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@kiwiace625 3 күн бұрын

Also can't see how they attach and to what?

@kiwiace625 3 күн бұрын

Can you cut down in width to fit?

@lovingjesus5184 5 күн бұрын

Did you have to change out the battery cable terminel to fit the smaller post???

@campervancreations7656 5 күн бұрын

Hi, yes. I got some smaller hole rlterminals and made it easier to attach. Also used a smaller cable but short so the load was fine. I joined this cable to the heavier cable from battery switch. Worked out well. Jamie

@lovingjesus5184 2 күн бұрын

@@campervancreations7656ok.. ty!! Did the same with the cables from the switch to the fuse block.

@paulstevens9520 10 күн бұрын

Nice one matey

@HecticHouse 11 күн бұрын

Derbyshire

@HecticHouse 13 күн бұрын

Where did you get the windows from ?

@campervancreations7656 13 күн бұрын

@@HecticHouse where are you based?

@manysnakes 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video. It's surprisingly difficult to find detailed information on this topic, which should be common knowledge about people converting vans and the like.

@AndersonAlvarez Ай бұрын

Just found your channel, and I was so happy watching the other videos when I saw this one. 😢 By the comments, I can see that you are getting through everything, and I hope you'll be back soon. Wishing you a speedy recovery and good health

@treveenos Ай бұрын

Deadly 🎉

@georgehunter2040 Ай бұрын

White plastic trunking not conduit but cracking idea thanks

@josmith5155 Ай бұрын

Those Trelino divider toilets look good to me. So simple, but also very expensive for what they are.

@campervancreations7656 Ай бұрын

@josmith5155 I'm not a fan of them. They are food in theory but never seen a video on emptying them. Composting toilets are around years but usually outdoors.

@josmith5155 Ай бұрын

@campervancreations7656 Maybe it's the memories of emptying a few cassette types at head height on campsites that doesn't enamoured me to them. 🤭

@josmith5155 Ай бұрын

Just this minute watched the vid of you in hospital after your diagnosis, and there was me talking about porta potties. Hope your health is good.

@josmith5155 Ай бұрын

Great vids. Is the fidge still running in the van? I wonder how domestic fridges hold up to vibration? And is a smart pure sine wave inverter really needed so it only draws when the fridge demands? Or do regular inverters work well with it? Thanks

@martynclifford9843 Ай бұрын

well exsplanded realy informed vidio. feel more confident now to wire up boards. thanks

@alexandermendez952 Ай бұрын

Well explained 👏

@Mymail-z1x Ай бұрын

Hi. How many amps would it consume in average over 24hrs period?

@campervancreations7656 Ай бұрын

@user-jt8nf4fy8w hi, there's too many variations to accurately predict. Depends on external air temperature. If its hot in the van, it will use more but it also depends in the efficiency of inverter and the fridge itself. Jamie

@Katrein Ай бұрын

such a helpful video - thanks mate!

@johnkelly984 Ай бұрын

Great info. Thanks for posting this. My 2 year old £700+ isotherm 12v fridge is playing up and I was looking at replacing it with a household fridge. Perfect.

@petereriksson4405 2 ай бұрын

I know its been a while, but it would be interesting to use a 230v power meter also, to have a idea of how much power is lost in the conversion 12-230. I totalt agee in your conclusions, i also run a normal frigde on a inverter. I think a "loss" of 20-25% power due to the inverter always being on (atleast at standby mode) and the conversion loss. Considering both batteries and solar is cheaper than ever its the best alternative!

@campervancreations7656 2 ай бұрын

@petereriksson4405 there's a wiring mod that you can do. It involves wiring the thermostat of the fridge to switch the inverter on only when needed.

@petereriksson4405 2 ай бұрын

@@campervancreations7656 thats an interesting idea! Have not thaught about that

@campervancreations7656 2 ай бұрын

@petereriksson4405 search Craster campervan kippers. Keith did a video about it

@Gauchothedog 2 ай бұрын

What I would like to know from you guys is:what about driving bumpy roads,is there a problem for domestic fridge/freezers?you know when they deliver,they say not to turn it on for two hours for settling ,or is that only when the fridge was transported laying?Anyone?thanks in advance

@campervancreations7656 2 ай бұрын

@Gauchothedog that only applies if they have been transported on their side. It's to do with the lubricant oil in the refrigerant gas. Otherwise it's perfect. Jamie

@wayne.b2798 2 ай бұрын

HI sir great vid , i have a 230v house fridge in my camper for the last 4 years running off my inverter and it works great for days .

@campervancreations7656 2 ай бұрын

@@wayne.b2798 well done. Super simple solution and much cheaper too

@maxv77 3 ай бұрын

How did you bend the rubber trims around the square cut corners ?

@campervancreations7656 3 ай бұрын

@maxv77 so, I fitted the windows flush and didn't use the rubber trims. However, heating the section that goes around the corner with a hairdryer works excellent. Jamie

@pogg01 3 ай бұрын

looks great

@ScottyToaster 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video! This fully answered many questions I had. Thank you SO much! Liked and subscribed, and will check out more of your videos to learn even more.

@campervancreations7656 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it. Jamie

@petermurphymurphy5477 3 ай бұрын

well done lad. thanks

@Grow_Frog 3 ай бұрын

Great video! I just pulled out a 3 way fridge from our caravan and am going to simply replace it with a slimline domestic fridge powered by an inverter connected to the leisure batteries that charge via x3 ex farm solar panels (our caravan is static)

@campervancreations7656 3 ай бұрын

Delighted to hear

@MethosFilms 4 ай бұрын

Question for u. I got a bluetti ac 200max. It has a 12 volt 30 amp port i want to hardware into a fuse box like u got here. Can it take the place of a typical 12 volt battery like u are using here?

@campervancreations7656 4 ай бұрын

Hi. It's a perfect solution. Using the bluetti as a power supply works fine but remember you only have a max load combined of 30amp s. So 4 10 amp fuse loads would trip the bluetti. Having said that, unless your using big 12v loads everything should be fine. Personally, and again my opinion, these are great for backup power but I prefer battery bank solution as if any one component fails it's usually an easier fix. Inverter fails you lose ac but cheap fix Battery fails simple fix at a cost. Usb socket fails cheap simple fix. If a bluetti/jackery/power bank fails you lose everything. Depending on warranty and they are bloody expensive to replace. I'm not saying that it will fail! Let me know how you get on

@MethosFilms 4 ай бұрын

@campervancreations7656 I was thinking a 25 amp fuse between the bluetti and the DC fuse panel box thing. That way I can't damage anything. All I wanna run is a few lights and a couple fans in my van while I travel for my job

@campervancreations7656 4 ай бұрын

Hey 25amp fuse would be fine from the ac200 to the fuse board. Also worth noting. The fuse is there to protect the wire and not the item it's connected to. But with lights(i assume led) and a fan or two it should be perfectly fine. Jamie.

@francismartin6073 4 ай бұрын

Yes, great video - hope things are going OK. You mentioned that you can make a earth connection on bare (vehicle chassis) metal (no need to return to fuse box) - if you've covered this in another video then grateful for a link.

@campervancreations7656 4 ай бұрын

Hi, basically it's using the body as one big earth wire. Once you connect your leisure batteries negative to the body your providing a point anywhere in the van back to your leisure batty earth terminal and all you need to do is run positive wires from the fuse board through various appropriate switches.

@kariokibikers1005 4 ай бұрын

Hi there I have one of these cassettes but when I turn the opener the flap to let the bad stuff go down, nothing happens it won't open and you've a toilet full of the bad stuff, the blue water comes in but flap won't open.

@campervancreations7656 4 ай бұрын

So, theres a rubber seal that perishes and goes hard. It's highly likely it's stuck to the flap and not letting it open Here's the bad part. Your going to have to take the cassette out clean the seal and credit the cassette. This hopefully will work otherwise the piece that connects the handle to the flap has broken. Shitty job to fix but parts should be available . J

@kariokibikers1005 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for getting back to me. I'll givecit a try

@Jim_Kay. 5 ай бұрын

Similar sentiments as everyone here, Gerry. Hope you're doing heaps better and have a few videos in the pipeline. Would be great to see a van tour; great to see more fellow Irish with an intuitive, practical, approach to things (while not just throwing shite together and hoping for the best). All the best, J.

@campervancreations7656 5 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for the MSG, it's Jamie not gerry but who cares. I'm desperately trying to get an engine for it. Long story but I'm hoping to have one. Spent a fortune on cowboys and still no oil pressure.

@Jim_Kay. 4 ай бұрын

@@campervancreations7656 Belated reply (lacking keyboard warrior prowess.. also fitting the Hopvals today). But yea. Too many cowboys out there taking the piss tbh, especially around Dublin.. I've been waiting weeks for a trustworthy greasemonkey friend of friend to pop over to give my Relay a quick once over; can't trust most places.

@TatyanaValdaBelindaHill 5 ай бұрын

This is so helpful. (The typical 12v fridges aren't only expensive and small... they are really ugly.) Thank you! xx 🌻

@nimphadoradotz 5 ай бұрын

Just came across you last week, wish I'd found ya sooner, see from the comments your doing OK now, hope that's still the case and the campers on the mend too, your videos are great if you're ever feeling up to getting back into it 👌

@campervancreations7656 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the lovely comment. Getting back to things soon hopefully. I'm better but camper needs tlc or maybe a miracle.

@Matt_Reese_VanDam 5 ай бұрын

So we are looking at fridges now. Would like to ask how the domestic fridge holds up to all the movement during travel?

@Gauchothedog 2 ай бұрын

Me too!

@ChrisHeli1978 5 ай бұрын

One of the things that was concerning me was that, it's said you should leave a fridge to stand when you move it (in a camper it will move a lot!) before switching it on, have you had any problems with it (nearly 4 years later?)

@campervancreations7656 5 ай бұрын

The leaving a fridge to stand actually only applies when it has been transported on its side. It concerns the oil that's in the refrigerate gad used for lubricant. As long as its upright it'll be 💯.

@ChrisHeli1978 5 ай бұрын

@@campervancreations7656 Awesome, I hoped that was the case, but I couldn't find anywhere that specified that, thanks for the quick reply.

@koningbolo4700 5 ай бұрын

Is it possible to make them less wide (say if a window is not as wide as the nearest standard width) ??

@campervancreations7656 5 ай бұрын

You can cut some off both ends

@koningbolo4700 5 ай бұрын

@@campervancreations7656 I can't find any information for the thickness of the mounting rail and blind itself...Do you have these measurements handy by any chance please?

@Jim_Kay. 5 ай бұрын

Deadly. To Ballymun IKEA I go!

@campervancreations7656 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant, just passed it today.

@mark7218 6 ай бұрын

Jamie how are you.

@HI-2123 6 ай бұрын

Thanks good info on 12v wiring

@marckealey7510 7 ай бұрын

Many thanks, hadn't a clue what to do with this little box lol

@campervancreations7656 7 ай бұрын

Your very welcome

@beetooex 7 ай бұрын

Are these cheap, unbranded fuse boxes the same quality as the expensive ones? Is the metal actually plated copper? What's the voltage drop across the terminals?

@campervancreations7656 7 ай бұрын

Obviously the quality may vary with price. No discernable voltage drop. They work fine in a camper, boat etc. Wouldn't use in an aerospace application but suitable. Jamie

@beetooex 7 ай бұрын

@@campervancreations7656 Sweet. It's cool to get advice from an actual engineer. I'll get those twin positive bus bar ones I've been looking at on eBay then. Gets a bit complicated if you want to take advantage of the programmable, switched load outputs of 2 victron solar controllers in parallel- so much functionality though!

@dingnextstop 8 ай бұрын

I have the exact same fridge freezer in my narrowboat running off a 2000w inverter a 3 leisure batteries, it works fine, my only gripe is the inverter draws 1 1/2 amps just being on with no load so it does drag batteries down in a 24h period, all in all though it’s much cheaper than a 12v fridge.

@domainadmin6493 4 ай бұрын

use a 12v temp switch to control the inverter = temp rises temp switch activates a relay to turn on the inverter, cools fridge, temp switch turns inverter off

@dingnextstop 4 ай бұрын

@@domainadmin6493 Hi, the problem is my Grandel inverter has one of those push and hold switches to turn it on and off so I haven’t a clue hot to wire in a temp switch 🤷🏻‍♂️