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Android phone GPS to Apple Ipad
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Hi All, I have an Apple Ipad wifi only tablet and a Motorola Android phone with built in GPS. I was led to believe I could get the phone to connect to the I pad via WiFi or Bluetooth. This should in theory show my location on Hema 4x4 maps and or topo maps. Unfortunately I havent had any success with any serve...
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clean-machine
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sentry lithium batteries
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terriwa
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water tanks
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good morning and happy new year all just a quick one i have 2 water tanks on the van if i plug the van into mains water do i use the water in the water tanks ? does the mains just keep filling the water tanks ? or does the mains just go through to the taps ? should the water pump, pump when conected to mains preas...
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trouto
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Gas hot water systems.
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(someone let me know it I am asking to many questions) As I have mentioned I am a new caravan owner. I tried the hot water system in the new van for the first time yesterday, the external cover/vent gets extremely hot, you wouldn't think about touching it and the heat that hits the side of the van above the v...
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not so grey nomads
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Caravan average height
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Hi all, Looking at finally updating my 1992 Roadstar Poptop with a full van but I'm not sure of the average height of a 17 / 18' van. The entrance to my garage is just on 2.580 mtrs. I understand that newer vans are much higher than this but I'm looking at older second hand vans as I'm now a solo traveller and d...
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Hendo
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mazda gearbox
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hello every one , has any one had a good reception from mazda regarding gearboxs thanks H.B.
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harry Butler
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Road clearance
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i have a Jayco Starcraft which I am travelling Aus. In and am having trouble crossing gutters and culverts in country areas would there be a problem if I under slung the axle ,it would give me approx. 80mm extra height and would stop damage to the rear legs and plumbing on the van.any advice would be appre...
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Barree42
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Air conditioner in Jayco motorhome
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I wonder if anyone can help us. The rooftop air conditioner in our 2014 Jayco Conquest doesn't fire up anymore. We have owned this vehicle for just over 12 months, and it worked OK for the first 6 months or so, but now not a whisper, either using the remote control (batteries OK) or the buttons on the unit i...
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Bosky
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Snowy River SR-19 caravan Houghton Belaire T3500 air conditioner and Honda EU20i generator
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I did some tests this morning with the AC in my new caravan and my Honda EU20i generator, the generator won :) With the AC switched off: van draw was 325W which I assume was the three-way fridge/freezer and the battery charger. With the AC in "Fan only" mode and the fan at maximum speed the draw was 417W - th...
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Mike Harding
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Engel as freezer
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Was hoping to find out from this learned forum if a 240 watt solar panel and 130 ah battery will be able to supply a45lt engel as a stand alone freezer without having to use mains power or genie ??? Thanks in advance mick (we are about to start our big lap on Thursday )
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Wi Fi for van
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We have a small tv in van and have a USB Chromecast. Have Netflix on iPhone how do we cast across to tv? Do we need a rv wifi?
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Olivegirl56
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Transmission lock up.
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Anyone running a 200 series with a transmission lock up fitted ?. Does it help as much as folk say it does ? Think before you pay your hard earned!
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Inverters hard wired
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Hi all, I'd just like to try to obtain the answers to a few queries I have regarding inverters and their installation. Firstly, I use a little plug in 180w inverter and a Yamaha 2.4kva gen (Not all the time..but when needed) - I'm understanding now, that with that use, I'm losing my RCDs (also noted wit...
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Maza love
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hello everyone, has anyone had a good reception from mazda in regards to gear boxes. thank you H.B.
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harry Butler
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VW Amarok.
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Hi all. I am considering changing "Tugs" I'm currently peddling a 2013, 200 series cruiser, GXL; but its not practical as far as storage space and ease of accessibility for long time on road. However it does the job brilliantly towing my 2200kg van (unloaded). I`m considering purchasing the VW Amaro...
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Poor water pressure
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Hello every body; I hope you all have a merry Christmas and a safe new year. Now down the reason for this post, been working on our jayco caravan that also has it's own hot water system for the shower and kitchen sink. The problem was very poor pressure , but only out of the hot tap. It got to the point that the...
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Putting itunes movies onto hard drive
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Hi I'm looking for some advice, I have downloaded all our movies onto a hard drive and I'm now trying to do the same with all the itunes movies we have brought over the years. Has anyone else done this and what program is the best to convert the files from itunes format to MP4 (movies) format?? Thanks fo...
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Solving some common problems with Grey water Tanks
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Solving problems with a Jayco Silverline Grey Water TankThese mods may be applicable to other manufacturers vans as well. CLEANING THE GREY WATER TANKI have done some searching and some thinking about solving all of the grey water tank problems on a Jayco and this is my solution.I have not inspecte...
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Circuit breaker
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wondering if some one could let me know if our circuit breaker in the van lumbaute abb c16 guess that means it trips at 16 amps ? Wifey has just purchased a portable induction cooker 220-240 v -50-60HZ Power 2100W could our circuit breaker handle this cooke...
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Ron-D
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Tyres.
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Good afternoon all. I have just had a set of Dunlop Grandtrek AT22`s fitted to my cruiser. They're 285 65R17 116H`s. I normally pick them of Gumtree or eBay in the West for between $80 - $120. Spare tyre`s never been on the road sales. Found 4 and fitted them prior to leaving home 13 th Jan 18. However, at t...
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