jd1923
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The claim is R32 is more efficient. I can give a flying fart if it is better for those who believe in climate conspiracies. I used to buy R12 for $4 a can at any AP store. Gone are the days of freedom in lieu of .gov regulations of those who know better (or not). If it is more efficient, then green science has produced something of value. R410 was never claimed to be more efficient than good ol' R12, cheap and capable.
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1 hour ago, Half Fast Hugo said:
jd1923, I did add class 5 to one side and will be adding a 30A receptacle for anyone that might visit. It's tough enough to get people to visit northern Minnesota anyhow though!
You may be asking for company! Love northern Minnesota, just as long as you can get the fish biting and NOT the mosquitos! We are very likely going to visit Chris' sister in Farmington MN sooner or later. They snowbird down here some winters. We would role that into a Badlands visit, Mt. Rushmore and more.
Hugo, you got a hook-up here too (not garaged). For us, perhaps 2025, or 2026 the latest! 🤣
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2 hours ago, DavePhelps said:
This is unexpected, and a little concerning. On my 2015 LE1, the water heater and refrigerator have separate fuses, as they should.
So to Ron and Phyllis, check your panel! DaveOurs is the same vintage as Dave's (see pic). I took this when we first purchased our Oliver last year, so I don't have to crane my neck looking down there.
@Steph and Dud B likely has the right reason if they are on the same circuit, what the... I was thinking of this today, after I first read the initial post. Been working on mine a lot lately. Was looking to see if there were any GCFI outlets as a cause, but my Oliver seems to have none.
@Ron and Phyllis Does the Suburban HWH run off of 120VAC at this time? I would check that first. And if it were mine, I'd add a breaker, run another AC run and fix the larger issue (what was OTT thinking)?
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1 hour ago, rideadeuce said:
As of now, SDG is who I would buy from $1350 shipped.
But I really like COOL logo! 🤣
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The Spec PDF on this page shows R410 for the Gree Eco-Cool:
ECO-COOL White Free Blow (premierproducts.net)I wouldn't wait 'til next year, given a white R32 model can be purchased this year. New year price increases are pretty much industry standard. This one is certainly available in R32 with the WHITE version TBD "stocked within 8 weeks."
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36 minutes ago, rideadeuce said:
Not according to the Eco Cool/Gree user manual...
I read on the Sprinter Forum that the Gree Eco Cool used to be R-410a but switched to R32. I could not find a Gree on Amazon, but Tosot was there. Note this listing states R-410A, so be careful with any online purchase. It appears as @Ronbrink stated R32 is preferred/more efficient, less battery amperage.
Does anybody understand the relationship between Dreiha Atmos 4.4, Gree Eco-Cool and Tosot?
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20 hours ago, Geronimo John said:
Buying anything that increases the trailer height would not be a positive move for many of us. Weight, width, length all to a point, would be less so.
GJ
You went 2.4" lower with your Houghton. The Atmos is only 0.9" tall than the OEM Dometic Penguin II. I guess if you have a 10 FT garage door another 1" would matter, otherwise not. Ours is parked outdoors. I'll trade the inch for a more battery efficient AC system.
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On 1/25/2024 at 11:08 AM, GAP said:
I cut a 4" vent from the back of the closet into the vanity in the bathroom.
Just found this 5 months later - thank you @GAP, great idea! (Added to my furnace duct upgrade project.) 😂
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A little thread-lock on the bolts. I checked mine last year and they're not movin'.
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3 hours ago, MAX Burner said:
@topgun2 - Found the Cowboy Donut Shop in Rock Springs - it was actually featured on the "Food Network"! Very YUMMY, in deed...
You're the man Art, great pic! Hard to keep up with you, though we love every episode. 😂
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God Bless America and the fact with our meager means we can have so much in life! Vote 2024. 😂
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1 hour ago, MAX Burner said:
... If you're considering a used OTT, its service records are key. However, they could be meaningless to you unless you "know" the Oliver...
Or you could just fall in love with it!
We found ours of all places, on a local Craigs ad after we had just sold a Bigfoot Class-C. I showed the ad to my wife and said, "Let's go look, just to see. There's no way we're going to pay that $$,$$$ for a TT, but let's go look to see."
Turned out we put $10K down within 48 hours and had it delivered in a few days! I've purchased near 100 total in old cars, trucks, motorcycles, dirt vehicles, trailers, a half dozen homes and even 20+ fine acoustic guitars...
We have LOVED all of them! 😂
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On 6/13/2024 at 8:08 AM, Patriot said:
I believe @topgun2 recommended this mod to me early on. Just inside the door has proven to be a super handy place to hang our keys.
You guys got me thinking about this. Nice little key rack but for me it was lacking some important criteria. I need a rack that I can reach while standing outside the door. We climb in and out too much already for older bodies!
Also wanted a combo key & coat rack, with room for Charley's leash, my long shoehorn, a jacket or two and why not the flashlight!
This product turned out great. Five hooks at 15" for just $17 and you can order them in various lengths. It has a flat back, so I ran 3M VHB 4950 the length of it. So strong. We had 3M Command hooks here and there, installed without much thinking to placement, so I just removed all of them.
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On 6/15/2024 at 7:18 PM, SeaDawg said:
Older thread, but relevant, I think.
Thanks again Sherry. Just found the picture I was asking for in the link you supplied. (It appears @Rivernerd has been offline for a week.)
The vent is behind the toilet where you could actually fit a standard drill vs. a 90-angle drill. It does look like a 3" vent in the pic vs. the 4" installed elsewhere. I would not add another vent from under the dinette to the hallway, since the idea is to create air return from the far bathroom vent through the basement and around the rear back to the furnace. This could actually assist in pulling more air out of the bathroom duct too.
Now I merely have to get up the nerve to pick a spot and start drilling! Will start with an 1/8" hole so I can adjust location of the full vent hole as needed. Just noted in the other thread that OTT installed a 2" vent in this location.
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1 hour ago, Ronbrink said:
Upon contact a couple weeks ago, I was placed on a waiting list for a white unit, said to take 8 weeks for their shipment to arrive. They do have in stock however, black units.
Given an 8-week wait, I should decide soon!
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15 minutes ago, Ronbrink said:
sdgelkhart.com, $1350 delivered was my quote. See pic for a forum to visit to obtain in depth information on the Atmos 4.4, including installation and performance testing videos.
Thanks Ron, great info here. Have you made your decision? Your timing?
This will take some study, questions I have... Can the Atmos connect to the Oliver condensate drain. Does the fan turn off with the compressor? Does it truly dehumidify? (not a big concern for us living in AZ, but on some travels) Any of these would certainly be an improvement over the Houghton.
It's almost as quiet (53 dB at which fan speed?) and not like we need 15K BTU. It's 25 LBS lighter, 2" shorter, 5" less width, though 3" taller. Also, 4 fan speeds vs. 2 and only 1160W cooling! Our electric tea kettle is 1100. The Houghton is 1550 to 1700W MAX (meaning 34% to 47% more current required for the Houghton). This will easily run off a 2KW inverter all afternoon with decent AH rating in LiFePO4 batteries. I will read more. Please, let us know of your progress.
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Was planning ahead re Epoch LiFePO4 batteries. @rideadeuce installed the more expensive model B12460A since two of them fit in the battery bay.
I'm interested in saving some $$$ and do not need "Victron Comms" so I've been studying the 12300A-H (300AH) and 12460ES (460AH) models to see what would be the highest AH that can fit in the bay (also don't care at all about the sliding tray).
At first look, it appears the 460AH is too wide to fit two in the bay. Specs listed as such on their webpage: length 20.55" width: 9.45" height: 8.60". Then open the User's Manual and you will see the width and height numbers reversed (which makes more sense). I just emailed Epoch to please clarify. If the specs in the manual are correct, I see two 12460ES LiFePO4 batteries in our future sitting side-by-side in the battery bay, tray removed with 3/4" to spare!
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On 6/10/2024 at 5:59 AM, Ronbrink said:
Just watched a video on installation of a SoftStart on an Atmos 4.4, necessary to resolve an inherent issue regarding LRA.
Can't find much on Atmos or who sells them. Read they are designed in Germany but manufactured in China.
I wrote RecPRO on the Houghton dB ratings. They replied today with this:
"Hello, the compressor in the larger one is a little further back in the unit from the hole to the RV which makes it quieter. I have listed the Houghton Information we have: Phone +61 8 8448 2929 Email contact@houghtonleisure.com"
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I want to thank everyone who wished us well. Also, congratulations to all Oliver owners with anniversaries from near 10 to almost 50 years! I had a great Father's Day too and wish the other fathers and grandfathers here the same.
Adam and I played Crokinole late into the night. He had a high score of 110 in one game and during another game, I hit 4 20s (placing in the center hole) and he had 3.
We ended Chris' "Birthday week" with a night at Essence Kitchen! Go figure, fine dining in of all places Chino Valley AZ!
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Lot less value without a solar package, or at least pre-wired. I read at some point they stopped pre-wiring when solar was not purchased. On the other hand, if you are only going to hook-up then no solar could save you money. Batteries less important since LiFePO has gotten much cheaper. I would not have purchased ours last year without this upgrade and we got a very good used price from a prior owner who lives in our hometown and delivered it to our driveway with cash-in-hand!
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2 hours ago, John Dorrer said:
We front loaded the year. We had several summer Indiana State Parks mid-year last year with temps in the mid to high 90's. Never again. Even with the break, we will be over 100 nights with the Colorado, New Mexico, Texas trip, mid-Sept to the end of October. I sure we will have some warm temps as we wonder through the Texas panhandle in mid-Oct on the way to Inks Lake Rally. Otherwise, we are just chilling.
Us too and after a short local September trip it will be 3 weeks in October for us in NM and TX with Inks Lake being the focal point for week two. High was in the 90s yesterday, low of 58 at dawn and the forecast is only up to 85 today. Maybe cool is on its way east. It was very hot here last week.
Last year we purchased our Oliver on June 7. By early July a dozen friends had asked, "have you gone camping?" Decided to venture out in July just to get out in our new Oliver, and of course just when it was getting hotter. Decided on Kendricks Mountain Wilderness area northwest of Flagstaff, the peak is 10,427 FT and we camped at over 6800 FT. It was just cool enough at this altitude. A cooler June day in Phoenix today at 105 and any direction we drive from home gets hotter before we get high or north enough to be cooler. We get to camp all winter when many of you have your Olivers in winter storage.
I'm good with being home summers at 5400 FT and we play pickleball indoors! I'm starting 3 weeks off today with more Oliver repairs and mods to come soon. See many of you at Inks Lake! Four months will be here in a heartbeat...
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1 hour ago, Derek B said:
Thanks @jd1923 and @Mike and Carol found the older post about hard reset of Xantrex. Looks like procedure is removing both positive and negative cables and let sit couple days before reconnecting. I will give it a try next week when we return home.
You’re welcome and hope all you need is a reset. Yeah, I remember the 1-2 days off thing. That’s got to be BS. Capacitors lose charge in minutes or an hour at most! When somebody gets on the phone with Xantrex we need to someday learn a realistic reset procedure. If I was stuck in the AZ backcountry and mine was not working, I’d find a faster reset! Something like disconnect the battery ground, wait 10 min, jump the inverter +/- DC cables, to drain all capacitance and reconnect. My bet is this works, not waiting a day.
Best wishes. Enjoy your trip!
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@Half Fast Hugo don't post coordinates or directions! You could show up after the rain ends to find dozens of "undocumented noncitizens!"
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4 hours ago, BoondockingAirstream said:
Missed this photograph of the Go Anywhere Oliver!
Where is Bear Trap Ridge?
Convection Oven Upgrade? No let's just replace the MW with an Air Fryer!
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So, we've decided to do this one way or another. Don't need a microwave, as I can reheat my coffee on the stovetop and save the carcinogens of microwaves! Chris says they kill the nutrients in all foods, so she doesn't use one ever in all of her amazing cooking.
Measured our small model Emeril Air Fryer and it is the exact same dimensions, all measurements of length, width and height. Yeah, there is a heat issue that I mean to overcome.
Yanked the microwave out of our hull in about 20 minutes today. Connected the Emeril and ran the air fryer at 375 for 16 minutes today. It got hot in the end, but there is 4 1/2" above the oven and 2 1/2" left and right (thermostat wiring to the right).
I will need to raise it about 3/4" to fit the surround, but otherwise fits like a glove. I will cut some plastic off each side for the heat. I plan to fit the opening top and side with ceramic insulation made for woodburning stoves which comes in many thicknesses.
I am wondering re OTT installed convection ovens. Anybody have one? Is there any exterior venting? Hey @bugeyedriver, you wrote on Dec 19, 2023 "The Wonder Egg - Hull #14, has extra vents in the side walls behind the oven, so I have gone to the micro/conv. option." Can you show pics of this venting. This will be a fun mod for me, and Chris will love it when she gets back from her sisters visit! Check out this pic after an hour of work today!