On most RVs, there isn’t a nice wiring diagram with fusing, grounding and splice locations, wire colors, and printed circuit identifiers like we expect on a car. When something isn’t working, it’s often not obvious what circuit it’s on; when a fuse blows, we often don’t know what’s on the circuit that might have caused…
Month: May 2016
Ten Years on the Road!
It’s kind of hard to believe, but I’ve just crossed the 10-year mark as a full-time RVer! For this post, there won’t be much text–just a few pictures highlighting some of the places an RV has taken me in that time.
The Grey Ghost’s New Kitchen, Part 6: Loose Ends
This has dragged on quite a while, and will probably continue to, but I thought it might make sense to post some comments on a number of smaller items so far in the project. Some are just notes on how I’ve done certain things, others are thoughts on what I’m planning. As always, comments and…
Belts, Tensioners, and Pulleys
Years ago, during a pre-purchase inspection before finalizing the deal to buy the Grey Ghost, the Volvo mechanic pointed out that both belt tensioners really needed to be replaced, but that it wasn’t urgent. I put the project off for a while–amost a year–until after successfully starting the world’s first nuclear reactor using heat pipes…
Going to the dentist? Where’s the compressor?
I stumbled across the idea of using a dental air compressor while looking at pictures of a garage build, and finally pulled the trigger on one this past week (after going to the dentist, and confirming that there really was an air compressor in one of the cabinets in the office). It turns out they…
Microwave, Convection Oven, and Range Hood
The microwave and separate hood were one of the things I was looking forward to changing as part of the kitchen remodel. The hood’s fan made plenty of noise, but moved very little air. And the microwave was higher up than was comfortable. I also wanted to be able to use an oven for longer…
Cooking with Gas!
Ok, so I could cook with gas before. But now it’s a much more pleasant experience. The original RV oven went to a new home, along with the oven’s pilot light, too-small broiler compartment, and manual ignition stove top. I wanted to replace it with a fairly inexpensive, but good looking gas range. I wanted…
Back to the Kitchen Remodel for a bit…
Well, not necessarily more remodeling, but I thought I’d update with a few short reviews on the appliances used and my thoughts on the layout having lived with it for almost a year now. Since it was the first to go in, I’ll cover the refrigerator in this post.