Geronimo John
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14 hours ago, ScubaRx said:
I just placed an order for a small 2500 watt dual fuel Champion generator and plan on running it off of the propane quick connects.
As several above owners have hinted, Champion has many generators and the one you want is their inverter generator. Their hammer mill older technology will get your head on a pole at most boondock sites and RV parks.
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On 4/17/2023 at 2:09 PM, MAX Burner said:
OK, it's dark out, freezing rain, wind is howling like a banshee - you're tucked-in all cozy in your Ollie and the furnace quits. You don't have the heart to sent your wife out again to check the LPG tank gauges - so you go out and brave the elements to see what's going on inside the dog house.
Yep, did that once.
When I thought about it without cobwebs in my sleepy eyes another approach came to mind.
I always use my curb side tank as my primary tank. I keep the street side full and in reserve.
WHEN the above situation occurs, I still have to stumble outside, open the hand hold, and flip the tank switch. In my sleepy daze I don't bother putting the hand hold back in because its cold out there. Will do that in the morning. Back to the kitchen, light the cook stove and the furnace fires up. I'm then sound asleep in 2 minutes.
Then later the next day I notice that the hand hole cover is missing. So I ask my lovely bride "Honey, where did the dog house hand hold cover go?" She rolls her eyes and say's "It's in the basket dear".
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Sure looks like he does. I hope so!!!!!!!!!
GJ
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4 hours ago, rich.dev said:
Curious, why 2 x 100W as apposed to 1 x 200W?
Spot on SeaDawg.
My primary reason is that I have more options to transport two smaller ones than one larger one.
Either way, I prefer not to have stuff on the roof of our Ollie as we put a lot of miles on her each summer. Tucked away under my F-150 Retrax bed cover it causes no wind resistance.
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13 hours ago, rich.dev said:
The only option I was offered, was that they could add a solar port on the side of the trailer for a suitcase solar panel if I was not getting any other solar package.
Several of us have gone down this path. Some have used two each 100 watt solar suit cases. Some, like myself, have gone the single 200 watt unit. I sure wished I had listened and use the two smaller ones. Just a hint my friends.....
GJ
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Wow, you have really really great eye sight!
GJ
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2 minutes ago, Gliddenwoods said:
I look forward to additional thoughts and recommendations on methods to secure the batteries to make thief much less likely. Some secure straps might make sense.
Straps can be cut in seconds. As posted above, I'm more into making the effort time consuming for a thief. Locking down the trays could be a good way to do that.
One of the greatest benefits of this forum is that we have many brilliant experienced "handy guys and gals" listening in. Starter ideas generally get refined to savvy executable ideas or alternatives that almost always work better than the first poster's thoughts. Sort of like cooking spaghetti... really good the first time out of the pot. But with three days in the cooler, you end up with a great pot of Italian! Ditto with this forum.
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3 hours ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:
That is a great idea, one I had not thought of. If you look at the Morride battery tray, there is a slot on the side, both front and back. I am thinking about having some metal bands fabricated that will "loop" into those slots and then strap across the batteries with some sort of lock between the two bands. One band from left side, one from right with a hasp in the middle somewhere.
Sounds like it would work. Just a cautionary note: Metal Bands, Hasp and Lock anywhere near the tops of the batteries could become an Arch Flash moment. Especially when bouncing down a fire road with Ollie. So take that into consideration.
GJ
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2 hours ago, Frank C said:
Not just trusting Ollie owners, that Southco brand of access door latch/lock is used commonly across the entire RV industry.
Frank: Same latch/lock would be ok. But are you saying all those locks use the same key code? If so, that's a WHOLE lot worse. If not, any idea how many key combinations they provide? Just trying to get a better understanding of the risk side of this issue.
thanks
GJ
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21 hours ago, Brian and Brandelyne said:
Trust but verify...I am still going to lock down my Lithionics batteries. I will post the solution once it is final.
I agree.
I'm again thinking about this topic. Some options using a pair of rivet-nuts (Blind Flange Nuts), mounted in the battery "Outside" tray slides and a pair of matching bolts thru the inside "Inside" tray slide as an approach. I am thinking of using grade 8 security bolts like these. This would make pulling out the tray impossible.
If there is not enough clear area in the slides, I would consider drilling through both and mounting the Rivet-Nuts in the battery box side walls and using longer security bolts. This may require using some poly sheets to reinforce the walls. The special bit would likely be in a small tie bag behind the batteries where only I would know where it is located. My Blue Sea Master Cutoff switch is accessible by just opening the door to the battery area. So this is not a concern from a safety standpoint.
I had thought of doing something like this long ago when I had L/A batteries, but figured I was no longer as profitable target as our Llitho's are. Now that I also have Lithium's, I need to elevate this Mod to my "A" To Do List. This likely will slow down any bad people.
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SkIpster:
Here is all we know about your rig.
Trying to give you great advice is really difficult by not at least knowing your trailer or TV info. For examples, see John's above
or mine belowErrrrrr my profile for examples.If knew that info I might indicate that for that vintage trailer, it is time to replace your Temp Pressure Relief valve. But I don't. So all I can say is:
You were really lucky.
Once a Temp/Pressure relief valve reaches about 5 years old, with good maintenance it IMHO is at the end of it's life especially if is has actually been activated. If serviced and a good anode is always in play, ten years is my recommend must change out recommendation.
But can't say either because your Ollie and TV info is unknown. Please add both to your profile info and we can look it up. Also please add it to the tag line as JD has above.
Added suggested TV and Hull info below. It's easy. Just go to settings in your account. At the bottom is Signature. Edit there.
GJ
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Did you clean the jack barrels below Ollie's hull? Once clean, did you lube them? What did you use to do so?
thanks
GJ
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1 hour ago, Geronimo John said:
I use mine at King Mountain Air Park outside Moore ID on a regular basis. It is at 5,500' msl. (Not on ECO MODE)
Anybody have experience higher?
1 hour ago, topgun2 said:You mean altitude?😁
I would have to think about it minute or two.............
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QUESTION FOR LUBRICATION OF UPPER COVER HINGE:
John Davies:
Since I will be replacing the Operator Mechanism I'll be well into our Max Fan. So I'll also be coating the mother board and adding weeps as you have suggested.
I suspect it was my upper cover jerky hinge that damaged the mechanical operator.
It appears that it where it is located, it is not highly visible. Since, at least in my eyes, it is really important to keep it lubricated, and spray lubes have a relatively short life span, and getting to it to properly lube it is a small PITA, why not use CV-2 on it?
GJ
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On 6/15/2023 at 2:21 AM, rideandfly said:
We’re using a EU2000i to run our Dometic 13.5K AC with MicroAir EZ start up to 5,000msl so far, no issues.
I use mine at King Mountain Air Park outside Moore ID on a regular basis. It is at 5,500' msl. (Not on ECO MODE)
Anybody have experience higher?
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Yea for $15 you can buy one of these:
But most of us just take a plug and make our own for free. If you are a John D though, you would want to add a rope loop out the end where the wire normally passes. Then I would loop the plug around the handle of my generator so I don't lose it and also as a visual reminder to..... you got it....... USE IT! 🙂
GJ
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11 hours ago, ScubaRx said:
Without a neutral/ground plug in an outlet on the generator, no electricity will pass through the EMS.
Hate to be a nitpicker, but technically as stated I think you are only 99.5% correct. For bonus points you need to add "Unless you activate the bypass switch on the EMS".
More than once my first year I was stumped why my generator was not working. FINALLY with a similar prompt, I learned of the "Bonded Plug" trick. Then I would forget to use it and bypass the EMS and my generator works because I had left the EMS in bypass.
IMHO, it is better to leave the EMS in use mode and instead remember to use the bonded neutral plug. Just a matter of brain retraining. 🙂
GJ
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On 6/15/2023 at 3:02 AM, Patriot said:
Does your EU2000i have an echo mode setting? And with the EZ start will it run your 13.5 Dometic in echo mode?
On mine, YES it will BUTTTTTTTTTT
When I looked that voltage drop and time to fire off the unit, I only run my Honda on full power mode when I have the A/C running.
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High security keys.... LOL
Glad we can trust other Ollie Owners!
GJ
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Walk-in Lippert Door Seal/Putty Replaced
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What size Butyl Tape did you use?
Great post. Thank you for taking the time to do so.
GJ