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Gualalapod
Newbie Joined: 12 Oct 2020 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
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Topic: creating an instruction & maintenance manual Posted: 24 Apr 2021 at 3:10pm |
Thank you Stephen! Great information. I can’t wait to get in the road soon. We are also looking at solar systems to plug in!
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6285 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Apr 2021 at 2:42pm |
Hello Cindy,
We have a 2016 RP179 so it will be very similar. The furnace uses propane for generating heat. It uses 12V to power the fan and to run the circuitry to include the thermostat to make it run. The water pump runs on 12V. As for shore power, if the converter is working properly, it will supply 12V power while plugged in. The Air Conditioner and the electric side of the water heater require shore power. The refrigerator can run on shore power, battery (not recommended unless you are actively towing and your vehicle can provide sufficient power to both run the refrigerator and charge the battery). or propane. Before I upgraded the charging for ours, I always towed while using propane for the refrigerator. I tried battery once early on but did not realize just how much energy the 12V side of the refrigerator uses so I ended up with nearly discharged batteries in the wee hours. From that time on I used propane unless I had shore power. Now, I can tow with 12V, but as soon as we stop, it gets switched to either shore power or propane if shore power isn't available. Also, the refrigerator uses 12V for the controls, but when using propane, that energy use is minimal. It is when you are trying to use 12V to cool that the energy use is really high. That is why you should use shore power or propane unless actively driving. I hope you have many fun adventures and make many great memories with your "new to you" RPod. One final observation: Limit your towing speed. California has a 55 mph towing speed limit. Even outside California, limit it to 60 mph or less and you will arrive much more relaxed and not spend as much on gasoline to get you there. Air resistance increases greatly as you speed up. Fuel consumption is much more the faster you go.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Gualalapod
Newbie Joined: 12 Oct 2020 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Apr 2021 at 1:05pm |
Hi. We recently purchased a 2015 179 and I am wondering if you are willing to share some expertise on her. Such as, can you run the rpod heater from a battery or shore power or only propane? We have been trying to figure that out and have read many different configurations. We have just been using an electric plugged in heater but also have not camped yet.
Also, does the water pump run on 12v and shore power? I hope so... Any other items you have discovered with the 2015 will be appreciated as well. Cindy Cione Gualala, CA
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Pete Brayton
Senior Member Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Location: Parker, CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 124 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 5:54pm |
My 2021 Rpod196 has a 12 volt TV but it would have been nice to have a built-in DVD player. I bought a MyDash cd/dvd/radio unit that works.
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2013 Ford 150 V8 |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 4:40pm |
Do the televisions in the new rpods really run on 12V now? If so all I can say is it’s about time FR figured that one out,
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1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3216 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 4:29pm |
On our 177 the 110 (shore power) will run the following: lights, fantastic fan, slide out motor, water pump, furnace (runs the fan motor). Realize our 177 is now 10 years old but will be interesting to hear others comments on this. The rest looks correct to me even though I am missing a lot of 'extras' that you have as standard equipment on your 195. I do not have the following that you list: range hood fan, awning motor, tongue lift motor, television, television antenna, radio/audio center, range, microwave/convection oven or air conditioner. Wow, when I see all those extras that are missing on my 177 I am beginning to realize maybe this is why I have never had any problems (except for changing out my 10 year old refrigerator a month ago) since purchasing our R-Pod back in January 2011
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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R&M Podders
Newbie Joined: 05 Feb 2021 Location: Washington Stat Online Status: Offline Posts: 11 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 4:05pm |
Hi All,
I really appreciate the work on getting good info together in the form of a "manual" for the R-Pod. The lack of info really became apparently to me during the dealer's PDI, when the staff conducting the walk through couldn't explain accurately exactly which power sources (battery, shore AC, LP) power each appliance in my new RP-195. For this reason, I created the matrix below. I'd appreciate feedback on this matrix to see if it is accurate (and I realize that this may not be entirely accurate for all R-Pods - e.g. Fuse/Breaker IDs might differ, rigs with smaller fridges can also operate from 12VDC battery whereas my larger fridge can't). Happy Podding,
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R & M
2021 R-Pod 195 1999 Ford F250 SD |
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gwhyland
Newbie Joined: 08 Oct 2020 Location: CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 1 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 2020 at 7:21am |
I didn't find any info here on the High Point Microwave EC028KD7 in our 2016 Rpod 179.
I have the user manual pdf but couldn't figure out how to upload it here.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2627 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Nov 2017 at 12:15pm |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Nov 2017 at 11:44am |
Thank very much! I am feeling better about these tires now. Read a couple horror stories about them, but on larger, heavier TT's.
Just to be clear (and to sound like a complete newbie), this rating is per tire, being double the rate for two tires for total load rating.
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