Posted by John T on August 05, 2013 at 05:54:30 from (216.249.76.176):
In Reply to: Camper Questions posted by John in La on August 04, 2013 at 18:19:43:
Sounds like "fun" ????????????? lol
I've owned, bought and sold, and well used RV's over forty years and will take an "educated guess" at your questions:
"Not sure what the water heater runs off of"
Its likely a 6 Gallon LP Gas ONLY appliance. While some have an auxiliary 120 volt element, I cant say yours has one from here??? They are a fairly high gas use appliance and it may have one or two 20 or 30 LB Gas bottles on board, so those would have to be taken to the LP fill station, but not all that often DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH HOT WATER THEY USE DUH
"Fridge is suppose to be gas and battery power"
That may well be so (Im not there to look) HOWEVER its more typical it is a combination LP Gas or 120 VAC versus LP Gas or 12 VDC. REGARDLESS while plugged in it will run on 120 VAC anyway so I dont see that as a problem...
"All lights are 12 volt" YEP THATS TYPICAL for lights, vent fans, and water pumps.
"8 Gauge Wire" (8/2 with Ground) will get you by fine although, sure, 6 would be better. The AC is the biggest load, it may draw 10 to 13 amps or so depends on its size DUH
NOTE that looks like the typical 30 amp 120 VAC RV Plug. You can buy the matching 30 Amp 120 VAC receptacles at any RV shop.
"Battery is dead and not chargeable. What kind of battery does a camper use?? I am thinking a 12v deep cell marine type battery."
They typically come with a 12 volt semi deep cycle RV/Marine battery but NOTE it liklely has a 120 VAC/12 VDC Converter Charger that runs the 12 volt loads plus keeps the battery charged, so if its plugged into shore power the 12 volt stuff (fans, lights, water pump etc) would still work REGARDLESS...
A garden hose will work to supply fresh water, although 83 ft will yield some pressure drop. Id use a 3/4 hose which will drop less pressure then a 5/8 and a 1/2 inch would likely be out of the question.
Grey water needs to be dealt with. I know this "dude" who runs his down over a hill into the middle of his forty acres ????????????
Black Water Sewage IS THE BIG PROBLEM. That needs to be dealt with somehow somewhere???????????? not down over the hill either
Do as you please, sure Billy Bob it will "work" but I dont like the sound of running three spliced paralell conductors myself. For wet environments I always specified THWN conductors verus THHN, but some say they are the same??? A 100 ft roll of 8/2 with Ground type UF (the gray Undergeround Feeder) would work nice.
Any other questions Weedhopper???
John T My custom modified Dry Camping Special 2001 Four Winds 29 ft. Class C 454 Chevy Vortec with 4L80E Overdrive Tranny 110 Gal fresh water, 80 Gal gray water storage 460 Amp Hrs (4 Golf cart batteries) storage Xantrex Truecharge2 Smart Battery Charger 200 Watts Rooftop Solar Panels & Controller Onan 4 KW Genset The "first wife" and I can easily dry camp 8 days fully unsupported (no electricity, no water hookups) before we have to dump and take on water
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