March 12, 2010

New House Battery Acquired!

The boyfriend got a good deal on a Deep Cycle RV battery to run the house lights/electric/water pump when we're on the road or boondocked without generator power or electric hookup. He put that in today, but it still does not power anything. We speculate that the power converter is not hooked up to the battery. In that case, all we have to do is wire the power converter to the battery, and FAIT LUX (Latin: Let there be light!).

He also inspected the potable water holding tank. The good news is that there are no cracks in the potable water tank. He also says it is relatively clean inside. One capful of bleach and a half-hour of rinsing later and we have a clean potable water tank.

Looks like the water leak from a few weeks ago lives in the fill hose. Apparently, that can easily be replaced inexpensively with a flexible PVC hose, which we have been trying feverishly to rig, but to no avail. This seems to be the first wrench in the turbine of RV work. Hopefully, we will have it sorted out soon.

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