Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi All,? ?Thank you for all these comments.? I'm in Dallas, Tx. and bought a 2024 LXE last November.? I believe that I have a similar set up with the air conditioner and heat pump.? I'm planning
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Patricia Bailey
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi Joe.? First, let me clear up that the mods I listed in these messages were NOT mine.? Other, creative owners, have done these and I was just interested in them.? My apologies if I led anyone to
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Steve S.
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Steve, Your modifications look great and EASY! ?I rerouted the cooling hoses to give us more usable room under the bed. Yes, I probably reduced the efficiency by restricting the flow in and out but
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JoeS
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Re: Rear view camera
Installed a wired dash cam with front and rear views as a documentation device for any vehicle accidents that might occur.? But I also rigged it to work for the camper.? I bought a second camera for
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Don DeRyke
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Re: Rear view camera
I installed a DoHonest v25 wireless backup camera ~$80 a year ago. I mounted it high on the back of the camper and ran a wire to a fused water resistant switch on the outside of the camper battery
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JoeS
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Hi again Roy.? I apologize that I did not include some other info with the pics I sent.? The product used was called StealthFlow Amerimax.? I found it on Amazon ( https://tinyurl.com/3msye22f ) as
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Steve S.
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Ah, thanks for those photos, Steve! Although I have done some fiberglass work before, the construction definitively would have taken me quite some time ? So I'm definitively interested in easier
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Roy B
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Correction:? our 2021 Expedition Offroad has three(3) vents, rather then the two(2) in the mods I have reviewed.
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Steve S.
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
Thanks for the information and links, Roy.? I plan to make some mods to my HB9000, but am considering options.? The mod explained in my first post, above, involves fabricating ducts out of thin
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Steve S.
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Re: Rear view camera
I opted for the easiest solution I could find, so I went with this rechargeable wireless camera, with a magnetic base: Wireless Backup Dash Cam ( https://a.co/d/05WXGygz ) I only use it while backing
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Roy B
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Re: HB9000 Heat Pump Duct Modifications
I did a different AC mod 2 years ago, and I also had a hard time finding the correct size air duct parts back then. I ended up buying this hose from Amazon: https://a.co/d/0hQVoMX5 However, that one
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Roy B
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Waterlogged roof panels.
? ?Hello A-frame camper folks, Clipped from two recent responses to my OP on the above: 1.) JimAZ: ¡°The term ¡°waterlogged¡± implies that water is saturating something in the roof panel.
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Jeff Gruttz
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Re: Waterlogged roof panels.
Hi Gang: Styrofoam can waterlog. Where there is air, it can be displaced with water. I grew up on the Mississippi and saw waterlogged Styrofoam all the time. The area under our skylight was soaked So
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Carl
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Re: Waterlogged roof panels.
The term ¡°waterlogged¡± implies that water is saturating something in the roof panel. IIRC the roof panels on most A-frames are made of styrofoam sandwiched between 3 mm sheets of plywood with a
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JimAZ
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Re: Waterlogged roof panels.
This is a common problem.? Some have had the interior roof skin fall off while towing and splat down on the bed. The most likely way the water gets into the roof is the seal between the metal roof
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Steve T
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Waterlogged roof panels.
Does anyone have experience with the above within our a-frame camper universe? If ¡®yes¡¯ - was it resolved, panels replaced or was the entire trailer was written-off? There¡¯s a plethora of
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Jeff Gruttz
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Re: 2024 expedition water heater
You didn't mention filling the hot water tank before turning the flame on.? That takes 3 to 5 minutes.? You did do that before turning on the flame, right?? If you didn't, it apparently won't do
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Steve T
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Re: 2024 expedition water heater
Well, we tested it out. We turned the bypass valves, hooked up the hose to our external house spigot and, after pressing both the reset buttons, we got it to ignite. We ran the hot water and quickly
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D_a_n_e
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Re: 2024 expedition water heater
If you left the water heater energized for more that a few seconds, you may have damaged or destroyed it. There is no safety mechanism to prevent heating an empty tank, only an over-pressure valve
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Dave - Webmaster
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Re: Looking for manual of Cool Qube A/C unit in my 2018 A-liner Scout
They have 2 manuals for all the Qube units here (scroll down a bit) https://www.iceqube.com/technical/operation-manuals/?highlight=Manuals But it doesn't look like they make the 5000 anymore, and I
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Steve T
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