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Re: 3d printed lock for TAB 400 shower control
Nice job. Slotting a PVC tee also worked on our 320s to prevent accidental activation.
Re: Glycol questions
Just for my clarification, I marked my 2019 400 expansion tank before doing my last flush. I have stayed with Century and not had any issues. When I did my flush and fill 2 years ago I used tap water (many gallons) followed by distilled water before refilling with fresh Century fluid. I believe my flow is like the diagram above so in my case the hookup has not changed. The small and large drains seem reversed in the diagram but NOT the direction of flow.ScottG said:Here's an image from Alde that shows the intended flow of glycol through the expansion tank. It sounds like nuCamp is now hooking these up in reverse. I'm curious to know if there is a reason for the change, or if it makes any practical difference in the operation of the system. Presumably it was designed this way for a reason, but it's not immediately obvious to me what that might be.
The hose from the port on R returns to the Alde and the hose attached to the larger port on L receives fluid from the last convector in the loop.
So when starting the flush with the 12 V pump in my 2019 the flush water is entering on the R hose and pushing fluid thru the Alde and around the loop and out the L hose. In this picture the old glycol is just starting to come out from the L hose below, that hose being attached to the larger port on the reservoir. In the shop vac method the pull would be on the L hose below to drain the system, and the new fluid would be pumped in the R hose.
And as @AnOldUR said, the larger port coming from the convector loop would be a place for any debris in the system to settle and not return to the Alde boiler
Re: Sewer smell inside Trailer but no in bathroom
@Basil48192. I wonder why your propane detector did not go off. It seems like that should have detected the leak. A buildup of propane gas inside the trailer, a small spark and …….
Re: How to loosen propane tank bolt?
Has anyone replaced the bolt/wingnut with a toggle clamp latch. I was thinking about cutting off the "wings" and replacing with an adjustable toggle clamp latch:
Re: Refrigerator losing consistency
Never mind folks. It turns out I had it too packed with food. I took some out and it worked like a charm.
Re: Batteries
After listening to the carbon monoxide detector going off in the middle of the night way too often due to a low battery charge, we switched from the stock 12 volt battery in our 2021 Tab 320 to two Golf Cart batteries (GC2) from Costco. Cheap. A heck of a lot more battery capacity. Fits in the front tub without rewiring the whole trailer. Adds about 60 lbs to the tongue weight, but the trade off has been worth it for us. I imagine that someday we'll join the lithium world, but for now this setup works.
Here's one discussion thread on the golf cart battery scenario.
Re: T@B 320 Sunflex Inflatable Awning
I don't think it's fair to judge the products built by one manufacture by a bad experience with a product from an entirely different manufacturer.Cbusguy said:Fiberglass poles are the pits, I never buy fiberglass on purpose and if I am stuck I replace with aluminum as soon as I can.
The entire air tent thing is a gimmick, a few years ago a couple of tent manufactures introduced them. Nemo was the company name I believe, my assistant scout master was the lead gadget man, after a very wet weekend he threw it in the dumpster at the camp. It was hillarious as he got his gear in the truck and drug it a crossed the parking lot and dumped it in the dumpster in the pouring rain. He looked so miserable and pathetic.
We purchased the same tent but with aluminum poles a couple of months ago from All Pro. it is very nice.
As someone who uses inflatable boats on a regular basis, I don't see why you think that it's impossible to build an an awning with a sturdy inflatable frame. If it were impossible I would've drowned a long time ago.
Re: 2023 400 with the 400 ah Lithium mod. Victron Inverter.
@B0atguy I just picked up one of these to make connecting the cord much easier. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NI1BFC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Re: Sewer smell inside Trailer but no in bathroom
I had the same issue in my 2021, 320S a few weeks ago. I would open the door and immediately smell, what seemed to be, a raw sewage smell. I keep my T@B very clean and always flush and sanitize. I searched every crevice for water or any other source of the smell. Everything was dry, clean, and odor-free.
It turned out that I had a small propane leak from my stove.
Now, I know what propane smells like...and this did not smell like propane!. However, when combined with the 'normal' smell of the closed up camper, I would have sworn it was stagnant water or sewage.
I found the tiny leak at the gas manifold that fed the burners and repaired it.
No more smell!
I hope this helps.
It turned out that I had a small propane leak from my stove.
Now, I know what propane smells like...and this did not smell like propane!. However, when combined with the 'normal' smell of the closed up camper, I would have sworn it was stagnant water or sewage.
I found the tiny leak at the gas manifold that fed the burners and repaired it.
No more smell!
I hope this helps.
Re: Glycol questions
@ScottG. My guess is that the system draws from the higher port to reduce sediment from being pumped through the plumbing.
