Back in D’Hanis, TX

Wednesday - We arrived back at the Escapee Co-Op yesterday afternoon after a windy travel day from Lake Conroe. Going through San Antonio was, as usual, a pain due to the traffic and construction. We got particularly set up after moving the class C back to storage. Surprisingly, it started right up, but I should have used some sort of trickle charger on the chassis battery. 

Thursday - This morning, I finished setting up the RV, including the propane connection to the bulk tank. After setting everything up, I noticed that the awning touches the rain gutter on the shed. So I lifted the jacks, started the engine, built up air pressure, and moved the RV about 2” forward. The awning is on the south-facing side of the RV, so I prefer it to be out. But we need to be careful of the wind. 

Friday - A quick trip into town this morning to get blood drawn in preparation for my upcoming doctor appointment. Then back into town to deposit some checks at the bank. Now some projects. The rear A/C unit blows cold air for a while, then not. I pulled off the shroud, and the evaporator coil needs cleaning. The local stores didn't have the A/C cleaner in stock, so I ordered it from Amazon (at half the price!). It should be here on Sunday.

I was going to start the Ural before I realized it'll run better with at least a little gas. 

Monday - It has been raining off and on for most of the weekend, so not a whole lot has been going on. I have been slowly continuing to set things up around here at the CoOp lot. I did run into a black widow at the water spigot, and there are a handful of wasp nests around the lot. I picked up some spray for both of them, but haven't gotten around to spraying the wasp nests. 

This is the evaporator on the rear A/C unit. It really needs cleaning and with the high humidity, ice builds up on the coil, eventually blocking air flow through the coil. I suspect that the front unit may be equally filthy.

Occasionally, the power glitches in the RV. I've monitored the incoming power using the Bullydog app, and it isn't the incoming power. The A/C unit continues to run, but the TV, microwave, and Starlink will "blink". Those are all circuits that are running through the Magnum Inverter. The DC power will shut off for a very short time. My current theory is that as soon as the lithium batteries are fully charged and the BMS shuts off charging, it will disconnect the batteries, and the inverter will turn off for a fraction of a second, even though there is still AC power at the input. This morning, I lowered the absorption voltage on the Magnum inverter/charger from 14.6V to 14.4V as 14.6V is the setpoint on the lithium batteries' BMS. We'll see if this resolves the problem.