Another RV mod: this is a very quiet, USB-powered fan for the server cabinet. I left enough space to add another if one isn’t enough.
Without a fan, our server cabinet–which hosts two old Mac Minis, a dual-band router and GB switch, and a boatload of storage–was getting to about 110 degrees. A bit hotter than I want my consumer-level gear to be running.
With the fan, the cabinet is now a balmy 85 degrees.
Computers are much happier now.
Seems, after all, one’s plenty.
Good design and democracy do not go together.
Roman Mars, “The Worst-Designed Thing You’ve Never Noticed”
I’ve just now designed my family’s flag. Based on the colors of one variant of the purported family crest. There will be no vote on this:
Surge Guard: installed.
Had some demonstrable Knowitall remark about “code violations”: exposed terminals and being underneath plumbing without an enclosure.
I asked him to cite which codes applied…to this enclosed space inside the service cabinet of an RV.
**silence**
Bless his little heart.
Although, in fairness, I should have some strain relief on the cable and could have done a better one-handed strip of the cable and conductors.
Next up on the To Do list: install a Surge Guard and its remote monitor.
I was planning on installing it near the inlet, but the only suitable spot would’ve been flat, with the label facing up. With the terminals facing upward, anything landing in there could cause an arc…and other assorted unpleasantness.
So, we’ll find a better spot this weekend and also see about leaving ourselves enough space to later install a transfer switch.
Thought I’d post here about our issue that we solved in the shower of our Open Range Roamer 376FBH. Our current fix isn’t exactly pretty but it is effective until we can redo a bit of plumbing.
A few weeks ago we left sub freezing temps of eastern Washington and went down to Oregon. We spent a week defrosting ourselves and the rig. The following weekend we had to drive to the state park dump station and I noticed the underbelly wrap insulation seemed droopier and strained more than I remembered. I pushed on it and it kind of rocked like a water bed. Yeah, not good. Popped a hole at the lowest point and out slowly drains at least 20 gallons of fresh water. We were actually unsure where it all came from but we were certain it wasn’t grey. At one point we were concerned it came from our black tank rinse system because we had difficulty hearing much of any water drain when using it. We considered the water heater but it wasn’t leaking. Careful watching the next few weeks combined with being in the MUCH drier environment of Phoenix we found the hole dripping again. Pulled everything out of the basement and located the point of origin. The freaking shower drain.
Seems that Open Range thought that plumbers putty was all that was necessary in seating and sealing our shower drain in the bottom of the pan. I noticed a few months ago that the putty was coming out and mentioned I was worried that water would get out into the void. My husband was sure it would be fine on the underside. Turns out I was right. All that water we drained off in Oregon came from showers.
All the pipes were PVC and glued together. As I’ve been told, not the way to do it properly. We got a fan set up in the basement for a few days to thoroughly dry it all out. We applied a nice amount of Dicor sealant around under the drain flange in the shower pan and put a few weighty items in the shower pan to keep everything solid until it could cure for 36 hours.
the rest of me 