General newb questions - Advice?
Hello all! I just created an account, but I'm excited about my new (used) camper and I plan on becoming a regular on this forum while I learn. It's a 1994 Viking 10ft truck bed popup camper. At this...
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Wow, I'm really glad I registered for this forum. I apologize it took me a while to respond. Like I mentioned, I'm a single dad so sometimes it takes a bit before I can get back to my projects. But you all have been super helpful to a new camper owner.
Yesterday was... interesting... I worked on it for about 13 hours.
I did end up getting all of the systems working: Electrical, Furnace, Fridge, Stovetop, Plumbing, & Hot water heater. I also got my battery bank wired up.
Fridge - Fairly certain it is only a 2 way fridge. It does not work on AC power, only LP or Battery.
Electrical - Still figuring out a few gremlins. But most things are working good enough to actually take it camping. I just ordered a Volt meter to help troubleshoot. I found one of the fuses was wrapped in foil. Awesome little fire hazard. Lol. I really don't think my batteries charge automatically. But I think I have a good work around. There is a house plug in the same cabinet as the batteries and I have a smart charger in there that will come on automatically when I plug into shore power. Not using alligator clamps obviously. Those could come off when driving. I'll wire it to the battery terminals.
Furnace - Fired right up. No issues.
Plumbing - Lots of leaks. The camper hasn't been used in so many years, I was expecting some leaks. I got all of them taken care of except at the very end of the night I noticed the toilet hose was leaking. It's hard to see what's going on, so I used a mirror. It was too late to troubleshoot it much further.
Hot water heater - No electric AC option. Only LP. But I did get it fired up and working.
I can't thank everyone enough for the help. I was really nervous I was going to screw something up that I would need to get fixed that would delay me taking my boys camping. So far... so good!
Yesterday was... interesting... I worked on it for about 13 hours.
I did end up getting all of the systems working: Electrical, Furnace, Fridge, Stovetop, Plumbing, & Hot water heater. I also got my battery bank wired up.
Fridge - Fairly certain it is only a 2 way fridge. It does not work on AC power, only LP or Battery.
Electrical - Still figuring out a few gremlins. But most things are working good enough to actually take it camping. I just ordered a Volt meter to help troubleshoot. I found one of the fuses was wrapped in foil. Awesome little fire hazard. Lol. I really don't think my batteries charge automatically. But I think I have a good work around. There is a house plug in the same cabinet as the batteries and I have a smart charger in there that will come on automatically when I plug into shore power. Not using alligator clamps obviously. Those could come off when driving. I'll wire it to the battery terminals.
Furnace - Fired right up. No issues.
Plumbing - Lots of leaks. The camper hasn't been used in so many years, I was expecting some leaks. I got all of them taken care of except at the very end of the night I noticed the toilet hose was leaking. It's hard to see what's going on, so I used a mirror. It was too late to troubleshoot it much further.
Hot water heater - No electric AC option. Only LP. But I did get it fired up and working.
I can't thank everyone enough for the help. I was really nervous I was going to screw something up that I would need to get fixed that would delay me taking my boys camping. So far... so good!
