What Did You Get For Your Trailer Today?

[Mollysdad]

Originally Posted by Bigventure

Those don’t look like emergency shut offs. Gauges show whats left in them.

The left side of the image shows the text "Gas Stop" on the black and green knob.
BTW, the 90 elbows are perfect in that adding the Gas Stop adds a lever arm to the tank fitting just begging to be broken off.

[Shattered]

Swapped out the hinges for the closet with 160 degree ones.

[wulfraat]

Originally Posted by Shattered;

Swapped out the hinges for the closet with 160 degree ones. Attachment 402349

That’s cool. Would you mind sharing where you purchased the hinges?

[Bill M.]

Well, not just today. But we just finished. A new AC. (The old one quit). A fantastic fan installed in place of the old front vent. (We were hot when the AC quit). A new LED ceiling light.

[megster]

Originally Posted by urnmor

For the first time I had someone other than Colonial work on our AS because no appointment was available until October. Anyway they did a great job replacing the AC and now we can get back to camping

Who did you use?

[Coaster]

Originally Posted by wulfraat

That’s cool. Would you mind sharing where you purchased the hinges?

Do they open 90 degrees and 180? We use the 90 for privacy but 180 would also be nice so it doesn’t block the way.

[Shattered]

Originally Posted by wulfraat

That’s cool. Would you mind sharing where you purchased the hinges?

They came from Cabinetparts.com and these are the Tiomos 160. Pretty straight foreword swap. I also picked up baseplates for them but didn’t need it. They went right into the ones that were already installed.

[JayOhBee]

Originally Posted by Bigventure

Those don’t look like emergency shut offs. Gauges show whats left in them.

They are emergency shut off valves. https://gasstopusa.com/
They do also have a pressure gauge that can give you an indication of how much fuel you have left but they say in the manual that it is not a fuel gauge. The purpose of the unit is to stop the propane flow in the event of a large leak or failure. I drive with my propane on so this makes sense to me.

[JayOhBee]

Originally Posted by Mollysdad

The left side of the image shows the text "Gas Stop" on the black and green knob.
BTW, the 90 elbows are perfect in that adding the Gas Stop adds a lever arm to the tank fitting just begging to be broken off.

It's ok, I removed the sticker that said "pull here to increase flow".

[JayOhBee]

I'm preparing to leave on a six week trip, our longest so far. So I'm doing some upgrades before we leave. Today I installed the TST 507 TPMS. I had a little trouble mounting the repeater on the battery box using the sheet metal screws provided. The head snapped off the first one after I had it in about half way. I ended up bolting the repeater onto the battery box. There is no handy "power only when driving" connection I could find in the immediate area so I hardwired the repeater to the battery. I'm a little worried about that but when I searched the forum the consensus seemed to be that the draw is pretty small. I'll still have to disconnect when in storage. We'll see how it goes. The sensors all registered within a few minutes and everything seems to be working so far. Test run next weekend.

[primepower]

Originally Posted by Shattered

They came from Cabinetparts.com and these are the Tiomos 160. Pretty straight foreword swap. I also picked up baseplates for them but didn’t need it. They went right into the ones that were already installed.

Can you provide a link or part number? They have four on the website and I don't want to order the wrong ones. Thank you looks like a great upgrade.

[Shattered]

Originally Posted by primepower

Can you provide a link or part number? They have four on the website and I don't want to order the wrong ones. Thank you looks like a great upgrade.

My email confirmation says it was:

6 x Tiomos 160 Degree Screw On Overlay Hinge - Self Close
GHA45138500 | HINGE & PLATE SOLD SEPARATELY

And the base plates I didn’t need
6 x Tiomos Screw on Wing Mounting Plate 0MM Height
GHA58139746

[switz]

There are some “wedges” made for those hinges to preclude their disconnecting themselves going down the road. I think I ordered them from the hinge manufacturer.

[primepower]

Originally Posted by Shattered

My email confirmation says it was:

6 x Tiomos 160 Degree Screw On Overlay Hinge - Self Close
GHA45138500 | HINGE & PLATE SOLD SEPARATELY

And the base plates I didn’t need
6 x Tiomos Screw on Wing Mounting Plate 0MM Height
GHA58139746

Thank you. I like those but I think the cabinets in my classic are set up differently than yours and I'm not sure I'll be able to get one to work. I believe I have a framed face and the mounting spot is on a much smaller section than yours.

[CruizinDux]

I had trouble with the hinges when pulling something from further back in the cabinet, especially the bath vanity and below the kit sink. Seems I would always catch whatever on the release tip and the door would pop off in my hands.

I got tired of the zip tie look and asked JC when I was there last week. I heard they were free upon request. They handed me a baggie with a more than sufficient count. These are some really small clips but snap/click right in and seem work pretty well.

[Shattered]

Originally Posted by switz

There are some “wedges” made for those hinges to preclude their disconnecting themselves going down the road. I think I ordered them from the hinge manufacturer.

Here is a close up of the hinge and I put an extra ‘wedge’ on top. You can see a normal one in place on the far left of the hinge. It prevents you from pushing the release lever in and works fine for that purpose. These hinges do not have a metal ‘cap’ to cover the screw adjustment holes like the previous hinges did.

[Mollysdad]

Originally Posted by JayOhBee

Today I installed the TST 507 TPMS. I ended up bolting the repeater onto the battery box. There is no handy "power only when driving" connection I could find in the immediate area so I hardwired the repeater to the battery. I'm a little worried about that but when I searched the forum the consensus seemed to be that the draw is pretty small.

I actually called TST to ask about the orientation of the antenna, as well as the power draw. First, they said the orientation doesn't matter, so I mounted mine under the plastic lid of the propane cover using Industrial Velcro.
I then added a SAE plug, reversed, and I plug it into the Zamp connector on the battery box. Maybe everyone doesn't have them?
TST said the draw was so small leaving it plugged in was not an issue.
To be honest, I don't think the repeater helps much if at all. I've forgotten to plug mine in and the monitor still found all the tires in about the same time.
Be aware that the reading in the monitor is not updated in real time. I think it's updated every five minutes unless it changes, then it's instantaneous. (I've driven away and had a reading 5 miles away???)

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Here's the source I used on the clips. They're $.51 each PLUS shipping so don't order twice. I think I ordered 40, they're everywhere.

https://www.woodworkerexpress.com/gr...tor-steel.html

[primepower]

I think you have more room to work with than I do for the hinges.

[primepower]

Blinged up the fire extinguisher

[JayOhBee]

[QUOTE=Mollysdad;2529999]I actually called TST to ask about the orientation of the antenna, as well as the power draw. First, they said the orientation doesn't matter, so I mounted mine under the plastic lid of the propane cover using Industrial Velcro.
I then added a SAE plug, reversed, and I plug it into the Zamp connector on the battery box. Maybe everyone doesn't have them?
TST said the draw was so small leaving it plugged in was not an issue.
To be honest, I don't think the repeater helps much if at all. I've forgotten to plug mine in and the monitor still found all the tires in about the same time.
Be aware that the reading in the monitor is not updated in real time. I think it's updated every five minutes unless it changes, then it's instantaneous. (I've driven away and had a reading 5 miles away???)

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Thanks for the detail. Good to have additional confirmation that the draw should be small enough to ignore. No zamp connector on my 2012 FC30RB. Maybe next year. I wondered how important the repeater was. They put a card inside the box emphasizing that it is part of the product and not using it could void your warranty. While I don't believe the part about voiding the warranty, I have read that some people have had trouble with longer trailers and the Airstream is a nice big metal cage, so I installed it. My truck was parked 30 feet in front of the trailer when I tested the system and it worked fine. I didn't try it without the repeater. For the updating, I would assume that if it loses connection with a sensor it will just keep displaying the last known value until it hits some timeout...or perhaps forever. I'll run up and down the freeway next weekend and see how it does.