More Mods & Fixes

Saturday - It was a nice, cool morning so a good opportunity to install the last solar panel on the class C. This is also a 210 watt panel from the class A. I opted to have the tilt mechanism towards the passenger roof edge. This way it tilts in the same direction as the other two panels. 

This is the location that I installed the small TV from the class A. The red and black wires are from the solar panels and I have some latch duct to cover them but haven’t installed it yet. The plastic mounting points on the back of the TV were cracked so they got coated with some marine epoxy. 

Sunday - The door lock on the class C and the class A looked similar but they turned out to be different. I was hoping to just swap them as the RVLock never worked properly on the class A. I think the door is slightly out of spec so the locking mechanism hangs up. The RVLock company was no help. 

I also needed to install a check valve at the output of the water pump. While connected to city water at South Padre, it filled up our water tank and was overflowing out of the fill port. Hopefully, this fixes that problem. I think that there is a check valve within the water pump. A quick check and water comes out of the faucets! One more project done. And, the water tank is located inside the RV under the bed. And it only fills half of the space.

As an experiment, I set up the StarLink dish in the cabover area of the class C. I also moved the mattress pads into the shed as we don’t need the sleeping space. The StarLink works okay through the ceiling but since I’m parked under a tree, the obstruction map has a lot of red in it. 

Monday - I installed a folding shelf next to the couch. I wanted a place to set my coffee cup in the morning. It’s aluminum, well made, and I used both VHB tape and screws to fasten it to the wall. It should be sturdy enough to hold Mickey…

I filled up the propane tank at Tractor Supply. The gauge indicated ⅜ and I added 7.3 gallons to fill to ¾ which suggests that it’s about a 16.5gal tank which will hold about 12.2gal usable. 

Since gasoline was relatively cheap at $2.42/gal at Walmart, I went ahead and topped up the tank. I believe we are heading out on Wednesday. First stop is a TT park so no need to leave with a full water tank.