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Posted By: dakonthemountain on 05/10/12 03:35pm

DWeikert wrote:

Added a water pump switch to my outside shower. The main reason I wanted an outside shower was for the times I come back after fishing and need to rinse the mud off before getting in the camper. Sadly, when I wanted to do that last time out I realized I needed to get into the camper to turn on the water pump first. Problem solved. You can't tell from the pic but it is a lighted switch so I'll have a reminder to turn it off when I'm done.
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I want to do this also for those beach/desert trips. Question: is this a bypass switch you can use instead of the one inside, with the one inside also working separately?

Dak

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Posted By: nkrantz on 05/10/12 03:49pm

DWeikert wrote:

I just leave mine on all the time. Is there a reason I should be shutting it off. It really does not run til I turn on the faucet

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Posted By: DWeikert on 05/10/12 05:00pm

dakonthemountain wrote:

I want to do this also for those beach/desert trips. Question: is this a bypass switch you can use instead of the one inside, with the one inside also working separately?

Dak

It's wired in parallel with the inside switch so either will turn the pump on. Unfortunately that means they both have to be off to disable the pump. That's the main reason I went for a lighted switch so I can verify the status of the outside switch at a glance. I ran the wires from my switch to the inside switch, then used fast-on adapters to piggyback the wires.

* This post was edited 05/15/12 06:23pm by DWeikert *

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Posted By: QualitySnowman on 05/10/12 05:03pm

I started to put the stereo in my Lance 835 last night. Turns out all the wiring is already there and hooked up, just have to cut the cabinet for the stero and the ceiling for the speakers. There is framework to mount to behind.

The catch? The framework for the stereo is just a bit bigger than a conventional stereo. No worries, I shimed the mount in square, and I'm going to trim it in matching oak cove molding. Should be pretty classy looking after. I'll probably box the system monitor in moulding too so they match and look good. Front speakers over the bed are tonight. Install video coming soon...

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Posted By: DWeikert on 05/10/12 05:04pm

nkrantz wrote:

I just leave mine on all the time. Is there a reason I should be shutting it off. It really does not run til I turn on the faucet

I'm just paranoid about my batteries and prefer to turn everything off before I leave the camper, especially when I know I'm going to be gone for many hours.

Posted By: Mello Mike on 05/10/12 05:12pm

Replaced the Group-24 wet cells with two 6 volt Lifeline AGM batteries.

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Posted By: JumboJet on 05/10/12 07:59pm

Built a pass-thru window that the DW can operate from inside the truck as well as inside the camper. She can get through the 14x16 opening. Saves me from having to stop after she drinks her morning coffee.

The truck has an electric sliding window. If I need some peace and quiet............ [emoticon]

* This post was edited 05/11/12 07:07am by JumboJet *

Posted By: JumboJet on 05/10/12 08:00pm

On my son's Lance 820 -

Fixed the oven pilot light on the Atwood oven. Was stopped up with a spider egg sack. Biscuits next trip out!

Posted By: seraphim on 05/14/12 07:09pm

Installed the Torklift tie downs on the new truck. Only a couple of hours, though I learned a few lessons on the first. Can't get a air powered tool onto the biggest bolt due to space limitations. Had to to tighten those two on the front by hand,

My muscles will be sore in the morning...

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Posted By: noxinnhoj on 05/14/12 09:22pm

Cleaned up the lance after our first(local)trip of the year.Weather was good,awesome weekend and best of all everything worked in the tc after a long wet winter.We saw a few t.c,s on our trip home on hwy 99 north,even passed a new northern lite on a brand new ford,they were really taking it easy on the throttle,new owners I think....better safe than sorry

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