After getting the A/C power mostly squared away and tested, it was time to tackle the 12V DC "house" power side of things. Most modern motorhomes actually have three discrete electrical systems powered by two separate sets of batteries. The first electrical system is to power the vehicle part
The Epic Tale of the Bus Door
One of the first things we noticed when touring and buying our bus was the front door that didn’t close quite right. We could see that it was “a bit” bent and didn’t align with the frame of the bus correctly. We didn’t think too much of
Plumbing the Sink Drains
Last week, we showed you how we plumbed the vent pipe with a T near the bottom for draining the kitchen sink and washing machine.
When we planned the layout of our bus, we decided to keep all of the fixtures that need plumbing as compact as possible on one
Plumbing the Vent Pipe
After plumbing the toilet drain and waste tank sewer drain, the next step in plumbing was to plumb the vent pipe. The drains for the kitchen sink and washing machine will also drain through the vent pipe, so installing the vent pipe was an important step to finish up before
Victron Quattro 48/5000/70 Inverter Part 2: Charging & Testing with Our Air Conditioner
In our last post, we went over our process for selecting the Victron Quattro inverter. We discussed a few of the benefits offered by this inverter as well as gave an overview of how we wired everything. Now we finally have enough of our system hooked up to run a
Victron Quattro 48/5000/70 Inverter Part 1: Overview and Test
We finally have all our electrical connections wired up and our BMS working. It is time to fire up our Victron inverter and see if everything works! Before we do that, we will explain why we decided on this particular inverter, briefly recap how we wired it up, give a
Pocket Door Hardware on a Curved Ceiling
Last month, we shared with you how we had to backtrack in order to figure out where to drill the hole for the toilet plumbing. The placement of the toilet was dependent on the wall. The placement of the wall was dependent on how we mounted the pocket door hardware.
Dumpin' it! Plumbing the Sewer Drain
After plumbing the toilet drain into the waste tank, we were ready to secure the tanks and then plumb the sewer drain. We will follow up later about how we are securing the tanks (we haven’t finished securing the fresh water tank yet), so for now, we will move
REC BMS: An Overview & the Setup
We are starting a four-part series on our major electrical components. In this series, we will share our research and thoughts as to why we selected REC BMS, the Victron Quattro inverter, the Victron Color Control GX, and the Victron Smart Solar MPPT solar charge controller. We will also go
Poop Pipe Adventures: Plumbing the Toilet
Finally, we are ready to start tackling the plumbing. We need to secure our water tanks in order to begin plumbing the drains. However, before we could secure the tanks, we had to deal with the toilet plumbing. Everything we had read and seen told us to make the pipe
Struttin' Our Stuff: Replacing the Bay Door Struts
Whack...thud! Those were the sounds my head and backside made as my head rammed into the edge of the open bay door so hard it knocked me off my feet and onto the driveway.
It was a hot, sunny day while Juan was working in our electrical bay. We
A Hacker's Take on RV House Batteries: Part 7.5 UPDATE to Supply Side Wiring
We want to give a huge thank you to all the folks who take the time to provide feedback and advice on our build. Thank you! We read every comment and consider every idea. When folks bring up potential issues with safety, we pay particularly close attention. A couple of
A/C Power: Part 2- Wiring the Circuits
After wiring the inverter to the 120V load center, we were ready to wire up all of the A/C circuits. We have seen many bus conversions and RVs that only have a couple of A/C circuits. But, we would like to be able to cook something in the