creeper
Well-known member
It's been long road, but here is the follow up to In the Belly of the Beast Part 1.
What started out as taking care of some rust, turned out to be much more involved. Then throw in a few Mods and it turns into a project.
Things done:
1. Sand, treat and cover frame with POR 15.
2. Add supports to reduce sag.
3. Clean up wires and general mess to under belly.
4. Add temp sensors to belly and basement.
5. Fill holes around frame that let cold air and water in.
6. Make the basement wall more insulated.
7. Add SeeLevel II tank guages.
8. Add Charge Wizard to make use of chargers features.
9. Fabricate seals around slide pistons to prevent water getting to under belly.
10. Add Golden rod to provide some heat to the underbelly.
11. Insulate water hoses.
12. Insulate heater hose in basement. Seal up basement and drop frame areas.
13. Fill various holes in basement.
Here is the progress so far.
BEFORE
AFTER: Notice those nice shiny rails.
BEFORE
AFTER
Notice the new support bar added.
Here you can see I added 2 temp sensors. The one on the right goes to the basement. The second goes to the main underbelly with freeze alarm. I added a Golden Rod between the Galley and fresh water tank. I hope it's enough to keep it above freezing. The third gizmo is a add on to the charger, it's called a charge wizard. With this thing I can make the charge go from Normal to boost or storage with an off gas cycle.
Between the main frame and the drop frame is an area with a BIG open space. Since the underbelly is not heated the heater draws from this area as well as the main living area. To slow that and have the heater draw more from the main area, I sealed the area the best I could. It's not air tight but it's better. I also bunched the wires on the curb side and stuff insulation around it. It's about 95% blocked off.
Before
After
The basement is also not heated and only thing between the heater/living area is some press board and carpet.
I added some foam board with reflective surface. I then sealed the top gaps. I will also cover the vent in the basement for winter use. Hopefully this will eliminate some heat lose. The insulation was a whopping $7 for a 4x8 sheet and one sheet was more then enough.
Here is where the plug for the golden rod enters the basement.
That's the update so far. More to follow.
What started out as taking care of some rust, turned out to be much more involved. Then throw in a few Mods and it turns into a project.
Things done:
1. Sand, treat and cover frame with POR 15.
2. Add supports to reduce sag.
3. Clean up wires and general mess to under belly.
4. Add temp sensors to belly and basement.
5. Fill holes around frame that let cold air and water in.
6. Make the basement wall more insulated.
7. Add SeeLevel II tank guages.
8. Add Charge Wizard to make use of chargers features.
9. Fabricate seals around slide pistons to prevent water getting to under belly.
10. Add Golden rod to provide some heat to the underbelly.
11. Insulate water hoses.
12. Insulate heater hose in basement. Seal up basement and drop frame areas.
13. Fill various holes in basement.
Here is the progress so far.
BEFORE
AFTER: Notice those nice shiny rails.
BEFORE
AFTER
Notice the new support bar added.
Here you can see I added 2 temp sensors. The one on the right goes to the basement. The second goes to the main underbelly with freeze alarm. I added a Golden Rod between the Galley and fresh water tank. I hope it's enough to keep it above freezing. The third gizmo is a add on to the charger, it's called a charge wizard. With this thing I can make the charge go from Normal to boost or storage with an off gas cycle.
Between the main frame and the drop frame is an area with a BIG open space. Since the underbelly is not heated the heater draws from this area as well as the main living area. To slow that and have the heater draw more from the main area, I sealed the area the best I could. It's not air tight but it's better. I also bunched the wires on the curb side and stuff insulation around it. It's about 95% blocked off.
Before
After
The basement is also not heated and only thing between the heater/living area is some press board and carpet.
I added some foam board with reflective surface. I then sealed the top gaps. I will also cover the vent in the basement for winter use. Hopefully this will eliminate some heat lose. The insulation was a whopping $7 for a 4x8 sheet and one sheet was more then enough.
Here is where the plug for the golden rod enters the basement.
That's the update so far. More to follow.
