>We picked it up yesterday (6/15) and drove home, about 150 miles, through 110
>degree heat (and no AC!).
Congradulations!
>The previous owners removed the Onan generator and installed batteries that
>are charged with a solar panel on top of the storage pod. That system seems
>to work fine for refrigerator (fairly new) and some other systems (we haven't
>yet figured out which ones.) But it certainly won't run the AC and we don't
>know what else. We can put the generator back in but to do that we would
>have to remove the batteries from the compartment where the generator
>belongs. We think we would like to have all three systems BUT is that
>necessary or overkill?
It all depends on how you use the coach. How many batteries and what type
(golf cart, ordinary starter, gel cell, etc)? How much power do you need
(Ah or watts per day)? I find that with the way in which we use our coach,
the two golf cart batteries will last us 2-3 days before we need to
recharge. Recharge time for the way we manage our battery charge state for
us is about 3 hours using the Statpower TrueCharge 40+.
You can probably get the same battery capacity using the right (maybe
expensive) batteries in two banks - one under the hood and the other in the
rear battery compartment. Then you will have room for your Onan.
>info on hot water heaters. We have one that was removed (It had quit working
>but could be repaired or replaced. It was a small unit under the kitchen
>sink.)
What type of coach do you have? Are you sure that the unit under the sink
is a hot water heater and not a furnace? Many of the GMCs (I'm not sure if
all) had a 110V/engine preheat water heater mounted in the bath area
behind the lower sliding doors.
There are many pictures available to help you with any
upgrades/replacements that you may need to do. Check www.gmcmotorhome.com
for the list of links to personal pages. Several of us have large amounts
of data available for anyone who wants to look. Gene has a great list of
all possible upgrades (that he knows about at least) with links to more
information.
Good luck!
Henry
>degree heat (and no AC!).
Congradulations!
>The previous owners removed the Onan generator and installed batteries that
>are charged with a solar panel on top of the storage pod. That system seems
>to work fine for refrigerator (fairly new) and some other systems (we haven't
>yet figured out which ones.) But it certainly won't run the AC and we don't
>know what else. We can put the generator back in but to do that we would
>have to remove the batteries from the compartment where the generator
>belongs. We think we would like to have all three systems BUT is that
>necessary or overkill?
It all depends on how you use the coach. How many batteries and what type
(golf cart, ordinary starter, gel cell, etc)? How much power do you need
(Ah or watts per day)? I find that with the way in which we use our coach,
the two golf cart batteries will last us 2-3 days before we need to
recharge. Recharge time for the way we manage our battery charge state for
us is about 3 hours using the Statpower TrueCharge 40+.
You can probably get the same battery capacity using the right (maybe
expensive) batteries in two banks - one under the hood and the other in the
rear battery compartment. Then you will have room for your Onan.
>info on hot water heaters. We have one that was removed (It had quit working
>but could be repaired or replaced. It was a small unit under the kitchen
>sink.)
What type of coach do you have? Are you sure that the unit under the sink
is a hot water heater and not a furnace? Many of the GMCs (I'm not sure if
all) had a 110V/engine preheat water heater mounted in the bath area
behind the lower sliding doors.
There are many pictures available to help you with any
upgrades/replacements that you may need to do. Check www.gmcmotorhome.com
for the list of links to personal pages. Several of us have large amounts
of data available for anyone who wants to look. Gene has a great list of
all possible upgrades (that he knows about at least) with links to more
information.
Good luck!
Henry
