Southwind by Fleetwood – sporting its new paint job
We’re finally back home in Ohio after spending the winter in Arizona. On these trips, I normally run at 62-65 MPH and stop about every three hours. While stopped, I usually top off the tank, about 25 -30 gallons per stop. The one way trip usually takes 4-5 days to Continue reading Different fueling strategy saved $150 on recent trip
The original countertop backsplash was a mirror, 6 ft wide by about 14 inches tall. The mirror was held in place by screws and a little double sticky tape. After removing the mirror, I cleaned the wall with lacquer thinner to remove any old grease and dirt. The home improvement Continue reading Kitchen countertop backsplash makeover
Last year I upgraded my single stage converter to a four stage unit, PowerMax PM4-55. My original converter put out a constant 13.6 volts. The new three stage converter would provide faster charging of batteries with higher voltage (14.6 volts), yet not boil the batteries when the unit switched to Continue reading Low voltage from 3 stage converter causes problems
Jodie got a new Amazon Echo for Christmas to use at home. Since we’re traveling on the road for the next few months, I decided to look into what it would take to add some “smart home” technology to the 20 year old Southwind. Off the shelf smart home controlled Continue reading Alexa: Turn the kitchen light ON
Jodie got a new Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas to use at home. Since we’re traveling on the road for the next few months, I decided to look into what it would take to add some “smart home” technology to the 20 year old Southwind. The first thing I needed Continue reading Inexpensive wifi network for the Southwind
UPDATE – March 1st, 2021 – Sadly, we received a notice that Orby has shut down operations as of March 1st, 2021. To bad, we really enjoyed the service. They set up a deal with Dish, so I’ll call them when we get back home. We were Dish customers for Continue reading Orby Satellite TV
I noticed that my front room furnace burner seemed like it would cycle ON/OFF every few minutes, even though the temperature hadn’t come up to the thermostat setting yet. I made a note of it, but didn’t think much more about it until I read someone else was experiencing a Continue reading Closed furnace vents causes furnace burner to cycle on and off
I haven’t had any trouble with the A/C units. They both seem to be starting OK and pumping out cool air.. During my pre-purchase a couple years ago, I noticed the rear A/C cover was cracked and brittle. I knew someday I’d need to replace the cover. The front cover Continue reading Rooftop A/C units maintenance
Early model motorhomes were equipped with a 30 amp shore power circuit. When on shore power, it was easy to overload this circuit, especially if trying to run both air conditioners and other electrical loads. Running both A/C units on generator power was no problem, because the A/C units got Continue reading Front A/C unit can be run on separate 20 amp shore power circuit
I’ve been asked many times how I was able to get my small table top 120 volt TV to work on the motor-homes 12 volts system.. The correct answer is, I didn’t do anything. The TVs I used were designed to run on 12 volts DC, I just did some Continue reading Will a 120 volt TV work on 12 volts DC – MAYBE