Model 05 Silver Eagle - Page 3

Chadluc · 11-28-2011, 11:28 AM

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Chadluc · 11-28-2011, 12:10 PM

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Chadluc · 11-28-2011, 12:17 PM

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lornaschinske · 11-28-2011, 12:34 PM

Someone on Ian's board installed one. I think it was in an Eagle or MCI. Can't remember. I do know that I had pics. I remember the pics. Part of the system was installed under their dinette seat, the rest was in the bay. I will look and see if I can relocate the page. It may take a couple of days. We are working on getting out of here. We are way past due to leave. Spent yesterday fixing a toilet leak in the Class C. Can't leave town and leave the kid with a leaky toilet. Roswell is only 100 miles away but we can't be coming back all the time.

Chadluc · 11-28-2011, 01:29 PM

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lornaschinske · 11-28-2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chadluc

... Are you headed to roswell....

We were supposed to have left by last Saturday. Looking more like Wednesday. We will be staying at Town & Country on the South end of town.

Chadluc · 12-01-2011, 08:40 PM

the NEW 30,000 btu suburban furnace arrived .I have hooked up the ducts,installed the vent and secured it. I need to do some minor 12v wireing,and as far as gas goes ,it will be hooked to a rubber propane line (professional made from a dealer of course) about 5 feet hooked to 2 portable 7 gal. tanks. that will give me (1) 7 gal tank for the hot water,(1) 7 gal. tank for the buddy heater (for back up heat if furnace propane goes out) ,and (2) 7 gal tanks to feed the furnace.

Chadluc · 12-07-2011, 01:25 PM

Heres a few pictures i took of the bus As i was taking it for a drive on tuesday. furnace update...works great..will take some more pics of all the final details.i really need to paint this Mother ****** . i have decided on a dark royal purple. yes that is my little pick up i'm towing. With a pepboys tow bar

Chadluc · 12-10-2011, 03:37 AM

Heres a few more pics of the furnace and propane setup.I have 2 (7)bottles with auto switching regulator, to feed the furnace, 1 (7) gal bottle to feed the tankless hot water .

Started insulating some of the duct work,not sure if it's necessary, but it seems it will help be more efficient?? I also set the furnace up with to optimum batteries and auto regulated charger. I want all systems independent. Example if propane runs out I dont want to lose propane for everything. If the batteries die i don't want to lose heat, lights, etc.

heres a few pics

somewhereinusa · 12-10-2011, 10:00 AM

So.o.o.o.o.o, the batteries, propane(potential explosive) furnace and battery charger(potential spark and open flame) are all in the same compartment with nothing tied down?
All of that looks like a potential disaster.

wtd · 12-10-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by somewhereinusa

So.o.o.o.o.o, the batteries, propane(potential explosive) furnace and battery charger(potential spark and open flame) are all in the same compartment with nothing tied down?
All of that looks like a potential disaster.

I think you missed unvented.

Kinda scary looking setup, and I'm a "Saefty Third!" kinda guy ...

Chadluc · 12-11-2011, 11:06 AM

I'm not sure about the unvented comment... you can clearly see the furnace is vented in the above photo's. As far as safety goes.... I believe it to be a very safe setup. As far as the propane location,those tanks are located 5 feet from the furnace. Maybe it looks like they are right next to the furnace from the pictures. The furnace is located in the middle bay and the tanks are located in the first forward bay.I am going to put a piece of 1/2" plywood in bettween the 2 bays, that way i can isolate the furnace from the tanks.

The batteries are sealed optimum batteries that do not require any venting. They are AGM batteries. the batteries are secured with bolts thru the bottom of the batteries. I hope this helps

Accordion · 12-11-2011, 11:11 AM

BOOM Just kidding. We are just concerned for your safety. Happy trails.

wtd · 12-11-2011, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Accordion

BOOM Just kidding. We are just concerned for your safety. Happy trails.

Ditto.

I'm not a 'code' knda guy - but there's a reason for this one -
NFPA 1192 -Standard for Recreational Vehicles

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2-2.6.4 Elimination of Ignition Sources. LP-Gas containers
shall not be installed in compartments or under hoods or
housings that contain flame- or spark-producing equipment.

Apologize if it was my comment that you deemed 'unwanted' - I was just making an observation, sometimes the value in posting pictures is that someone else may see something that we, in our enthusiam, have overlooked ... happens to me all the time ...

Tom

lornaschinske · 12-11-2011, 05:23 PM

LP gas is heavy and like to sink. I'm not a big fan of the NFPA 1192 but in regards to the LP section, we do follow it. My issue is old but mostly still valid.

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Standard on Recreational Vehicles 1999 Edition
2-2.6 LP-Gas Container Enclosures.
2-2.6.1 Ventilation of compartments Containing LP-Gas Cylinders. Compartments shall be vented at or near the top and at the extreme bottom to facilitate diffusion of vapors. The compartment shall be ventilated with at least two vents having an aggregate free area equal to at least 1 in.2 for each 7 lb (1cm2 per gram) of the total LP-Gas fuel capacity of the maximum number of the largest cylinder(s) the compartment can hold. he vents shall be equally distributed between the floor and the ceiling of the compartment. If the lower vent is located in the access door or wall, the bottom edge of the vent shall be flush with the floor level of the compartment. The top vent shall be located in the access door or wall with the bottom of the vent within 12 in of the ceiling of the compartment. Vents shall have an unrestricted discharge to the outside atmosphere. Doors or panels providing access to valves shall not be equipped with locks or require special tools to open.

The LP section is important and had all the requirements that you really should be following, that I would strongly suggest that you buy a copy of the NFPA 1192 just for the LP section alone.

Paint the top of the roof white and/or use a reflective paint on the roof. Paint the rest whatever you want. The elastometric roof coatings really cut down on the heat gain on the roof.

Chadluc · 12-11-2011, 06:29 PM

ok... it needs just a little correcting..I plan to move the tanks to the far side of bay...I have 2 A/C units that need to be disposed of..that are sitting where my tanks are to go.

Chadluc · 12-22-2011, 11:35 PM

Electrronics update!!! Installed a Samsung 6000 series 47" LED TV (1400.00) blueray player. Also Added wineguard auto tracking sate dish ,Direc Tv. The Tv is cool ****.Has wireless internet,plays streaming movies,pandora..etc,. Major improvment. I plan to put another in the front when I finish the livingroom up front.the 19" flat screen and dvd player I was using,. is going in the bathroom. man this baby is rolling aloung..the bill hs flipped 15,000. and thats just in material and improvment costs.Not the cost of the bus...but i said june is it,,Cause i have other things to focus on

Accordion · 12-22-2011, 11:56 PM

I love the pic of the little dog sleeping on your bed. Great looking bus that you have.

Bullwhacker007 · 12-23-2011, 01:43 AM

Cool.
If you want to you could use the HDMI or VGA input and use it as one heck of a computer monitor when not watching TV?

Chadluc · 12-28-2011, 07:54 PM

yes..great for watching those pg movies streaming over the internet...heehee ..umm aha Well i have good and bad news. dish network came 2 days ago and installed the receiver for the satellite.Every thing works great...but dish net work upgraded their system in 2008 to use a 129 satellite for HD .My wineguard road trip SD can see 110 and 119, but not the 129 for HD TV. I get still 30 HD channels but most of all the HD programing is on the 129 channel. I can reach it but need to upgrade the board in the satelitle that will cost me about 300. or refurbished 150.00 . It's called a SW42 to a sw 64 switch. mmm the same sung has amazing picture in the HD. I can tell the difference huge between standard and high def stations. ..Well i guess if i can get a refurbished 1 it will be another thing to put on the list.

Also ..my air brake valve has been leaking..it leaks less when i push it in ..but still leaks. Napa told me about 250.00 the bus will not hold air pressure good at idle and now taking 10x longer to build air pressure.and if you shut it off ,all the air is gone in a few minutes.Making driving the bus a P.I.T.A . next week i will have to place an order to wineguard and an order to NAPA

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