Thursday: RV Modification
From my reading and researching for the past few years it
became apparent to me that our FW would need a power management system. I purchased the most popular system the
Progressive industries HC50. It protects
the RVs electrical system from surges like lightning and bad camp ground
power. It also protects the electrical
system from improperly wired camp ground systems. It protects against over and under voltage,
under and over frequency, improper grounds and neutrals. When you plug into a camp ground system it
will wait 15 seconds to analysis the electrical power before turning on the
RV. If the power is not right, it will
not turn on power to the RV. It will
also turn off the power to the RV if the power gets bad. It also has a by-pass switch if something
goes wrong with the unit.
What a rats nest!
The power management system before install
Installation requires that it is installed in to the main
power cable for the RV. I will need to
cut the main cable and wire the two ends into the management system. Before I can do that, I need to remove our
stuff from the storage area under the RV and remove two wall panels. Next is locate the main power cable and cut
it where there is room to place the management system. Also need to run a data cable into the RV
where it connects to a display unit.
After cutting the main power cable
The display unit
I started the install around 10 am and finished it around
1:30 pm. During the install I found a
leaking pipe from the shower. RVs are
really not put together very well. I put
silicone in and around the drain pipe joint which seems to have fixed
that. If I had not put the power system
in I would not have caught that. It was
a small leak that would have eventually rotted the wood under it.
Anyway, after the power management system installation I
turned back on the power to the RV and,,,,,it works! It’s really nice when something works the
first time!
Nice dinner with Rob and Cindy. We got fresh salmon and cod for the grille
with fresh corn on the cob. Yum!
Tomorrow will be finishing moving out of the shack and
starting to move the stored stuff out of Rob and Cindy’s house.
Stay tuned!
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