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 ·  Posted: 30.03.2020  ·  #1321
Health service workers are something else, well done her and I hope she gets some recognition for her efforts
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 ·  Posted: 30.03.2020  ·  #1322
Well done to you're sis in law 👋👋
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 ·  Posted: 30.03.2020  ·  #1323
So this afternoon I installed this unit in the camper. I have it wired to the solar load output. I put a 5 amp fuse in the box also.
 
 
 
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 ·  Posted: 30.03.2020  ·  #1324
Looks sweet 👍🏻👍🏻
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 ·  Posted: 30.03.2020  ·  #1325
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Gavin that is good but unfortunately your motorhome will probably be like the rest of ours,not going very far over the next few months.
I will be more than happy to stand corrected but anyway good luck with your new date.


I’m seriously thinking of making my car Sorn too as it is £300 road tax per year and it has not moved in a week and I can completely work from home. I can just share my wife’s car for all the trips we do now and even that is just to the shop 1 mike away as a last resort
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 ·  Posted: 30.03.2020  ·  #1326
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. I can just share my wife’s car for all the trips we do now and even that is just to the shop 1 mike away as a last resort


Sounds like electric bike time 😁
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 ·  Posted: 30.03.2020  ·  #1327
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. I can just share my wife’s car for all the trips we do now and even that is just to the shop 1 mike away as a last resort


Sounds like electric bike time 😁


Ah, I forgot about the e-bike and trailer! Good thinking. Doesn’t count towards one of my permitted once a day exercises either as I will be cheating the whole way up the road!
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 ·  Posted: 31.03.2020  ·  #1328
 
 
 
fitted this shower unit in the garage was putting it in for the weekend at vantasavile for washing the wellies if need be
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 ·  Posted: 01.04.2020  ·  #1330
I walked past it again today. The grumbling has become quite incessant. I swear ta feck, if it doesn’t stop soon, I’m going to have to tell it, it won’t catch the virus
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 ·  Posted: 02.04.2020  ·  #1331
Then looking to add fog/angel eye DRLs twin units (Fog in the middle of the light and angel eye around this, only problem again have to drill a 64mm hole to mount them.

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Well they are in fitted and working
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together with a DRL relay

Took me about a week longer than I thought, first of all having bought a new 64mm hole cutter (Before the lights arrived) discovered that was the outside measurement (thankfully on a test piece of timber) so ordered a 56mm. Separate switch mounted in cab for fog light, but turns out switch has a fault that the LED indicator light does not work so waiting for another.

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 ·  Posted: 02.04.2020  ·  #1332
Well what i did in my motorhome today was, I cleared everything out of all the lockers and cupboards, everything drained down and emptied and now i'm really, really Grumpy.
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 ·  Posted: 02.04.2020  ·  #1333
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Well what i did in my motorhome today was, I cleared everything out of all the lockers and cupboards, everything drained down and emptied and now i'm really, really Grumpy.



By draining everything down does that mean you are getting ready for the winter?😋
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 ·  Posted: 02.04.2020  ·  #1334
Aye. The long winter. As in GOT.
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 ·  Posted: 02.04.2020  ·  #1335
sat in the van this afternoon, "found" a 15 pack of carlsberg at the bottom of a locker- it was nice and cold so i sat out in the garden and trimmed my beard and had a few tins!
Well- who is cutting your hair then?
Check list then - cassette is empty and clean.
grey waste is empty.
there is still some water in the tank so i might just shower in the van till its done.
Van is SORN ,
Back to -"learning to be content " , --- there is an awful lot of jobs need done in the house.
Do not want to think about that.
The van roof is very dirty.
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 ·  Posted: 02.04.2020  ·  #1336
Asked my son to send me a photo of it, am still waiting , so I don't know which of them is not there.😁
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 ·  Posted: 02.04.2020  ·  #1337
While passing it today I noticed a tree branch rubbing off one the side windows, so I decided to take it for a small spin along a private forest road.
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1338
Installed 2nd leisure battery. Was waiting for a battery box and it arrived this morning...
 


So I pulled out existing leisure battery And started getting my wires sorted and routed
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Installed 2nd leisure battery at the back of existing one and routed wires across...very short run..
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1340
So battery linked up and solar negative connected to this battery whilst solar positive is connected to positive of other battery
 
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1341
The small brown and blue wires are going to additional usb/12 v sockets
 
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1342
Connected the solar controller back up all working well....time to put a lid on it😁
 
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1343
Btw...the batteries are the same brand, model numbers and ratings...one is in a black case and the other is silver but otherwise identical in specs
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1344
Very tidy looking job John,also that was very convenient being able to site the new battery right behind the origional one. The extra battery will really make some difference when off grid.
Hope you get to try it out sooner rather than later.
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1345
Tidy job John, you should be sorted for a few years now and no need for ehu
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1346
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Very tidy looking job John,also that was very convenient being able to site the new battery right behind the origional one. The extra battery will really make some difference when off grid.
Hope you get to try it out sooner rather than later.


Cheers Norman.....Going by our last van we had similar amperage in batteries installed but 100 watts less in solar power and never had an issue with available power, So this set - up should be more than enough for what we use power wise
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1347
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Tidy job John, you should be sorted for a few years now and no need for ehu


Yeah....Should be ok for a while alright John....Cheers :up:
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1349
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Nice tidy job John, that’ll be the job for extended off grid use.
Hopefully we get to use our vans soon once more....


Thanks Jon.....I think we are all just chomping at the bit to be back out on the road......Hopefully sooner alright :up:
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1350
As someone who uses their motorhome throughout the 12 month of the year I have for the first time sorn'd our motorhome.
It was due for tax renewal 1st April but with the present crisis I cannot see it being out anytime soon,once that changes it will be taxed and out again.
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 ·  Posted: 03.04.2020  ·  #1351
Lovely tidy job John :up: As said I said in another post, your deffinity an artist.
Now some would put a p##s in front if the artist, but they would just be begruggers 😁😂
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Lovely tidy job John :up: As said I said in another post, your deffinity an artist.
Now some would put a p##s in front if the artist, but they would just be begruggers 😁😂


Cheers Martin.....I've definitely melded into being a piss artist thats for sure :lol:
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 ·  Posted: 04.04.2020  ·  #1353
Hi guys new to motorhome craic. My hubby spent day installing solar panel. Great to get it done. Hopefully we will be back on the road when this nightmare is over. He is at the minute scrubbing the roof..Cleanest camper in Ireland. Keep safe and healthy. 😀 Apologies for my typing errors earlier.
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Hi guys new to motorhome craic. My hubby spent day installing solar panel. Great to get it done. Hopefully w will be back on the road when this nightmare is over. He is a the minute scrubbing the for. Cleanest camper in Ireland. Keep safe and healthy. 😀


Hi and welcome to MHC....Adding a solar panel is one of the best things you can do for your camper :up:
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 ·  Posted: 04.04.2020  ·  #1355
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Hi guys new to motorhome craic. My hubby spent day installing solar panel. Great to get it done. Hopefully we will be back on the road when this nightmare is over. He is at the minute scrubbing the roof..Cleanest camper in Ireland. Keep safe and healthy. 😀 Apologies for my typing errors earlier.


Welcome aboard Motorhomecraic Sandra & Hubby. Yep, solar panel is a good addition.
Agreed, hope to get on the road as soon as this crisis is over, and maybe meet you on the road soon. Consider becoming a MotorhomeCraic Club member, we have meets throughout the year and be good to meet new people. Details are at craic-club/

Stay safe.
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 ·  Posted: 04.04.2020  ·  #1356
Today I ran out of sherry and had to go to the MH where there was a full bottle. ☺
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 ·  Posted: 04.04.2020  ·  #1357
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Today I ran out of sherry and had to go to the MH where there was a full bottle. ☺



I take it that it is not full now.😂
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 ·  Posted: 04.04.2020  ·  #1358
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Quote by Eyore

Today I ran out of sherry and had to go to the MH where there was a full bottle. ☺



I take it that it is not full now.😂


How did you guess?
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 ·  Posted: 04.04.2020  ·  #1359
Nothing
I needed a break from adding "improvements"

So I cut the grass, rebuilt a gate that was falling to bits with some left over decking planks, and cleaned out the gutter over the front porch.

After that I was cream crackered
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 ·  Posted: 06.04.2020  ·  #1360
Installed a black tank flush system, left it for the silicone to cure, tested it and all good. Nice to have working level indicators again, however, it looks so easy on YouTube on a nice driveway in the nice warm sun. It's a bit different lying on your back under the MH in a gravel yard, with freezing fingers in a howling wind....😂
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