lenp

And place the regulator at the faucet - not on the RV end of the hose.

I once checked into Fort Bliss RV park and discovered water pressure was over 180psi.  I had neglected to hook up the regulator (I think I left in Brady) and, you guessed it, I sprung a leak - PEX pike by the way.  The hose also had a leak in it.

Here at my S&B I have city water at 120psi.  House and RV both have regulators.

Lenp

No word on any limits yet so assume still unlimited.  I really like it here at the S&B.

Lenp

FYI, Craftsman is now owned by Stanley Black and Decker.   

After Sears went under a large conglomerate (Danaher) bought the Craftsman brand if I remember correctly and they may well own the Stanley Black and Decker line for all I know.  I used to work for a large electronic equipment manufacture (Tektronix) and it was bought by Danaher.  At that time Danaher also owned Fluke. 

I have never been a Black and Decker fan so Craftsman is definitely not on my radar these days!

Lenp   

Or consider I-5 to Weed then US 97 to Chemult and back to Eugene via Hwy 58.  A lot fewer hills to climb and only ONE mile farther.  US 97 and Hwy 58 are both two lane roads and 97 gets a lot of truck traffic but IMO a lot better than climbing the Siskyous.

Lenp

What exactly are you connected to at your house?

One of these: 

Or one of these:

If the second then you are probably connected to 240 volts.  If your coach is a 50 amp coach you are probably ok IF plugged into the left portion of the second photo.  I your coach is a 30 amp (or 50 amp) coach and you plugged into the right photo you may have applied 240 volts to the 120 volt circuits and may well have caused some damage.

Lenp

Linda,

I had similar problem with my Discovery+.  Closed captions were on and I couldn't figure out how to turn them OFF!  Google searches said to (1) start watching your video then (2) press the menu (three little bar button) and the closed caption menu would come up.  DID NOT work.

Today some additional googling said to (1) start watching your video, (2) press pause, (3) a little cloud thing comes up in the upper right corner, (4) press the upper portion of the outer ring and the little cloud will turn red, (5) press the select button and then (6) navigate to the choice you want.  I think I got that right.

Good luck!

Lenp

Not sure if this is the same thing you had but it works well for me.  Called Cobian Backup

https://www.cobiansoft.com/cobianbackup.html

Lenp

Have a look at Freedom Haulers.....

https://www.freedomhauler.com/

They attach to your RV (trailer or MH) at two points and are considered part of the RV and can be equipped with a tow bar to use as a conventional trailer.  You would have to build a box for it but they come in lengths up to 12 feet.  Supposedly legal in all lower 48.

Lenp

If you don't mind dry camping there is a Forest Service campground about 35 miles east of the Glacier West entrance.  Had my 40 fiver and tow vehicle in a space very easy.

https://www.forestcamping.com/dow/northern/flatcmp.htm#devil creek

Lenp

Also have many years of electronics experience but not a solar expert.  However, my experience tells me multiple controllers would not work well with each other.  If one (attached to the highest voltage panel) is charging the battery bank with 14.3 volts then the other controller(s) will see the 14.3 as a fully charged battery and throttle back their charge current or totally shut down.  I could be wrong but I can tell you from experience that trying to charge a battery with two battery chargers will result in only one really doing the charging.  Isn't a charge controller just a fancy battery charger?  Unless there is a controller out there that is designed to work with others I just don't see them working well together.

Just my two cents......

Happy New Year!!!

Lenp

I would prefer 140 over 395.  Fewer hills and much straighter road.  Only issue it is a lonely road between Winnemucca and Klamath Falls.

Lenp

FedEx routinely delivers to my mail box service.  Certainly not a residence, rather a business.

Lenp 

Elective surgery here in Central Oregon's one and only hospital system is virtually non existent due to covid.  I have been on the wait list for 18 months now for knee replacement.  Ortho doctors will perform them at a surgery center in Bend as an outpatient but in my case anesthesiologist insists on Inpatient so I continue to wait!  

Cancer treatment (infusion) still continues to take temp and require masks.  Oregon just went back to masks in ALL indoor public places today!

Lenp

Robert, I live just outside the little town of Madras in Central Oregon.  There are some great rides around here but I much prefer Eastern Oregon around the John Day area.  

Do you like dry camping?  If so, I know a great lake just north of John Day at 5000 foot level (cooler). Also some really great rides around there.

PM me if you want more info.

Lenp

Most Oregon DOT scales are active (ON) even when the scales are "closed".  If you happen to find one (mostly on the secondary highways (US97 for example).  If you find one that says CLOSED go ahead and use it.  Easy to get each axle weight and then back up and weigh only one side and calculate the other.

Lenp

I may be wrong but I think the 65' rule is recreational pull only. You mention a stacker trailer which suggests racing which would be commercial and has different length limits.

Lenp

Your converter is designed to keep your batteries charged and does this by (1) monitoring the battery voltage to determine what the state of charge (SOC) is and (2) then suppling the appropriate voltage to the batteries to bring them up to a 100% SOC.  This voltage will vary depending on the SOC of the battery.  Without batteries connected the converter will probable still provide something close to 12-13 volts but I would certainly want to measure it with a good quality volt meter before I ran the entire RV from it.  Voltage could be low or excessive causing damage to some components.  Plus, the batteries  act as a filtering device to smooth the output of the converter.  Without the smoothing there could be excessive noise riding on the 12 volts which could also damage components.

Bottom line is the converter is designed to have batteries connected!

Lenp

Thanks for sharing Derek!  Should be an interesting ride.

Lenp

Have you updated the phone's operating system lately? Might help.  Apple seems to be pushing iphone updates 2-3 times a month.  Not sure about Android.

Lenp

Tim & Peggy,

Concur with John 100%.  I always tell people if they are looking at a house battery DO NOT consider a battery that has a CCA rating.  To me CCA means thin plates and a starting battery.

Good luck in your search!

Lenp

Several years ago I read an article that stated something to the effect that if you limited the discharge of your (flooded) batteries to less than 50% you would get TEN times the number of charge/discharge cycles out of them versus letting them discharge to 10% or lower (i.e., 200 cycles from 90% to 10% versus 2000 cycles of 90% to 50%).  Thus, I try to stay above the 50% level and the last two sets of batteries have lasted well over eight years!

I can remember years ago (40+) having to replace batteries every year.  Probably due to improper care on my part.

Lenp

The pink stuff will freeze just like water - it jut DOES NOT expand like water. 

Lenp

I may not be doing it correctly but this has worked for me for years.....

1) Bypass the hot water heater and drain the tank

2) Pump the pink stuff throughout the system until you see it coming out EVERY tap (takes a few gallons)

3) Follow the washing machine instructions for winterizing (essentially get the pink stuff into the drum and then let the machine pump it out)

4) Leave the pump on and connected to a jug of the pink stuff

5) Turn on the ice maker and let it make ice until the ice is pink (might take all night)

6) Turn off the pump and remove the jug of pink stuff

7) Pour pink stuff down ALL the drains

To de-winterize simply connect fresh water to the RV and (1) un-bypass the hot water heater (2) run all taps until clear, (3) make ice until it is NOT pink and (4) run the washing machine through one cycle

The washing machine is the primary reason for using the pink stuff because the only other way to winterize the machine is to remove it from the cabinet it is installed in and that is a real PAIN!

Lenp

Starlink won't help you much as of right now.  It IS NOT mobile YET.  You can move around some within a specific geographical area but only a few miles.

It does work great here at the house.

Lenp

I don't think it can see through trees so doubt is would "see" through the roof.

Lenp