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Water heater switch

Got tired of going outside to turn on the electric water heater so I installed a switch this weekend. Now just have to put a label on it so I don't forget what it is for.

Great underbelly enclosure videos

For folks who (like me) are thinking about tackling this big modification project, I'd recommend these two videos:Part IPart IIThe videos are kind of long, but I think that most of the length is necessary -- he explains what he is doing and why, and ...

I camouflaged my Honda EU2000

Here's something I did to my Honda EU2000 generator to make it slightly less visible to thieves - I installed a vinyl wrap on it. I camouflaged my Honda EU2000This is a used generator I bought that Home Depot was surplussing out of their rental fleet...

Where does the white wire go?

I am working on converting my HVAC over to Dometic controls and thermostat. I have gotten some vague instructions from someone on how to do this. However their instructions left out the zone 2 AC with the heat pump.I have gutted the old controllers...

Renogy batteries and charging

I am thinking about putting Renogy lithium-iron batteries in by RV but Renogy sales tells me that I need a charger made specifically for that type of battery. I currently have a Magnum ME2012 charger/inverter that has lots of adjustments but nothing...

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Where to buy cargo netting?

Anyone have suggestions on where to get light-weight, non-industrial quality, cargo web netting? All I've been able to find is high-end commercial stuff (much to heavy-duty for my needs) or automobile trunk/hatch stuff (much to wide -- I didn't see a...

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Kind of adhesive?

Newly applied vinyl pin stripping will not adhere in a few spots. Cleaned the area well with acetone, but the stripe still refuses to stick. What type of adhesive should I use to make it adhere without damaging the stripe? I tried a contact cement...

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Electrical upgrades: Adding an AC Outlet

When I'm connected to shorepower I use a space heater more often than not, so I don't have to use propane or listen to the deafening noise of the propane furnace. If it's really cold out though, I will run the propane heat so I keep the tanks from f...

How to easily turn off the microwave...

One thing I have done to all my RVs is to install a switched outlet for the microwave, so I can kill power to it when I'm using inverter power. The reason behind this is power conservation. I will turn on the switch when I want to use the microwave...

Wine cork backsplash

As was discussed on fulltimin's rebuild thread, DW and I decided to do some minor updates to the inside of our rig. First on the agenda was to replace some mirrors with a cork backsplash made from wine corks from bottles we have consumed.This is the ...

Atwood range electric start mod.

Our Wedgewood gas range had a turn-to-spark igniter for the stovetop and a manual light pilot light oven. Having seen some new RVs with electric lighting ranges I thought I'd look into adding that feature to ours. The second picture shows the origina...

additional battery charger

We re going to be dry camping next week for 4 days. We have 2 12v "marine deep cycle" batteries under a year old. Our on board charger is a Wfco 45 amp. I know they are basically junk and I should get a PD 45 amp.The Wfco almost never goes into 14.4 ...

Bed Liner

Hi All,I am thinking about spraying my own bedliner in the truck. I found a brand that has good reviews and even comes with a spray gun. My truck has rail caps so only doing under the rails + the rest of the bed.Have any of you attempted this? Do you...

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