Recent content by Harvey The RV

Will do, david-steph! Indiana is a little out of the way for me (I'm in rural South Eastern Ontario, Canada) but, thanks especially to input from you and taskswap and Bogie, I know what to ask for. So thanks! Hopefully, this thread might help others with a similar goal in mind. Take care.

Hey Bogie, Great to hear that! I feel like I'm closer now. Thanks! So it sounds like I should find an RV tech or an electrician who would be comfortable with these asks: I need my customer-supplied SoftStartRV to be installed at the trailer's single 1500W air conditioner according to...

Morning Bogie, Good info, thanks very much. No sorry necessary for me being irritable. As long as we're getting to know each other, I might as well let the forum know that I have some diagnosed emotional issues: PTSD, OCD, generalized anxiety disorder or GAD and, on a relapsing/remitting...

Hey Boogie, Yes, a lot of what you mention here is addressed at various points throughout the thread. A few weeks ago, I instructed the installer to provide what I wanted and describe above in detail, using all Renogy components which I provided (we're actually talking about the HF version of...

Didn't mean to confuse anyone. I'm a layperson, don't know the proper jargon yet. But you took my meaning accurately anyway. Breaker panel with the stated connections at the transfer switch. Got it. Thanks.

Hey david-steph, Confirmed: no factory installed transfer switch. But the HF 3000W that I have on the way has a built-in one. So does that mean I won't have to breach any bulkhead? Sounds like it. BTW, yes, I also have a SoftStart on the way for the air conditioner. Which will leave me with...

Morning taskswap, So the line in to the inverter charger terminates behind the bulkhead in the pass through storage, and I wasn't the person who did that wiring. Aside from the 6 x 200w solar panels on the roof and the equipment in the passthrough storage, nothing else was touched (I didn't do...

Hey. David-Steph! Nope, nothing working on solar exclusively. I believe the only components that DON'T work on solar are the air conditioning and a couple of the several outlets.

Truer words, my friend! I'm a project manager, and a big believer in leaving the subject matter expertise to the subject matter experts. As soon as I start seeing and hearing stuff that I don't totally get, I'm looking for someone who knows a lot more than me. Tell them where I want to end up...

Now THAT'S an answer fit for my OCD! Thanks so much! I'm learning a ton about electrical systems on the last couple of weeks but, I'm always happy to learn more. Especially about electrical. Dangerous stuff (I wasn't being facetious about the OCD). But, armed with this type of info, hopefully...

After sleeping on it, I'm thinking this might be fine: What if I just had a 30 amp receptacle/female professionally installed on the RV exterior, pulling on the house batteries? Then I just plug into that with my 30-to-50. That could work, right? I'd have to ensure the house main breakers and...

Last fall, we took delivery on a brand new 2024 North Trail 25RBP. We installed a bunch of extra gear (see below), and now we're looking into how to supply the air conditioner and the couple of electrical outlets that aren't already on the "pre-wired for solar" grid while we boondock, which we...

Hey Dan, First off, great choice. Heartland makes great trailers. Here's a word of warning, though: If you don't want to go through what I've been going through for months... ... DON'T BUY YOUR RV FROM COUCH'S RV NATION, located next to the factory. So what is it I'm dealing with? The...