OverTheTopCargoTrailer 7 x 16

[Engineer Guy]

Pilgrim ~

Good deal! You, and other Builders, are why I put that Product up occasionally. Plus, the Reviews on Amazon are glowing. So far as I know, you're right about the Venting issue. If I'm wrong on which Product does have the exterior Venting option, you'll find other, similar WHs pretty quickly via Surfing.

I put an Electric 'Flash' WH [40 Amp - 208 VAC] in our Mountain House. Flow throughput is always key. Too little flow throughput, and most all these WHs shut down for safety reasons. However, the Reviews on the Eccotemp say Water temp is widely adjustable. I point this out because of the lower flow produced by RV Water Pumps, and the tendency to take on/off 'Military'-style Showers. BTW, this Electric Flash Heater worked fine at the standard Well Switch cut in/cut out pressures of 30 PSI and 50 PSI. My point is that Flash Heaters can tolerate pressure excursions well IF Water throughput is held somewhat stable.

A-R me, I'd likely put a nice Ball Valve on the WH output to allow adjustment to just the 'right' flow level, given Pump pressure 'x' and Plumbing Conductance [Pipe size] 'y'. Accumulators allow 'storing up' Water Pressure between Pump on/off cycles [the point of adding them], just as the Pressure Tank on our Well System[s] do.

Dometic, and other RV Fridges, vent to the exterior, but are inside the TT Interior volume. All have louvered Doors to allow Air intake to Fridge Coils, and to Air feed the Propane Mode Flame required. Some 'Safety First', gasketed take-off on that concept would allow the Eccotemp to vent safely outside from part of a Closet, or sealed-off Cabinet. This same concept is used when venting conventional Batteries placed inside a TT/CT to the outside. A Propane/CO/Smoke Detector would be mandatory, of course. Emulating the RV Fridge 'Box' concept allows ensures an uninterrupted Air source to the Eccotemp Flame w/o Air starvation.

Despite having picked up a nice lil TT and 'free' unused Generator in the deal, I'll be following this Thread. I still want to trick out my own, 'ultimate', Stealth CT someday. I absolutely agree w/the OP that RV Showers are wanting. For me, a tricked-out Murphy Bed that allows 'recycling' Space, as common throughout Japan [note the Futon], would be a CT given. In this regard, I follow a few 'Small House' Threads for design ideas.

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

These tiles are pure bling, not sure if you can see all the colors, so I have tried 3-4 different angles. The tiles go great with the Diamond plate, wood flooring and the new wall paper. I will just need some accent lights to make them really sparkle. Now I just have to special order them and hope they show up sooner or latter.









Especially if the rear door is a open a little bit, these will be so good, I can't believe I was lucky to find these samples.

[droid_ca]

one of the things I am going to do for my trailer to add a bit of bling factor is by electroplating it's one of my hobbies ,some like it and others not so much but it's a good way to add value to something

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Hi Droid_ca

I like your house from your picture album


with 5 roof a/c is your power bill high ?

Send us your address so we can all come to party there.

And I'll also send you some trailer parts to be electroplated.



P.S. I could not view your U tube video ? any direct links ?

[droid_ca]

well I needed a little extra space

lol

what parts would you electroplate?

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

While its very boring to wait for parts to arrive , I did get in a little time to do some shopping. Included are pictures of the new stuff.
























More details & larger pictures on my blog, click on the blog pictures to enlarge full size.

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Thanks for checking in

[vtx1029]

Stay away from the quick splice vampire clips. They tend to cut the host wire in half over time from vibration. Much easier to splice it another way then troubleshoot a broken wire down the road.

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Hi vxt1029

Thanks for the advice, I will remember that....

I noticed 4 of my 12 volt fender - tail lights are connected with those...
I have kept all wires mostly easily accessible...

I expect to do Wiremold surface mount for my 120 a/c stuff.

[parnold]

I can speak from experience if you don't install those quick splice properly, they will fail!!!

They require use of a dialectric (sp) grease and should still be wrapped well with tape to minimize vibration, oxidation, and other evil things that happen to contact joints and electricity.

I personally will solder everything from now on.

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Hey Hey Boys & Girls

OverTheTop is finally back

My special order stuff has mostly arrived & my wallet is sightly slimmer, but what wouldn't I do for you guys, to throw in some more bling !! I'm still way below what it would cost for a good used Airstream

If there is something you feel that I am leaving out, don't be shy and leave me a link to your favorite goodie you would never leave home without.



the final wallpaper selection.




The supper well packed water tank




They still can't tell a clear cover from a white one...
even on the second time around... who says you can't get
low quality, slow service & high prices from the Good Old USA !!



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If its not too hot and to busy at work this week , maybe i can get around to installing some of this stuff.

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Here is a little low tech green energy technology for those who wanna save money on lighting, its called 1 litter of light.

I got this with screen grabs from a german video. How to make a soda bottle into a light, already over 10,000 have been installed. The output is equal to approx. 55 watts.
















Don't forget to add a little bleach to the water, service life is approx. 5 years.


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[droid_ca]

those pop bottle lights are simular to an Idea that I had of using deck prisms I'd just be worried about those leaking its an interesting idea

[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

Well since you guys made OverTheTop CRAZY with all your horror stories about thieves out there in your neck of the woods, I have decided to install some security measures, so here is the first step in the OverTheTopUnderCoverTrailer , the system can be expanded up to 8 cameras or even 16 with different DVR recorders.

Swan seams to have a nice & affordable system with lots of different camera options. This starter system was $350

http://www.swann.com/s/products/view/?product=1165












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[OverTheTopCargoTrailer]

The system is halfway installed and is up and running already.
I learned some interesting stuff about cameras, the more you pay the better the picture that you get, also the more LED's you have and the further the night time distance the camera goes. Most cheap cameras don't give you anything worthwhile at night time, so what is the use? I would guess the thieves work 24/7 , not only during the day time hours.

I chose a swan system as it has lots of different kinds and qualities of cameras to choose from, the more Infrared LED's that you have the brighter the thing glows at night time, I will try to get a night time picture if my camera is willing.















This system has a mouse which makes it very easy to adjust all the cameras and settings. If all 4 cameras record, the current time is 342 hours on a 500 HD, then it will just start over from the oldest date.


This system can also be connected to the internet and viewed live,
after I get all the wires laid out that might come next.






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[droid_ca]

this is a cool looking trailer I can't wait to see what other goodies you got in store for us to see and say hey I want one of those