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Re: Corrosion of Alde Convectors
Thanks for your reply. I understand that and I am only replacing the short connectors with stainless steel. That will not impact the thermal performance of the heat exchangers which are aluminum.rh5555 said:Bear in mind that stainless steel has very poor thermal conduction properties compared to aluminum or copper. I would stick with aluminum, but get the lengths hard anodized inside and out before assembly. In my opinion, that is how they should have been manufactured in the first place.
I agree hard anodizing is a good solution and I will contact a few companies near me to anodize the heat exchangers. Concerned about the cost and minimum quantiles/cost for any anodizing.
Re: Corrosion of Alde Convectors
Bear in mind that stainless steel has very poor thermal conduction properties compared to aluminum or copper. I would stick with aluminum, but get the lengths hard anodized inside and out before assembly. In my opinion, that is how they should have been manufactured in the first place.
Re: Spare Tire under Galley
There is a modification like you speak of on the T@B IO forum. He used a pick-up truck hoist that brought the lift-drop drive to the rear. My 2023 has a lift under the front storage box I like. My 2009 had the spare under the rear like yours and I moved it to the side of the tongue as others have suggested.
Re: Help! Sewer hose gets stuck and won’t come off!
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Re: Black dripping Porch light gasket?
@Rodent77 @manyman297
I bought the replacement almost exactly 1 year ago. It's not dripping black down the side currently, but I'm sure if I wiped it with a rag, the rag would be black. Like I said, it's an exact replacement, so I don't expect it to perform any differently.
Here is the info from the invoice:
I bought the replacement almost exactly 1 year ago. It's not dripping black down the side currently, but I'm sure if I wiped it with a rag, the rag would be black. Like I said, it's an exact replacement, so I don't expect it to perform any differently.
Here is the info from the invoice:
66-00-4090 WHITER PORCH LIGHT AMBER LENS 1.00 34.56
Re: Nautilus Suction Remedy
The bottom line is: this process barely works and is a known failure in the Nautilus trailers. There should not be dozens of threads and videos and complaints over something so very simple. It should not take multiple attempts and several workarounds in the "hope" that it "might" work. The best option is: install the Camco winterizing kit. Or any of the several simple mods that worked the same way.
Why did this Camco kit work first time/every time, without having to open a drain?
Re: Nautilus Suction Remedy
I do what BJN2 does. Just lift the jug above the inlet and the antifreeze will start flowing. Then set your jug back down on the ground.
Re: Lithium Battery (LiFePO4) Venting and Battery Box Questions
As others have already indicated, LiFePO4 batteries do not require venting and are agnostic regarding orientation. It seems most of us install them with the terminals facing up however, and the passenger-side bench is a popular location for a pair for many 320 owners.
Re: 2021 T@B 320 Wiring Batteries
I decided to move my Dr. Prepare Powermax battery and my Smart Shunt from the tub to the interior next to the passenger side seat/bin. The idea is the battery will stay warmer inside the trailer and therefore accept more solar charging when it's cold out. I'm not going to futz with a battery warmer.
The discussion and images in this thread are very helpful. On our 2023 320s, the power cutoff is located on the front of that passenger side compartment, so I just detached the OEM wires there and will reuse that switch with the new 8 AWG wire I'll use for the short run over to the controller and ground bus.
In our bin, there are two fused sets of OEM wires that connect to the battery. One is for the trailer's main power circuit and the other comes from the Victron solar controller. But there are two negative wires crimped together at the lug for the main power. I need to figure out where the second negative wire comes from. Perhaps from the tow wiring junction box.
I think I'm going to take advantage of the hub device for the Powermax battery and install a port to hook up a portable solar panel via that hub. The hub can handle 100w of of solar, and I think I'll put an SAE-type solar port in the wall near the battery. I'd rather have another Victron controller with Bluetooth controls, but for the money I've decided to use the stuff I already own. I'll have to run new wires from my Victron solar to the battery, but that's also a short and easy interior run.
Rather than undercharge from the WFCO "never detect" controller, I have a Victron Blue Smart IP65 12-Volt 15 amp battery charger that works great and I can plug into the AC outlet under the dinette seating.
The discussion and images in this thread are very helpful. On our 2023 320s, the power cutoff is located on the front of that passenger side compartment, so I just detached the OEM wires there and will reuse that switch with the new 8 AWG wire I'll use for the short run over to the controller and ground bus.
In our bin, there are two fused sets of OEM wires that connect to the battery. One is for the trailer's main power circuit and the other comes from the Victron solar controller. But there are two negative wires crimped together at the lug for the main power. I need to figure out where the second negative wire comes from. Perhaps from the tow wiring junction box.
I think I'm going to take advantage of the hub device for the Powermax battery and install a port to hook up a portable solar panel via that hub. The hub can handle 100w of of solar, and I think I'll put an SAE-type solar port in the wall near the battery. I'd rather have another Victron controller with Bluetooth controls, but for the money I've decided to use the stuff I already own. I'll have to run new wires from my Victron solar to the battery, but that's also a short and easy interior run.
Rather than undercharge from the WFCO "never detect" controller, I have a Victron Blue Smart IP65 12-Volt 15 amp battery charger that works great and I can plug into the AC outlet under the dinette seating.
Re: 2021 T@B 320 Wiring Batteries
I see no reason why you couldn't do this. In fact, running new wires between the interior benches sounds a lot easier than running new wires from the WFCO to the tub (been there, done that...). You would just need to run your battery (-) into the DC ground bus, and splice your battery (+) into the existing line from the tub. You could (and probably should) mount a new cutoff switch next to to the WFCO.
The one caveat I would add is to NOT disconnect the existing battery lines from the power center to the front tub. Assuming your 2021 is wired similarly to my 2015, these wires run through a forward junction box that also connects them to the pigtail (to allow charging from your tow vehicle) as well as to the breakaway brake system (which draws power from the house battery in the event of complete trailer separation). If you relocate the battery to the inside, you will want to make sure those connections to the forward junction box are maintained.
