jmarnell
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Since our 2018 Cyclone 4005 has been tucked in the garage for the winter, and now we still can't go anywhere with everything shut down, it's been a good time to do a few upgrades and fixes.
- Replaced the original noisy water pump with a new one. Added a rubber block underneath it to limit vibration. It's much quieter now!
- Installed the new brass Anderson 4-way water valve. Fresh water tanks started overfilling last fall, so sounded like a good time for the upgrade.
- Replaced the original bathroom sink faucet with a much nicer one from Lowe's with a taller spout that's much nicer to use.
- Installed shutoff valves on all the water lines on the toilets and sinks, and checked all the other waterline connections.
- Replaced the outside speakers with Polk Audio marine grade speakers. One of the original speakers had cracked.
- Was having issues with one of the AC units freezing up. Took off the inside cover, and found the plastic diverter plate between the cold air and return air sides had slipped out of place. It's was only held with double stick tape around the edges. Used some metal duct tape to seal it back in place. Checked the other two units just in case, and found one of the other diverter plates had slipped out of place too. Glad I checked!
- The tool bin lid in the garage area opened up toward the inside of the RV when lifted up, which was inconvenient when accessing it from the inside with the rear ramp closed. So I removed all the screws and reversed the lid so now it lifts up toward the rear. Much easier to access the tool bin from the inside now.
- Investigated the source of a draft we've always felt along the outside wall in the bedroom. With the mattress out, I removed the triangular piece of carpeted wood in the front corner of the room and found a big gap in the corner wall at the bottom which allowed air flow from under the floor! No wonder we felt a draft. Plugged the gap with some insulation so hopefully that problem is gone.
- Bought a new inner spring mattress from Wilderness RV Mattress. Much more comfortable now!
Next will be purchasing and installing new Torklift Glowsteps for the front door. Then we should be ready to hit the road once everything settles down and we can travel again!
- Replaced the original noisy water pump with a new one. Added a rubber block underneath it to limit vibration. It's much quieter now!
- Installed the new brass Anderson 4-way water valve. Fresh water tanks started overfilling last fall, so sounded like a good time for the upgrade.
- Replaced the original bathroom sink faucet with a much nicer one from Lowe's with a taller spout that's much nicer to use.
- Installed shutoff valves on all the water lines on the toilets and sinks, and checked all the other waterline connections.
- Replaced the outside speakers with Polk Audio marine grade speakers. One of the original speakers had cracked.
- Was having issues with one of the AC units freezing up. Took off the inside cover, and found the plastic diverter plate between the cold air and return air sides had slipped out of place. It's was only held with double stick tape around the edges. Used some metal duct tape to seal it back in place. Checked the other two units just in case, and found one of the other diverter plates had slipped out of place too. Glad I checked!
- The tool bin lid in the garage area opened up toward the inside of the RV when lifted up, which was inconvenient when accessing it from the inside with the rear ramp closed. So I removed all the screws and reversed the lid so now it lifts up toward the rear. Much easier to access the tool bin from the inside now.
- Investigated the source of a draft we've always felt along the outside wall in the bedroom. With the mattress out, I removed the triangular piece of carpeted wood in the front corner of the room and found a big gap in the corner wall at the bottom which allowed air flow from under the floor! No wonder we felt a draft. Plugged the gap with some insulation so hopefully that problem is gone.
- Bought a new inner spring mattress from Wilderness RV Mattress. Much more comfortable now!
Next will be purchasing and installing new Torklift Glowsteps for the front door. Then we should be ready to hit the road once everything settles down and we can travel again!
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