our 17.56-2 OB

[pomtony]

heres my first mod so far, put shelves in the wardrobe.
ply on each side cut to fit
metal shelf brackets, drilled
shelves with aluminium angle on edge, non slip mat glued on
shelves bolted to brackets
led strip glued to underside of shelves
pin switch fastened to top corner on hinge side
each shelf lit when door open

 

[pomtony]

left hose turned on this morning, went back into van, heard drip drip drip, small pool of water under bench seat where inlet hoses are located.
found deformed seal on join of white inlet section and black union

 

[Capt. Gadget]

Yep I had the same leak on mine must be a standard thing
I like the idea of the false walls so you can adjust the shelves and the strip lights look great too

 

[macca]

Yep I had the same leak on mine must be a standard thing
I like the idea of the false walls so you can adjust the shelves and the strip lights look great too

I moved that connection to under the van and down the back.

 

[pomtony]

there was actually 2 seals on the union, no wonder it leaked.
will look into moving the connection underneath.
cheers
tony

 

[17triton]

Top job with the shelves ! Well done:encouragement:

 

[Brad]

Like the shelves. :thumb:

 

[pomtony]

thanks everyone,shelves turned out pretty well.
as for the water connection, also found damaged threads on snap fit union, moved inlet underneath down the back (thanks maccayak)

 

[pomtony]

2 usb charge points near kids bunks

 

[pomtony]

heres where the sullage hoses live, 90mm stormwater, 2 bends, screw cap, 6m length of pipe cut to suit.
didnt like the idea of waste water hoses living in the van toolbox.
now have 4 short lengths
cheers
tony

 

[benrosenick]

2 usb charge points near kids bunks

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Great idea @pomtony -I'll be borrowing that one

 

[Bushman]

thanks everyone,shelves turned out pretty well.
as for the water connection, also found damaged threads on snap fit union, moved inlet underneath down the back (thanks maccayak)

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Good work, I could never figure out why they run the mains through the wall then back under the floor, alot of other manufactures have under floor connection. how did you plug the original holes?

 

[pomtony]

well i havent plugged the hole from the outside wall yet as its work in progress, i took all the clear water hoses off the van, (filler and feed), to clean as they had algae inside, so used domestos and a rag tied to rope and dragged through several times then rinsed off.
all fittings cleaned, tanks removed and chlorine solution left in overnight then rinsed out several times.
i havent yet worked out how to plug the wall plate hole (havent thought about it yet), the hole left in the floor where the hoses go through will just be sealed with sikaflex
cheers
tony

 

[S&P]

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heres where the sullage hoses live, 90mm stormwater, 2 bends, screw cap, 6m length of pipe cut to suit.
didnt like the idea of waste water hoses living in the van toolbox.
now have 4 short lengths
cheers
tony

I like this idea, I think I'll borrow it, but can I ask why the kink in the middle?

 

[Gavin and Brooke]

How about some electrical grommets, should work well.

Gavin

 

[S&P]

well i havent plugged the hole from the outside wall yet as its work in progress, i took all the clear water hoses off the van, (filler and feed), to clean as they had algae inside, so used domestos and a rag tied to rope and dragged through several times then rinsed off.
all fittings cleaned, tanks removed and chlorine solution left in overnight then rinsed out several times.
i havent yet worked out how to plug the wall plate hole (havent thought about it yet), the hole left in the floor where the hoses go through will just be sealed with sikaflex
cheers
tony

This has puzzled me ever since I first looked under a caravan. I immediately thought it's a stupid idea to have clear hoses for drinking water purely for the algae factor. Sure it's handy to be able to see your water, but I think the clear plastic hose is just a cheap install for Jayco. Plus it's generally not UV stabilised either, so will perish in time too.

 

[pomtony]

I like this idea, I think I'll borrow it, but can I ask why the kink in the middle?

hi there, good question, i had to move tanks over very slightly to allow 90mm pipe to pass by the side.
i stepped the pipe down at the rear to allow for the rear bumper mounting box section, as i wanted to keep it all in line
the photo you see is without rear tank installed
i think that explains it lol
cheers
tony

 

[macca]

Good work, I could never figure out why they run the mains through the wall then back under the floor, alot of other manufactures have under floor connection. how did you plug the original holes?

I just put an outdoor shower module in the same area and used to holes for the shower pipes. I fill my tank up at the shower module, another mod.

Regarding the clear pipe, you could just duct tape it or put armaflex insulation over it. For the smaller clear pipe, corrugated black split electrical conduit would do the trick.

Places like Tradelink and Reece sell white plastic patch panels that has adhesive on one side, it is like A4 sized ice cream container material, you just cut to size and stick it over the hole.

 

[pomtony]

I just put an outdoor shower module in the same area and used to holes for the shower pipes. I fill my tank up at the shower module, another mod.

Regarding the clear pipe, you could just duct tape it or put armaflex insulation over it. For the smaller clear pipe, corrugated black split electrical conduit would do the trick.

Places like Tradelink and Reece sell white plastic patch panels that has adhesive on one side, it is like A4 sized ice cream container material, you just cut to size and stick it over the hole.

food for thought mate
regarding the hole, i am tending toward a repair washer and 6mm bolt with a tiny blob of sikaflex around bolt hole, using this to sandwich the white rubber filler hose cover, where it already has the hole in (hope that made sense) ill post pics when/if its done
cheers
tony

 

[pomtony]

heres the new bed ends, kakadu