Techies' Corner

Ronzo · Ronzo

Hi fellow travellers, Just interested to know if I fit a gas alarm in my van where should it be fitted to be the most effective thanks

RUSSELL-5458 · RUSSELL-5458

I have a ford ranger XLT 2015 model and i am looking at the KEME brand of WDH.Any feed back on these would be appreciated or what do other caravaners recommend.I will be towing a Paramount Commander 20 ft van at approx 2800 kg loadedThank youRussell -- Edited by RUSSELL-5458 on Monday 1st of February 20...

Stl · Stl

Can someone tell me how often a diesel heater has to have the burner cleaned out - de sooted. Just spoke to an installer and he was I think saying burners even have to be replaced. Dometic about $30.00 some of the others Hundreds of Dollars and some cheaper models can't get parts for. Len :)

colinoldncranky · colinoldncranky

Does anyone know where on a Trailcraft Panorama 540 van the compliance plate should be? I have searched throughout and nada! There ARE four bolts arranged in a rectangle inside the A-frame and doing nothing whatsoever. But I have dismissed those as they are way more than would be needed for attachin...

OwenK · OwenK

Hi , I have a hayman reese wdh with the heavy bars (800lbs) 30", but the ball weight of my van is 260kg. Should I change to the lighter bars. Thanks Owen.

kesa32 · kesa32

Hi , just looking at getting shade options for our fiamma awning we're looking to put antiflaps on it as well as extra centre supports and maybe even custom make some more vertical supports too, has anyone out there done this ? and if so did it add more strength to the setup? By design the windout's are p...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

If you purchase anything electrical from O/S note and take warning from the wiring on this water feature. This is how they connect the light fitting direct to the 240Volt mains power. Yep that's packing tape to cover the twisted wire join. Have now rewired it with a WP 12 volt trany

Lee4 · Lee4

I have a Toyota Avalon 2002 sedan towing a 13 foot Windsor pop top. Caravan Tare Weight is 840kg. The Tow Ball weight is between 160kg to 170kg. My towbar reads 120kg on tow ball with load levelling devise. I towed van to South Australia recently with no problems, towed beautifully. I have 4 stabellise...

iana · iana

Just wondering what others think of the ball weights as entered on the compliance plate of our new van. Empty Ball mass: 153Kg Max ball loading: 200Kg Tare: 2785 GTM: 3107 ATM: 3260 I tried to insert a photo, but it just doesn't work for me.

mike g g · mike g g

Has anyone out there put airbags on there tow vehicle and stopped using a wdh,having driven heavy vehicles with air gag suspension,ie coaches and pulled a pie cart I know we sometimes used to put a bit more pressure in the rear bags to assist with levelling ,,im thinking that this system must be doing a s...

adventure before dementia · adventure before dementia

L read on the internet sites that alot of vanners are changing from roof mounted to reverse split system . Love to have the nomads thoughts . Ty

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

We have 3x 100 amp batteries in our MH. These are 6 yrs old now and I am contemplating renewing them. My question is : Can I replace my 3x100 amp batteries with say 3x 135 amp or higher batteries? Thanks for all and any help -- Edited by Bas + Eve on Friday 5th of February 2016 10:11:32 PM

Old Crofter · Old Crofter

Hello again folks, question time again. I had flat crank battery last outing, 24volt in the bush, managed to borrow a charger from a guy in a big bus that I powered from my in house generator. My batteries are 2x 12 volt wired to give 24 volt. My vehicle is an ISUZU 450 2008 model with all the computers etc (I...

chooknphil · chooknphil

When I was a kid, I remember my mum using 1 of these on the farm instead of lighting the wood fire in summer. Cooked great bread/cakes/pies - just a funny shape. She had it right up to about 10 years ago.......she has no idea where it went (alzheimers) Just wondering if anyone else has 1 of these lying arou...

Gus1949 · Gus1949

I have attached a photo of the monitor in our caravan and are looking for advice on what it is telling me. It doesn't make sense. It shows the batteries (2) have 13.4v charge and is discharging at a rate of 0.7amps even though nothing is turned on. The battery condition indicator bar shows the charge st...

rockylizard · rockylizard

http://www.gsmarena.com/windows_10_inches_towards_a_12_share_now_ahead_of_xp-blog-16372.php

Cheers - John

loosecannan · loosecannan

Hi everyone, just had a big storm through here in Thornlands in Redlands area of Qld, just after we found out our motorhome won't go into reverse. It is booked in for a service on 17th February but they cannot get us in any earlier. Does anyone out there own a similar unit and have you have experienced th...

Gus1949 · Gus1949

Does anyone know of a really good solar technician / company in Melbourne. Our van came with a solar panel that has pretty skinny wiring and we need to add additional solar heavier wiring for free camping as we have a compressor fridge.

Gus1949 · Gus1949

I have attached a photo of the monitor in our caravan and are looking for advice on what it is telling me. It doesn't make sense. It shows the batteries (2) have 13.4v charge and is discharging at a rate of 0.7amps even though nothing is turned on. The battery condition indicator bar shows the charge st...

brickies · brickies

Hi looking to buy a new TV , There are some new types out, Led , Oled and 4K does anyone know which type is the best .

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	Gas alarm (Preview) Hi fellow travellers, Just interested to know if I fit a gas alarm in my van where should it be fitted to be the most effective thanks	Ronzo	5	1271	08:17 AM Feb 11, 2016 by Ronzo
	Weight Distribution Hitch (Preview) I have a ford ranger XLT 2015 model and i am looking at the KEME brand of WDH.Any feed back on these would be appreciated or what do other caravaners recommend.I will be towing a Paramount Commander 20 ft van at approx 2800 kg loadedThank youRussell -- Edited by RUSSELL-5458 on Monday 1st of February 20...	RUSSELL-5458	9	3324	07:17 AM Feb 11, 2016 by Panuara
	Diesel Heaters Cleaning (Preview) Can someone tell me how often a diesel heater has to have the burner cleaned out - de sooted. Just spoke to an installer and he was I think saying burners even have to be replaced. Dometic about $30.00 some of the others Hundreds of Dollars and some cheaper models can't get parts for. Len :)	Stl	10	2868	11:51 PM Feb 10, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Lokking for Trailcraft compliance plate (Preview) Does anyone know where on a Trailcraft Panorama 540 van the compliance plate should be? I have searched throughout and nada! There ARE four bolts arranged in a rectangle inside the A-frame and doing nothing whatsoever. But I have dismissed those as they are way more than would be needed for attachin...	colinoldncranky	7	1397	08:42 PM Feb 10, 2016 by colinoldncranky
	Wdh.over or under (Preview) Hi , I have a hayman reese wdh with the heavy bars (800lbs) 30", but the ball weight of my van is 260kg. Should I change to the lighter bars. Thanks Owen.	OwenK	7	1394	07:56 PM Feb 10, 2016 by John Kay
	walls /shadewalls to suit fiamma windout awning (Preview) Hi , just looking at getting shade options for our fiamma awning we're looking to put antiflaps on it as well as extra centre supports and maybe even custom make some more vertical supports too, has anyone out there done this ? and if so did it add more strength to the setup? By design the windout's are p...	kesa32	10	1629	03:11 PM Feb 10, 2016 by kesa32
	Electrical Hazards (Preview) If you purchase anything electrical from O/S note and take warning from the wiring on this water feature. This is how they connect the light fitting direct to the 240Volt mains power. Yep that's packing tape to cover the twisted wire join. Have now rewired it with a WP 12 volt trany	Wombat 280	6	1358	10:22 AM Feb 10, 2016 by 03_Troopy
	Tow Ball Weight (Preview) I have a Toyota Avalon 2002 sedan towing a 13 foot Windsor pop top. Caravan Tare Weight is 840kg. The Tow Ball weight is between 160kg to 170kg. My towbar reads 120kg on tow ball with load levelling devise. I towed van to South Australia recently with no problems, towed beautifully. I have 4 stabellise...	Lee4	13	3916	07:56 PM Feb 9, 2016 by PeterD
	Compliance plate ball weight. (Preview) Just wondering what others think of the ball weights as entered on the compliance plate of our new van. Empty Ball mass: 153Kg Max ball loading: 200Kg Tare: 2785 GTM: 3107 ATM: 3260 I tried to insert a photo, but it just doesn't work for me.	iana	26	4348	09:41 PM Feb 8, 2016 by iana
	wdh/airbags (Preview) Has anyone out there put airbags on there tow vehicle and stopped using a wdh,having driven heavy vehicles with air gag suspension,ie coaches and pulled a pie cart I know we sometimes used to put a bit more pressure in the rear bags to assist with levelling ,,im thinking that this system must be doing a s...	mike g g	9	2370	02:07 PM Feb 8, 2016 by hako
	roof mounted aircon vs domestic split system (Preview) L read on the internet sites that alot of vanners are changing from roof mounted to reverse split system . Love to have the nomads thoughts . Ty	adventure before dementia	12	1193	09:07 PM Feb 7, 2016 by mr glassies
	Battery AH (Preview) We have 3x 100 amp batteries in our MH. These are 6 yrs old now and I am contemplating renewing them. My question is : Can I replace my 3x100 amp batteries with say 3x 135 amp or higher batteries? Thanks for all and any help -- Edited by Bas + Eve on Friday 5th of February 2016 10:11:32 PM	Bas + Eve	6	1262	12:24 PM Feb 7, 2016 by Bas + Eve
	Charging crank battery (Preview) Hello again folks, question time again. I had flat crank battery last outing, 24volt in the bush, managed to borrow a charger from a guy in a big bus that I powered from my in house generator. My batteries are 2x 12 volt wired to give 24 volt. My vehicle is an ISUZU 450 2008 model with all the computers etc (I...	Old Crofter	3	985	09:01 PM Feb 6, 2016 by Jaahn
	Omnia stove top oven (Preview) When I was a kid, I remember my mum using 1 of these on the farm instead of lighting the wood fire in summer. Cooked great bread/cakes/pies - just a funny shape. She had it right up to about 10 years ago.......she has no idea where it went (alzheimers) Just wondering if anyone else has 1 of these lying arou...	chooknphil	4	1537	05:39 PM Feb 6, 2016 by jules47
	Battery monitor (Preview) I have attached a photo of the monitor in our caravan and are looking for advice on what it is telling me. It doesn't make sense. It shows the batteries (2) have 13.4v charge and is discharging at a rate of 0.7amps even though nothing is turned on. The battery condition indicator bar shows the charge st...	Gus1949	7	1599	08:20 AM Feb 6, 2016 by Gus1949
	Windows 10 ... (Preview) http://www.gsmarena.com/windows_10_inches_towards_a_12_share_now_ahead_of_xp-blog-16372.php Cheers - John	rockylizard	19	1445	08:09 PM Feb 5, 2016 by rockylizard
	Fiat Ducato automatic 3l diesel motorhome (Preview) Hi everyone, just had a big storm through here in Thornlands in Redlands area of Qld, just after we found out our motorhome won't go into reverse. It is booked in for a service on 17th February but they cannot get us in any earlier. Does anyone out there own a similar unit and have you have experienced th...	loosecannan	6	1704	07:29 PM Feb 5, 2016 by loosecannan
	Solar technicion (Preview) Does anyone know of a really good solar technician / company in Melbourne. Our van came with a solar panel that has pretty skinny wiring and we need to add additional solar heavier wiring for free camping as we have a compressor fridge.	Gus1949	1	754	12:02 PM Feb 5, 2016 by Magnarc
	Battery monitor (Preview) I have attached a photo of the monitor in our caravan and are looking for advice on what it is telling me. It doesn't make sense. It shows the batteries (2) have 13.4v charge and is discharging at a rate of 0.7amps even though nothing is turned on. The battery condition indicator bar shows the charge st...	Gus1949	2	715	09:53 PM Feb 4, 2016 by rockylizard
	Tv (Preview) Hi looking to buy a new TV , There are some new types out, Led , Oled and 4K does anyone know which type is the best .	brickies	24	2479	05:42 PM Feb 4, 2016 by brickies
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