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- April 12th, 2022, 12:29 am
- Forum: Electrical / Electronics
- Topic: 2000 Concourse problem tripping of the in-cab house power switch
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1118
Re: 2000 Concourse problem tripping of the in-cab house power switch
Related to the CPAP, I don't use one but I have friends that do (on boats and in RV's). They do a couple of things to reduce the power usage when not "on the grid": 1) Turn off the heating element. (Making heat with electricity is always a huge power draw.) 2) Turn off the humidifier (but ...
- April 5th, 2022, 9:20 am
- Forum: Electrical / Electronics
- Topic: Rail adapter for solar panel bracket
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2708
Re: Rail adapter for solar panel bracket
I'm just mounting panels now (got kinda lazy about it when ground panels worked so well) :) I'm not sure what you mean by "rail adapter," but my panels just have the typical box-section construction where the panels themselves are basically made of aluminum C- or L-channel (depending on ho...
- April 4th, 2022, 6:42 pm
- Forum: Electrical / Electronics
- Topic: Addition of a third House Battery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1172
Re: Addition of a third House Battery
If you do hook up three batteries in parallel, I would suggest running the take-offs from opposite ends of the bank. In other words, take the positive lead to your house system from Battery #1, then take the negative lead to your house system from battery #3 (vs. taking them both from #1). This &quo...
- April 1st, 2022, 10:42 am
- Forum: Appliances and Interior
- Topic: find replacement window screens
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4420
Re: find replacement window screens
I removed those original blinds because they didn't really work for me, but.... a couple considerations before lubricating the strings: 1) If you drive with the blinds down, the lower frames bang on the windows (could perhaps be mitigated). 2) If you silicone lubricate the strings, the blinds may no...
- March 11th, 2022, 12:45 pm
- Forum: General Chinook
- Topic: Concourse Rear step replacement
- Replies: 2
- Views: 860
Re: Concourse Rear step replacement
Hi Airkooled, Would you mind putting your year and model somewhere (unless I missed finding it)? Signature line is a good option and allows us to see it when you make a post. This applies to a 90's-2000's 21-footer, btw: You may not want to go this way, but just FYI, the company that originally buil...
- March 2nd, 2022, 2:29 pm
- Forum: Appliances and Interior
- Topic: Replace refrigerator 2000 Concourse
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8964
Re: Replace refrigerator 2000 Concourse
Thanks for the follow-up, deppstein. It's possible that I could have gotten mine out into the room past the L-shaped counter (I had the same model as you, stock). It looked really, really close - and since I still then had to get it out of the Chinook, I went the saw route instead of trying. I wasn'...
- March 1st, 2022, 1:38 pm
- Forum: Appliances and Interior
- Topic: Replace refrigerator 2000 Concourse
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8964
Re: Replace refrigerator 2000 Concourse
Good deal! It's so nice to find places that do careful, tidy work. I'm like you, and will (have) travel(ed) great distances to go to those sorts of places. *********** I'm curious about how you said they were able to just pull the fridge out and put it on the dinette. I'm pretty sure there would hav...
- February 24th, 2022, 10:55 pm
- Forum: General Chinook
- Topic: Side mirror length considerations
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7420
Re: Side mirror length considerations
I wish there is a button on the dash that allows you to telescoping the mirror in when you park or passing cyclist. Some of the newer cars have that feature when they turn off the ignition, for example. That would be handy! A friend's F-150 has stock telescoping mirrors. Since the vehicle is not al...
- February 24th, 2022, 6:09 pm
- Forum: General Chinook
- Topic: Side mirror length considerations
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7420
Re: Side mirror length considerations
When I talked to the Velvac tech on the phone and gave him my dimension across the back (I believe it was the 88” across the headlights), he did say the general rule is that anything over 86” gets 96” and anything over 96” gets 102”. So, on both counts—whether Ford supplied mirrors or not, it is no...
- February 24th, 2022, 3:53 pm
- Forum: General Chinook
- Topic: Side mirror length considerations
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7420
Re: Side mirror length considerations
Oops, sorry chin_k