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01-21-2018, 03:27 AM
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#2521
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: California
Posts: 156
THOR #4312
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Originally Posted by halfprice
Great find Lance. If you do this let me know Ill come over and help.
Jerry
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Ok sounds good.
Thank you
Lance
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2017 Thor Hurricane 29M
Be a blessing to someone
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01-21-2018, 02:46 PM
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#2522
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Windsport 29M
State: Texas
Posts: 1,168
THOR #2757
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Quote:
Originally Posted by halfprice
No need to call Thor. Just follow the online instruction on the Kidde site
It took about a month to get my replacement
Jerry
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Dino & Angie
2017 Thor Windsport 29M
2012 Jeep Liberty Sport 4X4 (Toad)
FMCA: F463694
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01-22-2018, 01:53 AM
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#2523
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Reclining love seat
Maria and I went shopping or should I say looking at reclining love seats today. We've looked at the love seats made specifically for rv's and we don't really like them. They are to small for me and they just are not as comfortable as seats made for houses.
I'm not knocking the guys that bought rv love seats. They just aren't for me.
I'm 6'4" and the rv love seats are really made for 6' and under people. SO if I buy one I want it to fit me
We went to La-z-boy and their prices are crazy high. Plus they really didnt have anything we liked that was 68" or smaller. Went to two other stores and only one had a couple of options that might work.
One was a manual recliner with cloth upholstery, only $450, the other was power and leather, $1300.
The problem with both are the back rests are 42" high. This means the side valances for the window will have to be removed or shortened. Also the depth is bigger than stock and to recline they would have to be about 3" from the wall This will also make the love seat stick out more in the walkway. about 8" more before reclining.
Maria likes the cloth one better and I like the leather.
I took better measurements in the mh after returning and we'll go back to the store this week to look more.
Jerry
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01-23-2018, 12:17 AM
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#2524
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Windsport 29M
State: Texas
Posts: 1,168
THOR #2757
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Quote:
Originally Posted by halfprice
Maria and I went shopping or should I say looking at reclining love seats today. We've looked at the love seats made specifically for rv's and we don't really like them. They are to small for me and they just are not as comfortable as seats made for houses.
I'm not knocking the guys that bought rv love seats. They just aren't for me.
I'm 6'4" and the rv love seats are really made for 6' and under people. SO if I buy one I want it to fit me
We went to La-z-boy and their prices are crazy high. Plus they really didnt have anything we liked that was 68" or smaller. Went to two other stores and only one had a couple of options that might work.
One was a manual recliner with cloth upholstery, only $450, the other was power and leather, $1300.
The problem with both are the back rests are 42" high. This means the side valances for the window will have to be removed or shortened. Also the depth is bigger than stock and to recline they would have to be about 3" from the wall This will also make the love seat stick out more in the walkway. about 8" more before reclining.
Maria likes the cloth one better and I like the leather.
I took better measurements in the mh after returning and we'll go back to the store this week to look more.
Jerry
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Looks like you have a real challenge on your hands my friend. Good luck!!
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2017 Thor Windsport 29M
2012 Jeep Liberty Sport 4X4 (Toad)
FMCA: F463694
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01-23-2018, 07:36 PM
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#2525
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Originally Posted by OKDogMan
After benefiting so much from all the other mods posted here, I am contributing my first mod. Hopefully I'm not duplicating one already posted. Under the forward facing dinette, there is some room for storage but the water pump took up a lot of room and I was afraid anything else stored there might slide and damage the pump.
I built a box around the pump (using 1x6 shelf type board) and put a plywood cover on top to gain storage above the pump measuring about 20 x 20 x 8.5 inches. I don't think the pump will generate too much heat and my box is open in the back anyway. Hopefully the pics will help.
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Going to do this mod today if i have time. If not later this week. Been wanting to do it since you posted it. Thanks
Jerry
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01-23-2018, 11:09 PM
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#2526
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 30.1
State: Colorado
Posts: 388
THOR #5190
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Quote:
Originally Posted by halfprice
Maria and I went shopping or should I say looking at reclining love seats today. We've looked at the love seats made specifically for rv's and we don't really like them. They are to small for me and they just are not as comfortable as seats made for houses.
Jerry
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Anna Marie has been lobbying to replace the family room couch with something less "puffy". Its a very nice ($$$) leather couch with two electric reclining sections we've had for a decade, but she says she can't sit on it without straining her neck (For the record she chose it). So we are likely to be getting a new family room couch. This kicked off thoughts on where the old one is going, and led to a fortuitous discovery.
We've been looking at replacing the jackknife sofa in the ACE and were looking at a Seats4Less or a RecPro sofa/recliner. When we moved here 6-1/2 years ago we bought a couple of recliners and a recliner love seat for the finished basement. I think they were Ashley Furniture, and they have not been used very much.
I went downstairs today and measured the recliner love seat and found that the overall dimensions are the same or less than the RecPro we were looking at. The love seat is actually two almost zero clearance recliners mounted on a common base with bolts. So I believe I can separate them to get them into the coach. I need to make few more measurements in the coach, but I think we have a solution. The basement recliner love seat goes into the coach and the big couch goes downstairs in its place. Thor couch gets sent to the basement storage room and gets covered with other junk.New upstairs couch probably won't be more than two or three times the cost of the RecPro...
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2017 Thor ACE 30.1
2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
Roadmaster Falcon All Terrain
RVi Brake 3
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01-24-2018, 12:34 AM
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#2527
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Built the cover for the water pump and placed some rubber under the pump. I used 1x6 and 1x4. I didnt have any plywood.
Jerry
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01-24-2018, 12:51 AM
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#2528
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Axis/Vegas Enthusiast
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Axis 24.4
State: Michigan
Posts: 9,837
THOR #1150
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Might want to pad those seatbelt slots a little--if they get used regularly I can see them fraying at the wood. (Maybe just sand the edge round.)
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01-24-2018, 12:54 AM
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#2529
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JamieGeek
Might want to pad those seatbelt slots a little--if they get used regularly I can see them fraying at the wood. (Maybe just sand the edge round.)
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Good thinking Jamie. We've never used them but you never know.
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01-24-2018, 02:43 AM
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#2530
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: S.O.B.
State: California
Posts: 1,368
THOR #3483
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Jerry,
Your pictures remind me that I have been thinking of repositioning the water pump so that it is connected to the Pex pipes with flexible water line in an attempt to make it a bit quieter. I put some padding underneath it and it made no difference. I was reading the instruction sheet from ShurFlo and it says not to plumb it directly to hard plumbing and that flexible lines should be used.
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01-24-2018, 03:48 AM
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#2531
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Windsport 29M
State: Texas
Posts: 1,168
THOR #2757
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Quote:
Originally Posted by halfprice
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Nice job Jerry!
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2017 Thor Windsport 29M
2012 Jeep Liberty Sport 4X4 (Toad)
FMCA: F463694
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01-24-2018, 11:37 AM
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#2532
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Windsport 29M
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 223
THOR #10254
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The water pump cover is a great idea. Creates space & saves the pump from getting beat up.
Jerry - for your water pump cover, since you used slats (1x4, 1x6) you actually have some room for venting.
I did like the plywood cover idea too.
if heat is a concern for the plywood cover option, maybe drilling a few vent holes through the plywood would help alleviate any concerns for that option as well.
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US Army vet- 82nd Airborne Div
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01-24-2018, 03:22 PM
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#2533
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandG
The water pump cover is a great idea. Creates space & saves the pump from getting beat up.
Jerry - for your water pump cover, since you used slats (1x4, 1x6) you actually have some room for venting.
I did like the plywood cover idea too.
if heat is a concern for the plywood cover option, maybe drilling a few vent holes through the plywood would help alleviate any concerns for that option as well.
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I also left the back open. The bottom frame only uses three boards
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01-25-2018, 01:38 AM
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#2534
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Windsport 29M
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 223
THOR #10254
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Quote:
Originally Posted by halfprice
I also left the back open. The bottom frame only uses three boards
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yep, I see that now that you mentioned it. good idea.
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Bryce, Gracia & Shadow (4 yr old mini-Daschund mix)
US Army vet- 82nd Airborne Div
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01-25-2018, 01:47 AM
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#2535
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandG
yep, I see that now that you mentioned it. good idea.
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Only did that because it was easier and allows more air flow. Dont really think it needs air flow but it has it always
Jerry
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01-25-2018, 01:49 AM
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#2536
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DenverTransplant
Anna Marie has been lobbying to replace the family room couch with something less "puffy". Its a very nice ($$$) leather couch with two electric reclining sections we've had for a decade, but she says she can't sit on it without straining her neck (For the record she chose it). So we are likely to be getting a new family room couch. This kicked off thoughts on where the old one is going, and led to a fortuitous discovery.
We've been looking at replacing the jackknife sofa in the ACE and were looking at a Seats4Less or a RecPro sofa/recliner. When we moved here 6-1/2 years ago we bought a couple of recliners and a recliner love seat for the finished basement. I think they were Ashley Furniture, and they have not been used very much.
I went downstairs today and measured the recliner love seat and found that the overall dimensions are the same or less than the RecPro we were looking at. The love seat is actually two almost zero clearance recliners mounted on a common base with bolts. So I believe I can separate them to get them into the coach. I need to make few more measurements in the coach, but I think we have a solution. The basement recliner love seat goes into the coach and the big couch goes downstairs in its place. Thor couch gets sent to the basement storage room and gets covered with other junk.New upstairs couch probably won't be more than two or three times the cost of the RecPro...
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The backs on the recliners normally come off. They slide onto brackets. Take them off. This will make it much easier to get through the door
Jerry
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01-25-2018, 05:16 AM
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#2537
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 30.1
State: Colorado
Posts: 388
THOR #5190
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Quote:
Originally Posted by halfprice
The backs on the recliners normally come off. They slide onto brackets. Take them off. This will make it much easier to get through the door
Jerry
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Jerry,
It doesn’t appear that way on this one. The back cover goes to the bottom of the seat and appears to be attached to the seat frame. It might come off to let me remove the back, but I didn’t want to start pulling things apart yet, especially if I can split the loveseat and get it in the coach A puzzle to yet be solved, and one that that waits for spring (left Tustin 6 years ago and sometimes miss the flexibility allowed by SoCal weather, then I remember the traffic)
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2017 Thor ACE 30.1
2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
Roadmaster Falcon All Terrain
RVi Brake 3
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01-25-2018, 06:55 AM
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#2538
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DenverTransplant
Jerry,
It doesn’t appear that way on this one. The back cover goes to the bottom of the seat and appears to be attached to the seat frame. It might come off to let me remove the back, but I didn’t want to start pulling things apart yet, especially if I can split the loveseat and get it in the coach A puzzle to yet be solved, and one that that waits for spring (left Tustin 6 years ago and sometimes miss the flexibility allowed by SoCal weather, then I remember the traffic)
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The weather is the only thing good about Ca.
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01-25-2018, 04:05 PM
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#2539
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Tuscany 38sq
State: California
Posts: 53
THOR #4598
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Quote:
Originally Posted by halfprice
The weather is the only thing good about Ca.
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And at least some of the people??????
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Dave & Maggie
2019 Thor Tuscany 38sq
2014 Toyota Sienna with Remco Pump
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01-25-2018, 04:23 PM
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#2540
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Renegade Valencia 38RB
State: California
Posts: 3,497
THOR #3156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sundance
And at least some of the people??????
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Yes Dave, Maggie is one of the good things
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