the battery bank compartment. I will relocate the house batteries to the battery bank compartment. I'm thinking on converting over to a 24 VDC system but I might stay with the 12 VDC system. I will probably convert the house battery compartment to a tool compartment.
There will be more upgrades & modifications later.
Edit: I forgot: RV needs tune-up: oil change, spark plugs & wires, air filter, transmission filter & fluid change; need to replace the missing resonator on exhaust pipes; and that I fixed the leaking fuel line.
