Next couple of jobs

Fit leisure battery isolater. Tick!

Purchase and fit IKEA wall unit on top of OS units

Top Panel OS units

Couldn't get a decent match in "oak" for the top of the fridge /cupboard units so opted for white as per the units. ( There will be a wall unit fitted on top of these base units so it'll all match anyway!). 

Trip to B&Q sorted a panel in white. Size needed was 1450 x 450 length of the panel is 2.5m so that leaves enough to make housing for Porta Potti! 

So once cut to size I needed to make a cutout at rear to allow heat to disperse from fridge! 

The base units have steel braces X 2 on the top of side panels. And the screws supplied sit proud of the brace. Which means to get the unit top to fit means recessing the braces into the side panels or making corresponding shallow hole for the screw head! Nowt bloody simple ever! 

Or by just screwing the top to the bases there is a small gap between unit and the top of about 2 mm max. White sealant ! 

21/02/2022

Removed metal struts from units and fitted top via the same screws that held struts! Sorted .

If only I could find my countersink bit I could flush in the screws ! Another hunt required 🙄

I'd already decided to re use a small tambour door below the fridge but as the push button catch fell apart on the cupboard next to fridge, I'd had enough so took some measurements and a break at last! I've a couple of tambour doors that I can re use! A lot lighter than the door as well! Main one was only a few inches short of being usable for the whole cupboard, annoying but not a problem as I need to put a shelf in above the wheel arch anyhoo! So I'll just take it to the front edge of the cupboard and fit the other below the shelf! Or use a piece of the old door at the bottom as a stop, come to think of it, bonus of nothing sliding forward and hitting the tambour door! 

Result 22/02/22

Tambour door fitted with a little sanding of the edge 2mm to enable it slide easy into the spiral, just need to cut and fit a "pelmet" at the top to cover the door spiral. Saves a fair bit of weight as well than the traditional door.

Just a shelf to fit, then can move on to the cupboard at the top! 

Door catch trails

It always amazes me how quality over the years gets worse! Annoyingly couldn't get chrome push button door catches for offside cabinet only brushed! 

So went about fitting the spring loaded push button one on cupboard next to fridge. 

First off the whole thing flung apart when I opened the catch! So had to work out how to put it back together etc. It would appear that once the main catch is installed the back is held in place by it! So finally got it installed , now for the catch all lined up so fitted it to wall of cupboard, except the small screws do not resess onto the plate, and that 1 mm was was crucial to the latching of the catch! 

So I had to recess the strike plate by said mm!

Note to self :

Next time allow an extra mm when fitting the push button assembly! 🙄.

sterling power unit

Had a reply from said company re solar panel charger side of the B2B .

It would appear if voltage is right it would turn the charger on, basically it " thinks" ignition has been turned on! Seems a bit of a fault tbh but insignificant in real terms! 

party on dude!

So couple of weeks away on a holiday that should of happened a year ago nearly! With freezing conditions at home, meant the new battery and liesure system would be tested well and truly! 

After 2 weeks battery is still charged at 12.4v I've hardwired the dashboard solar panel direct to the main battery, as at a certain voltage the sterling unit thinks it's time to wake up! Sterling are aware, as when I plugged solar panel into DIN plug under dash the sterling unit "woke up" ! All depends on voltage! 

The solar panel has a plug towards end of a long charging wire which has corresponding plug setup at the battery /DIN plug/ cigarette plug, so disconnection is easy especially re battery as once the wired plug is hardwired to battery it's easy disconnect. 

monitoring new battery 27/12/21

Day 3 battery is still showing 12.70 by now old battery would be below 12v even with the solar panel ! Looks like a few more days monitoring then hopefully it'll be safe to reconnect liesure side! 

Hinges finally arrive

Hinges for the unit arrived today! 

2 mins to fit but I'm going to have to shave 5 mm off the bottom of the door.

Found that B&Q do pine panels that can be used as worktop. £25/35 

Also need to fit tambour door below fridge. 

Once worksurface on hoping enough left over to use atop the porta potty. And make a cushion on top for a small seat at back of van! 

Next, box in electronics, the Sterling Power unit needs airflow but the rest can be covered. LPG gas pipework needs easy access box in. 

Then look at wall units for above fridge etc.

Oh and push button catch for door!! 😂

31/12/21

5 mm duly shaved off door spot on. Just catch to fit!