Somewhereinusa

[Tango]

Nice plumbing finds...I hate the cheesy plastic crap that even $200 K RV's stick on.

[eyedeal.ink]

Lookin good, we're just about to start wading into the plumbing portion of our build, storage bays would be nice, we're looking to get around the same capacity...

[ol trunt]

Very professional installation. I'll be looking at the marine water filler--it looks like a great way to go. Jack

[eyedeal.ink]

Looking good, really like the deck fill, gonna have to look into that when the time comes. 220 gallons, that's awesome, shouldn't have an issue with being top heavy

[ol trunt]

Thanks John, Iappreciate the tip. Jack

[PDBreske]

Originally Posted by Iceni John

That's a Whitecap 6125 marine deck fill for fresh water:
http://www.whitecapindustries.net/produ ... ductId=174 [snip]

John

So, you just drop the end of the filler hose into that opening to fill your tanks? Or is there some kind of threaded adapter that connects the filler hose to this deck fitting? I'm looking to replace the existing filler on my conversion and I love the idea of a marine fitting that will last forever.

[somewhereinusa]

I guess it's about time I added to this. I've been working away, I seem to take more time thinking about it than actually doing it.
I've been working on getting the boiler installed for the hot water heat. I've pretty much gotten the water supply to the boiler done. The exhaust
is done. Most of the fuel supply to the boiler is done (I'm old, and not going to lay in the snow under a bus when it's only 15 degrees out ).

Boiler assy with cover off.


Detail of exhaust out of the boiler. It came with a flimsy looking bendable pipe that I didn't like. The blue tube is air intake. Square adapter
is to go around the intake.


Detail of exhaust out the roof.


Boiler water supply. It's a closed pressurized system with expansion tank.


Water supply system open for water fill and maintenance.


All closed up. Note extensive use of seat steel. The swing arm is part of an old cattle feeder.


The gray box just forward of the boiler is a marine water heater. It is a heat exchanger so that the boiler will heat domestic hot water,
it is also 110v for when hooked to shore power. There is also a heat exchanger that will take heat from the engine and heat the boiler/water heater
loop. Pictures to come later.

[Shawn C]

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[travelinwithus]

Looks great!

[somewhereinusa]

I'm getting ready to leave for my first event in the bus at the end of the month. While I have been working steadily a lot of things don't show. A lot of things will be just "dealt with" I didn't want to just set the printers in on the floor. I got the printer cabinet far enough done so I could mount them in their permanent location today. Computers will just have to sit on the floor I guess, and if I don't get busy, I will too.

Stowed position



Working position



Fully extended for maintenance



I'll have to spend the next week getting construction debris out and things kind of stowed somewhere.
There is the small problem of going to Wisconsin and NO heat of any kind, but I'll just have to deal with it. Hope it doesn't get too cold. For this trip I will have a nice warm bed at a friends house.
I was hoping for another month, but the event organizers advertised that I would have printers for those "instant gratification pictures"

Dick

[nat_ster]

Back a few pages, I read that pex had disadvantages over copper. Not the case at all.

As a installer of radiant heating systems I would like to add a few points.
Pex has come a long way since the 80's. The grades of pex we use today in hydronic heating and potable water supply will both out last any human, or copper line.

Pex is not subject to mineral build up inside of the lines like copper. Over time, this build up causes restriction that decreases performance drastically.

Most good grades of pex are now UV stabilized. The ones that aren't simply need a coat of latex paint to block the UV.

Pex that is made for radiant heating has minimal expansion and contraction.

Most grades of Pex that are made for radiant heating contain a oxygen barrier to stop corrosion in closed loop systems.

And last, and most of all. Please don't make the mistake of installing the lines in your floor with air around them. You will get less that 5% of the heat transfer. Lines MUST be set into aluminum heat plates, or mortared into the grooves with some type of small aggregate cement mix. This is the biggest mistake of DIY hydronic heating. Second biggest mistake is no insulation under the lines to separate the heat zone from the substrate. Steal bus floor in your case.

Take care, Nat

[somewhereinusa]

I needed a very sturdy (for customers) outside step. This is what I built today. I think this should be strong enough as well as fairly easy to move and store.
Bottom right is nested for storage. Pegs on bottom of top step drop into holes in the bottom. It's treated lumber so if it ever dries out I'll probably coat it with poly.
Not sure what to do about it being slick. I don't think I'll get anything to stick to it for a while. Depending on how high I need just use one or two.
This coming weekend I know that I'll need both.

[MikeyBskunk]

niice paint job it looks great! now you just got to paint the rims white too match the top hahaha

[somewhereinusa]

Second trip. Just got back from my second event. No real problems, this time I even had hot and cold running water and a working toilet.
Here's a picture parked at the event. The MCI belongs to my son Scott. We do photography at stock dog herding events.



Scott and Tami waiting for next class to start. Tami does a great job of sorting pictures and printing contact sheets.


The new screen door works great. This is the first time I've done an event here that we didn't fill up with flies.

Next trip is in three weeks, we are both going to the Great Lakes Converted Coaches Rally In Elkhart, IN. So, I've got three weeks to make things more comfortable for Mumsywumsy. Her idea of roughing it is no room service at the Holiday Inn, Not sure why she has stayed with me all of these years, My idea of torture is staying at the Holiday Inn.

[bansil]

Great to hear, it's always an adventure, even going to just the store.

Your screen door is Pimp-tastic and a mod we will do if I ever fix our door

[travelinwithus]

Originally Posted by somewhereinusa

Next trip is in three weeks, we are both going to the Great Lakes Converted Coaches Rally In Elkhart, IN. So, I've got three weeks to make things more comfortable for Mumsywumsy. Her idea of roughing it is no room service at the Holiday Inn, Not sure why she has stayed with me all of these years, My idea of torture is staying at the Holiday Inn.

Anywhere I can find some info on the Rally. I might be interested in going. What are the dates and requirements for attending?

[somewhereinusa]

Anywhere I can find some info on the Rally. I might be interested in going. What are the dates and requirements for attending?

It's May 15-19, sponsored by the Great Lakes Converted Coach chapter of FMCA. I'm a new member so I don't know the details of requirements, I would think all are welcome.
I've put a downloadable pdf on my site here.

http://www.somewhereinusa.x10.mx/trav_link.html

Best bet would be to call the rally sponsors.

Dick

[somewhereinusa]

Got the entry steps finished today. All but the top riser, it will have to wait until the floor is done.



I'm not sure I like the boards above the floor line, it's some leftover laminate flooring.

[Accordion]

Those steps look great.

[bansil]

I think maybe painting the seperation Trim a color "that pops" enough so your eyes can "relax" between 2 wood types miight work good