Thread: Travel trailer

Originally Posted by Rip a Lip

Put ya in a 30 amp breaker with a junction box and the correct outlet....gewber:D

I would if this was my house. But not yet.
Got to wait for the old man to kick the bucket, then see if the will is as my mother said it would be.

I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO HAVE 30 AMPS FOR THE AIR TO WORK . I KNOW IT WANT COOL ON A 110 REGULAR POWER OFF THE HOUSE .

Most outlets have a 10, 15 and some times a 20 amp breaker. Standard outlets are rated for 15 amps and depending on where you buy them can be less than I dollar. I checked on a 30 amp outlet a few years ago, it was $12.

My son said the camper he borrowed had to be perfectly level for the ac to work.

My plumber son-in-law came by today. We worked on the rusted up fitting on the water heater. Got the new plug in there. Started water into the camper and the PnT valve is leaking bad. Another trip to the store, thought to get a new thermo coupler just in case. While he was putting the new valve in the heater I put a bottle of gas on the rack. Fired the burner up, set it on low and waited for it to shut off. Nice warm water, almost hot. Turned it up to medium, it shut off after a while too. Good hot water now. Turned the valve off and put the cover back on. The little catch on the door isn't that good. I'll replace it with something I have here.
Pulled the ceiling cover off of the ac. Pulled the connection cover off and a wire nut fell out. White wires had separated. fixed it and turned it on. covered it up and stayed outside for a while. It felt good inside after 30 minutes. 1 hour later with fan speed on medium and coldest setting it was 68 degrees.
Pulled the light fixture over the sink down, checked wires, no elect. Pulled all the fuses, all good. Wires run into the wall where the frig is, ain't touching it, it works. Got a 110 fixture installed later today, plugs in with micro wave.
His brother came by and put a meter on the micro wave. It's fried, maybe from low amps. He took it with him to work on in his spare time. I took the measurements and headed to 5 stores. Couldn't find one that size. I'll look some more tomorrow.

Dirt Dobbers usually have built on the fan causing the A/C problem. Make sure the fans will turn.

Ac is working fine.
The under cover looks like a silver tarp. It was loose at rear corner below water heater. I put a few layers of duct tape on the edge and used some screws to keep it up.
I opened the door yesterday morning to find a heavy gas smell. I mixed a heavy soap water mixture and sprayed the flare fitting at the water heater first. A bugger to get a wrench on but got it tight. Checked all fittings under the trailer, all fine. Left doors open with fan blowing in one for about 2 hours. Left it closed up for rest of the day. No smell this morning.
The previous owner must of had a puppy. Electric brake wires were pretty much gone. Replaced it all while the doors were open.
Checked a few more stores for a microwave the same size as this one. All so far are to large or small for the trim, metal frame on cabinet. Son-in-law said to get a smaller one and fill in the space with wood. Checked at rv store for a new trim piece. They are proud of that little piece of metal.
Got my tote-along potty tank today from rvplus.com, saved about $120. from what the rv store wanted.
Going to replace the mattress with a memory foam one today.

Check your water heater and find the switch to turn on the electricity...no use burning up propane heating water at the campground when the electricity is included.

Post up some pic of camper