Van 88: Legging It
Join me in the van for a session of DIY as I fix a broken tap and – finally! – get around to sorting out hinged bed legs.
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Join me in the van for a session of DIY as I fix a broken tap and – finally! – get around to sorting out hinged bed legs.
Continue readingI’m looking for suggestions and help with reworking the legs for my campervan bed and this video explains the issue.
Continue readingOnce again the campervan was pressed into service for my filming on Cruising The Cut, resulting in two car park stays, one in North Wales – where I introduced some Very Important Guests to the joys of narrowboating – and one in Milton Keynes. Plus I went to have my new lithium / inverter etc electrical system checked over by the professionals at Bluefix who are qualified and authorised Victron installers.
Continue readingContinuing from the cliffhanger of the last video, this one sees me debug the problem which switched off the induction hob and go on to test the new inverter & battery setup with both the hob and an electric kettle.
Continue readingAn episode in which I complete (almost) the wiring on the new lithium battery / bigger inverter setup in my campervan and begin to test it whereupon disaster apparently strikes!
Continue readingHaving replaced the sink in the new worktop, I needed to sort out the sink outlet for waste water and the supply pipe from the main tank. This proved irritatingly troublesome, as you will see!
Continue readingAnother classic case of frustration and banging my head against the wall as I try to fix the new campervan worktop in place whilst also making it removable in case I need to do so in future.
Continue readingWhile the new diesel heater ran for two hours as per the installation instructions, I didn’t want to leave it unattended so I turned my attention to cutting the new worktop including holes for the sink and tap (faucet).
Continue readingIn what is arguably my dullest video yet – and that really is saying something – I present a few minutes of me touching my hand to an exhaust pipe and saying “yes, it’s hot” as I do the first test run of the newly-installed Planar / Autoterm diesel heater in the campervan, as well as CO checks and making sure the van isn’t about to be set alight.
Continue readingIn which I show you what further installation I did over Christmas and then do the final bit needed to get the heater ready for its first test run.
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