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Forum: Doors & Locks 03-23-2024, 09:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 951
Posted By Ahroc
I purchesd one also. I'm waiting for a hot day to...

I purchesd one also. I'm waiting for a hot day to install it. Hoping to not break the plastic :).
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 03-23-2024, 09:06 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 297
Posted By Ahroc
Upgrading Switches

Hi. Replacing light switches on my older Airstream. The old ones worked ok, but were dirty-yellowed-white. And the Airstream is my man-cave so... I wanted black :). The covers snap on some little...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-17-2024, 09:26 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi Titus Playing with an OEM furnace blower...

Hi Titus
Playing with an OEM furnace blower switch…
I spent several hours on-line searching for an appropriate DPDT on-on switch and I believe these will work.
They appear to have the Amp...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-17-2024, 05:55 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi TitusNW Schematic for blower switch on my...

Hi TitusNW
Schematic for blower switch on my furnace.
I haven't tried this but I think it would work.
Use at your own risk.
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-15-2024, 10:48 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi. Finally got water on the inlet / toilet side...

Hi. Finally got water on the inlet / toilet side of the Airstream Sunday evening, but the opposite side sink was still dead. Probably a crossover pipe under the floor. I have been using the oem...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-14-2024, 03:45 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi TitusNW. I have the same undeveloped idea....

Hi TitusNW.
I have the same undeveloped idea. It would be nice to have a switch for (only the blower) on the oem furnace to circulate heat.

Found my frozen water culprit late yesterday. I had a...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-13-2024, 01:52 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Thanks fungus. You got me thinking, i could put...

Thanks fungus. You got me thinking, i could put one of those snap on foam covers on my inlet and cut a notch in the bottom for the hose.

I have around 5-gallons of water in the trailer that is a...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-13-2024, 12:45 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Got dressed and warming up my truck. Too good a...

Got dressed and warming up my truck. Too good a pic to pass up. The Airstream is heated inside and covered with a sheet of ice on the outside.
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-13-2024, 11:57 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi All! I live in my Airstream full time. Winter...

Hi All! I live in my Airstream full time. Winter storm here this weekend in Salem OR. It's Saturday morning at 10:50am, 20 degrees outside with a light but constant frozen rain pellets. Temperatures...
Forum: Winterizing, Storage, Carports & Covers 12-29-2023, 07:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,011
Posted By Ahroc
Hi all! I received a PM about this, and decided...

Hi all!
I received a PM about this, and decided to update.
I've been using this dehumidifier for 3-1/2 years, without any problems.
I live in my Airstream, so this dehumidifier is used 24/7 during...
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 09-27-2023, 02:14 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,117
Posted By Ahroc
Hi. I put an easy-start on my 03 Dometic. I had a...

Hi. I put an easy-start on my 03 Dometic. I had a professional experienced HVAC tech do it for me. Took him about 3 hours. Granted that RV's were not his specialty. He liked it so much he was fussing...
Forum: Doors & Locks 09-08-2023, 07:50 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 382
Posted By Ahroc
Gizzy without a Fuzzy!

:blush:
Don't you love these technical terms!
I ordered a new steel-gray Gizzy, my old Gizzy was just worn out.
Well... it didn't come with a Fuzzy...
The supplier is working it out, so no...
Forum: Cabinets, Counter Tops & Furnishings 06-14-2023, 09:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,851
Posted By Ahroc
Hi DapperDice I'm assuming you're single. I'm...

Hi DapperDice
I'm assuming you're single.
I'm a loner also. I made the same decision 5-years ago. I live comfortably in a 25SS. It's a bit of a change at first, thinning out all our junk is a REAL...
Forum: On The Road... 05-14-2023, 03:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,300
Posted By Ahroc
Hi. I have fiddled with overhead bins and like...

Hi. I have fiddled with overhead bins and like these rubbermaid the best. I also tried tupperware, but they were too deep, wouldn't fit. The rubbermaid are a bit tight but will fit in my overhead...
Forum: Waste Systems, Tanks & Totes 04-30-2023, 04:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,801
Posted By Ahroc
Hi. Waste valve replacement is on my to-do list....

Hi. Waste valve replacement is on my to-do list. Any brand recommendations? Good? Avoid? Currently has Valterra. Thanks in advance! :)
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 02-05-2023, 07:59 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi BigAl Can you please post a link to a source...

Hi BigAl
Can you please post a link to a source for your heater. I'm definitely curious.
Thanks
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 02-04-2023, 04:11 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi Cutting in the furnace vent where the old...

Hi
Cutting in the furnace vent where the old propane detector was... Blue painter's tape to protect the panel while I'm working on it.
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 02-03-2023, 09:37 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
New, CO / Propane detector

Hi
New, RV Safe, RVCOLP-2B, CO/Propane detector. Toward the back of the picture is a black covered Olympian Wave-6. It’s been an ongoing project. It was the most unobtrusive location I could find...
Forum: Cabinets, Counter Tops & Furnishings 01-22-2023, 07:23 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 807
Posted By Ahroc
Furniture

Hi
I have plenty of projects, but the Airstream gods figured I needed another. So Friday night I’m lounging on my Jacknife sofa, I believe it’s the original flexsteel. Well I twisted sideways to...
Forum: Winter Living 12-23-2022, 04:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,715
Posted By Ahroc
Heat without power

I put this in over a year ago. It's been great. Wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I have a thread on the install, search heat.
Forum: Winter Living 12-23-2022, 03:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,715
Posted By Ahroc
I found a pic on my phone.

I found a pic on my phone.
Forum: Winter Living 12-23-2022, 03:24 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,715
Posted By Ahroc
Not much else to do today but write notes. It's...

Not much else to do today but write notes. It's in the high 20's currently. I go outside and fiddle with things until my fingers are numb. Come back in and pester you peoples :). I'm kind of proud of...
Forum: Winter Living 12-23-2022, 02:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,715
Posted By Ahroc
Well pretty well got the BMW thawed out & sweeped...

Well pretty well got the BMW thawed out & sweeped all the ice off it. Had to put a battery charger on the F250. Had trouble lifting the hood it was so heavy. Also landed on my but as the gravel is...
Forum: Winter Living 12-23-2022, 12:33 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,715
Posted By Ahroc
Ice Storm in Oregon!

Brrrrr.
Got up, chiseled ice of my BMW door so I could open it and start it up to thaw it out. Heard water on the other side of the Airstream. Luckily it was just a broken hose valve. The riser &...
Forum: Refrigerators 11-25-2022, 10:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,287
Posted By Ahroc
Hi dbj216 Thanks for the note! Frig model...

Hi dbj216
Thanks for the note!

Frig model if anyone is curious.
Dometic, RM2652, 921 14 40-61

This became a priority project because its really hard to drink frozen beer :/.

Happy Travles!
Forum: Refrigerators 11-25-2022, 01:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,287
Posted By Ahroc
Refrigerator

Thermistor replacement

Hi. My Dometic refrigerator suddenly started freezing everything in the refrigerator section. Upon searching the internet it seems a bad thermistor was probably the culprit....
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 11-17-2022, 06:28 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
New Micro-Air thermostat!

Hi
New Micro-Air thermostat!

Thermostats install.
My projects always seem harder in reality than my mind perceives 😊. The existing phone cable was glued into the existing hole with a thick layer...
Forum: Cabinets, Counter Tops & Furnishings 09-27-2022, 12:07 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,429
Posted By Ahroc
Hi I was reviewing some of my old threads and...

Hi
I was reviewing some of my old threads and realized the continuation of this thread is a TV mount...


https://www.airforums.com/forums/f450/2003-safari-25ss-tv-mount-206864.html


Enjoy!
Forum: The Rally Zone 09-25-2022, 07:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,055
Posted By Ahroc
Hi richard5933 Thanks... I'm not a member...

Hi richard5933
Thanks... I'm not a member yet. I'm not at a point in my life where I have time to travel, so I didn't feel the need to be a member at this time.
BRN, lol, big-red-numbers, I...
Forum: The Rally Zone 09-25-2022, 03:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,055
Posted By Ahroc
Was #5182 Yours?

Hi
I purchased this Airstream in 2/2019. This morning the sun hit the forehead just right and I spotted 5182 for the first time since I've owned it. Anyhow if its familiar to you I'd love to learn...
Forum: Cabinets, Counter Tops & Furnishings 08-20-2022, 05:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,669
Posted By Ahroc
Hi. Your first pic caught my eye. I was thinking...

Hi. Your first pic caught my eye. I was thinking of doing the same thing on the ends of my couch. Which currently have poofy arm rests, but no place for a coffee cup. It's motavating to see the idea...
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 08-20-2022, 02:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 905
Posted By Ahroc
Hi all. Still replacing all my light fixtures....

Hi all.
Still replacing all my light fixtures. Was pulling the screw out of this one and the screw kept SPARKING. Actually glad I found it.
Happy Travels!
Forum: Exterior Storage Compartments & Access Doors 08-12-2022, 12:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,250
Posted By Ahroc
Hi baggs. I purchased a stainless plate from...

Hi baggs. I purchased a stainless plate from Lowes, but it was magnetic. Low grade stainless is magnetic and will still corrode. I ended up getting another plate from an electrical supply wholesaler....
Forum: Lights - Interior & Exterior 08-06-2022, 12:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 905
Posted By Ahroc
Interior Lights

Interior lights
Hi. 2003 Safari 25ss. I decided to replace my old inside lights. The lenses on the old ones would sag down and look loose. I was always pushing them back up. I fussed over many...
Forum: Generators & Solar Power 04-24-2022, 12:03 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,409
Posted By Ahroc
I purchased my used Airstream with (2) 100-watt...

I purchased my used Airstream with (2) 100-watt panels already installed. When I reflashed my plumbing vent one of the existing panel feet was right there so I cleaned it up also. It was a little...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 03-15-2022, 11:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,977
Posted By Ahroc
Hi There is a practical reason for stainless...

Hi
There is a practical reason for stainless overbrade hoses. Critters with teath! I have old camping gear initiated with little teath marks. I currently have one tank hose wih stainless overbrade...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 03-13-2022, 03:44 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,977
Posted By Ahroc
This is an opinion, with no supporting facts. ...

This is an opinion, with no supporting facts.
In researching MrHeater's, they state that propane leaches oils out of the hoses, eventually destroying the heaters themselves. So they offer an...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-30-2022, 10:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,083
Posted By Ahroc
Hi Please dont tell the propane police... I...

Hi
Please dont tell the propane police...
I just remove the sticker and take them to the gas station.
No problems.
Forum: Electrical - Systems, Generators, Batteries & Solar 01-30-2022, 10:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,532
Posted By Ahroc
Hi Bought this stuff for a future project at...

Hi
Bought this stuff for a future project at local supply stores. I didn't have a problem other than I wanted gray on the aluminum. My Airstream is old enough that I dont have GFI's. I will have to...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 01-25-2022, 10:47 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi. Update... I have been using the Empire...

Hi.
Update... I have been using the Empire heater and the OEM furnace simultaneously for the last month. They both kick on and off with their respective thermostats, but on different cycles,...
Forum: Waste Systems, Tanks & Totes 01-01-2022, 06:22 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 608
Posted By Ahroc
Black & gray drain valves frozen

Hi.
I've been living in this Airstream for about 2 years, and lived in SOB for about 1-1/2 years prior. And havent had drain valve troubles until today. Tried to drain the black tank, as I do...
Forum: Electronics & Connectivity 12-29-2021, 03:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,486
Posted By Ahroc
Hi Just an idea if your not going to replace...

Hi
Just an idea if your not going to replace the camera.

https://www.airforums.com/forums/f480/patching-the-old-cable-phone-outside-jack-228864.html

Happy Travels!
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 12-15-2021, 06:50 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi All I’m a bit O.C.D…. probably why I’m not...

Hi All
I’m a bit O.C.D…. probably why I’m not married…
I’m strongly eyeing this Martin MVD12VP, 11,000-btu input, ~8,600-btu output, no power required, has a thermostat, has a cute little flame...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 12-14-2021, 07:48 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi Fungus, Thanks for the positive note! Not...

Hi Fungus, Thanks for the positive note!
Not sure why but now my toes itch...
Here is a link to a review I did on the humidifier I use....
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 12-14-2021, 05:44 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Update... The Empire SR-10TW heater temps with...

Update...
The Empire SR-10TW heater temps with the thermostat on Maximum, (heater never shuts off).

12/4/2021, 6:20am,
Outside, 43.2-deg F, 91% RH
Inside front, 75.7-deg F, 46% RH
Inside back,...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 12-02-2021, 06:15 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Update... The Empire SR-10TW heater is working...

Update...
The Empire SR-10TW heater is working GREAT. It's been my primary source of heat for about a week. The thermostat keeps the temp within a couple of degrees. The heater is basically silent,...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 11-27-2021, 03:36 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
It all looks pretty simple, but in actuality it...

It all looks pretty simple, but in actuality it took quite a bit of time. Working in tight quarters, drill dosent fit, screwdriver dosent fit, wrench dosent fit, hands dont fit... But finally got it...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 11-22-2021, 10:24 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Tools I purchased for this project. Tubing bender...

Tools I purchased for this project. Tubing bender is Harberfreight, the only 180 bender I could find locally. It worked, kinda ok, the tubing was a little bumpy on the inside radius.
Question......
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 11-22-2021, 09:57 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Quiting for the night... 3/8 Copper is not very...

Quiting for the night... 3/8 Copper is not very flexible in and around existing cabinets and appliances. I've tapped into the range propane line. It's a bugger getting my two fat hands, fat head, and...
Forum: LP Gas, Piping, Tanks & Regulators 11-17-2021, 12:03 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,468
Posted By Ahroc
Hi Well, I recieved this today, and was excited...

Hi
Well, I recieved this today, and was excited enough to work on it after work. It's an Empire, SR-10TW, 10,000-BTU, with ((Thermostat)). After all my fussing the last 9-months I decided a...
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