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Nice! Thanks for all the great photos. In our older ac, only the furnace has an analog thermostat, so, no problem with the sensor when we installed the Houghton smaller (ac only) unit.

That looks like a great sot that we'll need to check out! Thanks

Beautiful photos. We love your area. Hope to return, maybe next year. Thanks for sharing!

I watch a lot of nerd youtube. Will Prowse is my favorite.

I get that. We turned on our original Jensen a few seasons ago to make sure it still worked. It did. What did you use to fill the holes of the mount, @John E Davies? I've actually thought about removing our tv. Kingdome and antenna are gone. We never use it. Maybe if we could stream on the old Jensen. But, that would require more work... fo something we can just do on the notebook or phone.

While you're at it, remove the aerators, soak and clean them in a small cup of vinegar solution, rinse, and don't replace them til you have thoroughly flushed the system, including running crud out through the faucets with a new tank of fresh water . The aerators are probably caked, too. The fine screens would trap everything you're cleaning out of the system. We've replaced our aerators with low flow aerators, to save water. At home, too. Overland found this really cool NeoPerl Mikado aerator. I copied him, right away, in the house. The spray pattern is like a basketball net. Saves a lot of water.

Not criticizing your choice, John. You did a beautiful and innovative install, btw. Just trying to keep it simple. With two batteries, and 340 watts of solar, which should normally charge the batteries on the road, a b2b charger is simply not necessary, imo. We had an issue with charging from the tow vehicle for at least a couple years, til we got around to fixing it. We found it to be completely unnecessary, even with agms and 200 watts of solar. You are much more skilled than the average Oliver owner. Not everyone can, or wants to, tackle the b2b, for minimal gain, in a small battery bank situation. Our solar charges our batteries on the road. And, it's already there. KISS. Also, not criticizing Oliver's choice to simply disable the circuit. It's probably sensible, with today's various smart alternators.

Yup, that's flat, all right. Safe travels!

With the b04 error, they haven't been heating up with charging. The code should have shut down your charging. After you remove the probe, and resume charging, I'd check again. For safeside.

If your agms are swollen, you may want to replace the charger, anyway. Or, at least check that the settings are correct. Sounds like those batteries may have been overcharged. I personally wouldn't go to the expense and trouble of a redarc, for two batteries. Your solar should keep them charged, while driving, if you have any kind of decent weather. (Really nice for a bigger installation, but would add a lot of cost and time to your "simple" upgrade .

@Minnesota Oli did a great post on his upgrade, with lots of photos

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on finding #215. Looks like a really nice unit! If you search the phrases "lithium upgrade" and "lithium install", you'll find a lot of info, which will in turn trigger lots more questions, I'm sure! So many people have swapped out to lithium in the past few years. I'm not yet one of them, as our agms probably have another year or to of life. (I hope.) Here's one thread to start with: Are the agms in the 2017 not holding a charge?

Awesome! Most of us can just dream of a scenic spot like that for our ollies. Mine squeezes (literally) into a 12' wide side yard, with overhanging roof and trees . You have a super setup.

I took a screenshot of John's checklist. You can edit it for your trailer by using his link in the thread he referenced.

Welcome to the forum! Maybe we'll see you next trip to Alaska. Or, somewhere else on the road...

@marsharini How do you like the Froli system? Do you think it adds comfort as well as airflow?

I love the extra visual "depth " of the bath mirror door. If I ever gave it up, I'd probably look at matching formica or other brand panels, for the bath door and fridge. Imo.

When we store our Ollie, in cold or heat, , we either plank the cushions on end, or remove them. Same with the boat. We don't have mattresses. I'd at least angle them, for more airflow

Mice have to get there, first. Get a creeper. Look under your Ollie. Engines are wide open. Ollies aren't.

@Pat Maundrell sounds really pretty, but heavy, too. Might get away with the quarter inch veneered ply, but the towel bar, plus towels, trim, and porthole mirror may very well be too much for the frame and hinges. The sheet of mirror and plastic backing really don't weigh much, compared to what you have described. If you really want that, you may be looking at a new frame and hinges, imo.

We have a lot of forum members who store their trailers in the country. The clamshell opening for drains are too small for mice, imo. Put the camco stainless screens on the other vents. For winter layup, we used to put aluminum window screen in the fridge panels, taped it on, and took it off in the spring. If you live in the country, you know the drill. Check for openings larger than a dime. With the Ollie, the underbelly is fiberglass, not munchable wood. Check to make sure all openings not screened with metal are closed. Including the bumper area, and where it attaches to the trailer. A lot of folks in cold country remove the cushions, as foam doesn't necessarily love subzero temperatures. At least, prop them up on end. I do that in hot humid Florida, too, as it decreases the chance of condensation wetting the fabric. (In the boat, too, off season, and anytime it's unused for a long period of time .) And, remove all food sources, .of course.

@QuestionMark That looks really great!

Spartanburg is where a Colonial depot is located, so probably better situation for them. No, we have a home depot 30 minutes closer. But the one in Spartanburg is bigger and more inventory, and the items I needed in stock. It's also close to Lidl, Costco, Walmart, and a mall, so ... It's only an hour of beautiful scenery away.

We just got back from Spartanburg, SC. Picked up an order at Home Depot. Regular gas was $2.48 at Costco. The attendant said they came close one day, but never ran out of gas. Didn't see a bagged pump the entire trip.

It was a bonus. I wouldn't have done it just to shave weight, though. Both the original fridge and water heater were inoperable and required replacement. The ac was on its last legs, and was in the way when we wanted to adjust our new larger solar panels. It is probably something to keep in mind, though, when we replace items. That, and power consumption.