Guy Roan
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Has any one here ever done it and got rid of the 12 volt system and inverter/converter ?
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Bumpyroad
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do "park" models run stuff on 12 volt?
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schlep1967
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Never done it. Wouldn't do it.
If you're going to do it I would think your going to have to install electric heat/heat pump, residential fridge and residential water heater. Abandon the 12 volt wiring in place and use plug in lights where you currently rely on 12 volt lights. Running any new 120V wiring would likely be a code violation in more than one way.
If you want to live in a mobile home get rid of the RV and buy one. It would probably be cheaper in the long run.
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BurbMan
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Just curious why you would do that? Biggest issue would be replacing the lighting with 120v. It wouldn't be a code violation per se to run more romex, but code does limit you to 6 branch circuits in an RV. Getting the wiring through the walls would be a nightmare.
Would you abandon propane too and make everything electric? The fridge and the HW heater already run on 120v in addition to propane, but the fridge requires 12v for its control circuit.
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My neighbors fifth wheel has all been converted over and he just loves it. It is now a park model. The plumbing was even changed to residential. His rig is now permanent in an RV park.
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schlep1967
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Flute Man wrote:My neighbors fifth wheel has all been converted over and he just loves it. It is now a park model. The plumbing was even changed to residential. His rig is now permanent in an RV park.
I'm just not seeing the benefit. What does he love about it? The only real improvement I can think of is getting rid of the propane heat so you don't have to fill the tanks. Everything else should be the same as long as you are hooked up to electric.
My concern would be a power outage. With no 12 volt back-up your at the mercy of the parks power. You lose your cold storage, hot water, heat and even water if the park has a well instead of public service. With your 12 volt systems you keep all of these for a little while until the power comes back on.
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“My concern would be a power outage. With no 12 volt back-up...”
Excellent comment! X2
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BurbMan
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Would be cheaper to sell the RV and just buy a park model if you want to park it somewhere.
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2oldman
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Who said he was parking it ?
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BB_TX
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Are you planning to get rid of propane also? If not, remember the water heater on propane uses 12 vdc for control board and solenoid and the furnace runs on 12 vdc.
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