What Did You Get For Your Trailer Today?

[Sneakinup]

Originally Posted by Re-Pete

What model Dometic toilet does this fit on?

Mine is a Dometic 310.

And yes, unless you plumb it to your water heater (could be dangerous unless you use a mixer valve) you will on a cold morning get a wake up call. I have one in my home and am on well water. Even when the outside temps are in the 30's, it's not that bad. Actually, quite refreshing.

[Adventure.AS]

Originally Posted by Sneakinup

Pure Spa Easy Bidet.... Reduces the need for TP in the holding tank, and on a cool morning... wakes you up quicker than a cup of Espresso! Simple to hook up and works with my Dometic.

Would be useful on 'full hookups', but using a lot of water if boon docking and running off of the fresh water tank supply.

[Re-Pete]

Originally Posted by Sneakinup

Mine is a Dometic 310.

And yes, unless you plumb it to your water heater (could be dangerous unless you use a mixer valve) you will on a cold morning get a wake up call. I have one in my home and am on well water. Even when the outside temps are in the 30's, it's not that bad. Actually, quite refreshing.

This is very cool, and, well..., just so civilized! Thanks for sharing this.

[Re-Pete]

Originally Posted by Adventure.AS

Would be useful on 'full hookups', but using a lot of water if boon docking and running off of the fresh water tank supply.

Too true, and yet, what price can one put on a shiney hiney?

[Sneakinup]

Originally Posted by Adventure.AS

Would be useful on 'full hookups', but using a lot of water if boon docking and running off of the fresh water tank supply.

Without getting too graphic... it all depends on how much cleaning is needed. I camped for a week, used it everyday, and it really uses minimal amounts of water. Again, if you need a fire hose to keep yourself clean... it isn't for you.

[switz]

Our Viair 450 RV compressor kit came with an air chuck with gage. I use a Longacre digital racing tire pressure gage and find the included Viair kit air chuck indicated 50 psi when the racing gage indicated the desired 44 psi. I strongly suggest double checking tire pressure with an accurate gage as under inflating by 6 psi (in my case) could cause significant tire issues.

http://www.longacreracing.com/produc...al-Tire-Gauges

Also of recent interest above might be this Dometic accessory on Amazon:

Dometic 385311124 Hand Spray Kit for 310 and 511 H Toilet - White

https://www.amazon.com/Dometic-38531...SIN=B002UC6OYC

[Boxite]

Originally Posted by switz

Our Viair 450 RV compressor kit came with an air chuck with gage. I use a Longacre digital racing tire pressure gage and find the included Viair kit air chuck indicated 50 psi when the racing gage indicated the desired 44 psi. I strongly suggest double checking tire pressure with an accurate gage as under inflating by 6 psi (in my case) could cause significant tire issues.

http://www.longacreracing.com/produc...al-Tire-Gauges

...

Discount Tire often gives away the cheapest, cheesiest, chineesiest little tire press. gauges free at their store counters. I keep a genuine aircraft-quality calibrated unit (expensive) in the hangar for our airplanes...and those cheapie gauges from Discount Tire always surprise me by being Right On The Money!(and accurate)

[DSteed]

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Installed a new Smart Plug for (Journey) and completed one power in put cord.

So it was 3:15 pm and install time was estimated at 15 to 20 minutes according to U-Tube and post on the Forum.....

In the real world I walked back up to the house at 6:06 pm completely worn out with a pulled muscle in myRight shoulder.

Pulling the power cord back into the new female plug, a job best done by Paul Bunyan .....

Have to install New plug onto my short power cord in a week or so..... yep right after shoulder muscle is healed.

[rmkrum]

Sounds like my experience. The old power inlet must have been caulked with an entire tube of sealant at the factory and took forever to get off the back of the skin, working through the hole from outside...
But, IMHO it’s worth the effort.

[DSteed]

Originally Posted by rmkrum

Sounds like my experience. The old power inlet must have been caulked with an entire tube of sealant at the factory and took forever to get off the back of the skin, working through the hole from outside...
But, IMHO it’s worth the effort.

I am LOL right now as they used two tubes of that gray rubber stuff on mine.... had to get a long screwdriver to break the back plate up and then about 30 mins of cutting and pulling and prying, but at last had a hole big enough and pulled out enough Romex to hook up the new plug....the fun really started on the female side of the plug..... oh my, if all things in life were that tight I would die a happy man. Huh, can I say that on the forum.....
Sure am glad to know that some one else didn’t finish the job in 15 mins.

[rmkrum]

It was at least a couple hours cussing the inlet mess, and getting the plug onto the cable was at least another hour. The strain relief was a real struggle to get it just right on the cable and get the wires the right length so all of it fitted correctly.
Once it’s done, it fits nicely and looks good. Stab it in place to hook up. No cross-threading plastic ring to fuss with in the rain...

I also plan to install another inlet up front so I can easily power the AS from a 3400 watt Champion Dusk fuel inverter generator in the bed of the truck without dragging the cable in the dirt.

Toughest part of that will be finding the right rout for the internal wiring to the power panel and s new transfer switch. My panel is in a box under the aft dinette seat. Not sure how to get there from streetside front end area.going to be another adventure.

[DSteed]

Originally Posted by rmkrum

It was at least a couple hours cussing the inlet mess, and getting the plug onto the cable was at least another hour. The strain relief was a real struggle to get it just right on the cable and get the wires the right length so all of it fitted correctly.
Once it’s done, it fits nicely and looks good. Stab it in place to hook up. No cross-threading plastic ring to fuss with in the rain...

I also plan to install another inlet up front so I can easily power the AS from a 3400 watt Champion Dusk fuel inverter generator in the bed of the truck without dragging the cable in the dirt.

Toughest part of that will be finding the right rout for the internal wiring to the power panel and s new transfer switch. My panel is in a box under the aft dinette seat. Not sure how to get there from streetside front end area.going to be another adventure.

Your right about it being worth it.....did you ever notice the old power socket never came lose in the warm sun of daytime, but would always give trouble in heavy rain or if the wind was blowing 35 mph, or best of time was when temperature dropped below 20 degrees.... Murphy law.

This thing is hooked up until you unhook it.... plain and simple.

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Originally Posted by rmkrum

It was at least a couple hours cussing the inlet mess, and getting the plug onto the cable was at least another hour. The strain relief was a real struggle to get it just right on the cable and get the wires the right length so all of it fitted correctly.
Once it’s done, it fits nicely and looks good. Stab it in place to hook up. No cross-threading plastic ring to fuss with in the rain...

I also plan to install another inlet up front so I can easily power the AS from a 3400 watt Champion Dusk fuel inverter generator in the bed of the truck without dragging the cable in the dirt.

Toughest part of that will be finding the right rout for the internal wiring to the power panel and s new transfer switch. My panel is in a box under the aft dinette seat. Not sure how to get there from streetside front end area.going to be another adventure.

Hi, if you go to my blog, and look at the first four pages, you will see my front generator inlet and how I did it. Also in my design, there is no need for a transfer switch. My generator mounts in the bed of my truck and can be used while driving.

[switz]

When we did the complete rewiring of our 2015 23D, we installed a new 30 amp power inlet in the front of the trailer as well as a 20 amp power outlet. We installed a proper mechanical relay transfer switch between the two incoming power sources wires and then into a new 30 amp main breaker box. We also wired the Magnum hybrid MSH3012 inverter/converter so we can bypass it if ever necessary. All of this equipment is under the street side dinette seat forward of the furnace and behind the original vertical panel in that storage area. From the furnace to the front edge of the street side wheel well we have the solar system controls and the 300 amp hour lithium battery. All of these parts are behind the original cabinet vertical wall and the bed slide out is still operational. We replaced the factory circuit breaker box with a commercial six circuit box located in the same location as the stock box. All power outlets in the trailer were converted to commercial grade Hubble 20 amp GFI units and all are powered by the Magnum inverter/converter. We also added a power outlet on the rear of the trailer to the left of the rear storage access hatch.

[Mollysdad]

Motion LED lights inside the cabinets.
I saw this tip from LoLoHo, and thought I'd give them a try.
OMG, what a great idea! They come on when you open the cabinet and are rechargeable from a USB port. They're magnetic (easy to charge) and mount on a metal strip that has a adhesive tape backing. I mounted them so the light is mostly into the cabinet. Each came with a charger cable which is a mini B, and also fits my TPMS monitor.

[4riveteers]

Originally Posted by Mollysdad

Motion LED lights inside the cabinets.
I saw this tip from LoLoHo, and thought I'd give them a try.
OMG, what a great idea! They come on when you open the cabinet and are rechargeable from a USB port. They're magnetic (easy to charge) and mount on a metal strip that has a adhesive tape backing. I mounted them so the light is mostly into the cabinet. Each came with a charger cable which is a mini B, and also fits my TPMS monitor.

Sounds perfect for those dark spaces. Have you had them long enough to have to recharge them? How long does the battery charge last between charges (depending on usage/idle of lights)? Thanks!

[DSteed]

Originally Posted by 4riveteers

Sounds perfect for those dark spaces. Have you had them long enough to have to recharge them? How long does the battery charge last between charges (depending on usage/idle of lights)? Thanks!

I did these same lights in our over head bins and closets and really like the additional light,can’t wait to be on a trip in January.....

[GOUSC]

Originally Posted by Adventure.AS

I had a friend convert the storage areas under the curb side bed from tote bins to full extension drawers.

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We are planning on doing the same thing in that location and under our sofa in our Globetrotter

[Philip Jones]

We have these light strips and they are fantastic! The charge lasts a couple of months for us.

[DSteed]

Got the new Corian sink cover from Coachcraft by McDonald in Columbus,Ga.
don’t you love it when folks take pride in their work.
Really makes a big visual difference.