Violating a Princess!

[Nabsim]

A lot heavier duty use than mine then
While I live in mine it does get treated gently, not sure that’s right wording but it will do

 

[SquirrellCook]

Last weeks update a little late as I forgot the pictures.

Windows refitted and the new aluminium panel. Still needs backfilling and the trim fitting. Once done a mould can be made before I cut the new door opening.

So it rained and water still pored in. It seems there is some bonding issues with the gutter strip. It not your usual U channel, it’s more of a Z section to which the windows bond. The roof is bonded in the channel. Should have removed the gutter whilst the windows were out.

So more demolition, one panel was aluminium, but two others were welded On the up side at least I can insulate behind. So after much scrubbing and cleaning the joint between the roof and the steel work was clean and dry. Into this edge I pored flexible epoxy and then watched it drip. It takes about 12 hours to stiffen. Nothing leaked out, but I pored in too much.

What more could go wrong?

Whilst waiting for the epoxy I thought I’d offer up the new M12 eberspacher. When I opened the box. Fortunately Mellor’s replaced it today.

 

[SquirrellCook]

Well the flexible epoxy seems to have done the job, so now I’m insulating that once hidden area. Sorry slow progress, Murky is having time spent on it as well as building an extension to our workshop.

 

[SquirrellCook]

Onward ever onwards, during the week I put the back up on ramps and got under it with the hose pipe and traffic film remover. I never managed to get it as clean as I wanted, but hopefully clean enough to paint before insulating it.
While frolicking on my back with the hose pipe I managed to find at least four air leaks, more expense.
Today I managed to topcoat some more of the roof, so when that is cured I’ll be able to fit another solar panel.
I gave up trying to buy a GY11 fan after three failed attempts. The task was handed to Anita who sourced one in France.
Should be here next week. Cheaper than the uk offerings too.
The picture shows the bottom of the windows blacked out. Although expensive I used Bonded window fitting primer. It didn’t go as well as I hoped and will need another coat. If it was not for the fact I will be bonding something else to the window I could just use black paint.

 

[trevskoda]

I take it you are using a 2 pack polyurathane top coat over a epoxy primer.

 

[SquirrellCook]

No Trev, sanded it back to the gel coat. Then a mix of white polyester top coat with flexible additive and a little resin to thin it.

 

[SquirrellCook]

As of late the progress has been getting slower, to the point where the few that were watching this saga can no longer stay awake!
Today some goodies arrived via courier, two 24volt water heated fans.
I won't go into details as to how I'll be using them, that can wait until I get to that stage.
Knowing that a new can of worms was waiting for me I abandoned work for play time.
Wanting to use as much Plaxton as possible I wanted to power these fans from the coach wiring loom.
Plaxton go into overkill with the fan wiring. To Avoid using resistors to slow the fan speed they have a relay system that swaps the wiring from parallel to series.
First in the puzzle was to find the switch and the socket. Easy.
Next find the wires to connect the fans, not so easy.
Thought required. After studying the wiring diagram I thought it would be easier to solve in Parallel (full speed)
One fan works, the other doesn't.
I had a pile of redundant relays, so it was easier just to swap them out until I heard the second fan.
Switched to low speed and the fans slowed. Success

I know it's not much, but it could have been a pain. Pleased it was solved in an hour.

 

[Nabsim]

Looks like you are making a heat exchanger

 

[SquirrellCook]

Looks like you are making a heat exchanger

Yes the heat exchangers will be in the engine coolant circuit that will also have the 12kw eberspacher.

 

[Nabsim]

I have an eberspacher heat exchanger under the bed next to the calorifier, three fan unit. Took a while before I realised what it was. Can be turned on in the cab when driving to warm the hab area

 

[Nabsim]

Don’t forget I need educating when you get to wiring up the 12Kw Eber

 

[SquirrellCook]

That's the idea. I've done this in Murky. If I isolate the engine from the heating circuit I can add to the Blown air heating by using the water eberspacher. So in a worst case, I have two forms of heating.

 

[SquirrellCook]

I have the heater now, but another project has taken over. We're building an extension on our works. Neither Anita or I are builders, so very slow. Soon it will be time to pour the floor. I'd like to bring someone in, but then it's the expense of having it removed only to pay someone again to do an equally bad job.

 

[trevskoda]

I have the heater now, but another project has taken over. We're building an extension on our works. Neither Anita or I are builders, so very slow. Soon it will be time to pour the floor. I'd like to bring someone in, but then it's the expense of having it removed only to pay someone again to do an equally bad job.

Do it in sections,middle first using wood either side,leave two days and do the sides,add plastasizer to the mix to help flow.

 

[SquirrellCook]

Do it in sections,middle first using wood either side,leave two days and do the sides,add plastasizer to the mix to help flow.

I'll be using the mix on demand system Trev. It's a lot less work. I was thinking a strip up each side then do the middle. It will have an insulation border 25mm thick, so if I get that level it'll be a rough guide. Just hoping the concrete man will hang around 3 hours for it to be barrowed in and levelled as I go.

 

[wildebus]

I have the heater now, but another project has taken over. We're building an extension on our works. Neither Anita or I are builders, so very slow. Soon it will be time to pour the floor. I'd like to bring someone in, but then it's the expense of having it removed only to pay someone again to do an equally bad job.

sounds like fun!
I remember doing a concrete base for a largish (for a garden) shed around 20 years ago. Looked good at the end but bloody hard work (I did do all the mixing myself though). Was the first - and the last - time I ever did that

 

[SquirrellCook]

Version 1 of Betty's jacking legs was just too complicated to make, install and service. So version 2 has been drawn up.

 

[SquirrellCook]

Took the day of today to finish sanding the paint off Betty’s roof. My thirty year old orbital sander fell apart! So rather than fix it I dug out a fifty year old one. I had to swap backing pads as rats had eaten the foam. Oh what a dream to use, I should have used it sooner.

As I mentioned before I decided to fit some extra solar panels. These will have a separate controller. So extra wiring! I’ve pulled out insulation once before, and don’t intend to make a habit of it. In hindsight it would have been the sensible option. The conduit was packed to start with. You can guess that it wasn’t going to go well. In the end I had to solder a piece of welding wire to the cable I needed to pull through. One wire was already in with a fight. Getting the welding wire through was not to bad, but only 10mm peeped through. I ended up using mole grips and a plastic hammer to get the wire through. Once I had enough wire to connect to I gave up. I will connect another wire to this as I couldn’t face pulling through another three metres. I think the conduit must have had a cable tie around it.

The first picture was wishful thinking. The next is what happens if you make the conduit eat to many cables.

 

[SquirrellCook]

If you stare into the darkness, you’ll see the prototype jacking leg. Still needs ears for the ram and I think some gussets as I’ve had to space it further away from the chassis than I’d like. What a horrible position to drill holes in, but all done on one side so less work in the future. Getting to the expensive stage now. Two rams and a 24 volt power pack.

 

[SquirrellCook]

More goodies tuned up today from Wildbus. (Common Camper) Dave's new name Thanks Dave