Tranquility/Sanctuary

[Taros]

Yes, Great to hear!!! Have fun...

[SilverFox777]

Thanks I’ll fill you in next week. Got one cool video if I can upload it.

[lighthouse77]

my dealer e-mail me that our tranquility just came in and they will schedule us for orientation my question is would I be able to take it home the day after the orientation or we have to come back to pick it up.,thanks

[Pete'sMH]

Originally Posted by lighthouse77

my dealer e-mail me that our tranquility just came in and they will schedule us for orientation my question is would I be able to take it home the day after the orientation or we have to come back to pick it up.,thanks

If there’s nothing much needing to be fixed after your PDI you should be able to take it home the same day. If there’s lots of work you’d be well advised to have them fix it before you pay for it. It’s not likely but it might need parts from the factory which could take a while. But I’d plan on picking it up on the first day.

[lighthouse77]

thanks for the information I do appreciate it much

[Taros]

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[Taros]

This can be power washed and can clean with bleach, this carpet is used in boats.[IMG][/IMG]

[Taros]

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[Taros]

Installed new Sumo spring on the front yesterday. Hoping it will make the drive better till i get the new shocks.

[Jay McClellan]

I just posted this video showing a bunch of improvements I made to our Sanctuary 19P before our first road trip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3u1Nqi_NyQ

[Taros]

Great job Jay, you have been one busy guy. Can you post how you hooked up the microwave to the inverter? I would like to do that to one outlet if possible to make coffee when at a camp site and cant turn on gen.

[Jay McClellan]

Originally Posted by Taros

Great job Jay, you have been one busy guy. Can you post how you hooked up the microwave to the inverter? I would like to do that to one outlet if possible to make coffee when at a camp site and cant turn on gen.

I hesitate to give electrical advice because I wouldn't want someone to get hurt by doing it wrong, so I will answer your question but I urge you to get help from an electrician if you're not 100% confident that you can do it safely yourself.

The inverter has hard-wired output terminals that are connected to the outlet behind the TV. I ran a new length of Romex from those output terminals to inside the main power center, where I disconnected the two branch circuits for the microwave and GFCI outlets and connected them to the inverter instead. It's crucial to do that with both the hot AND neutral lines of those circuits, and I did so with the ground as well although it's less crucial. These effectively become a single new branch circuit that is protected by the 16A output breaker on the inverter, so for example one might not be able to run a coffee maker and the microwave at the same time even on shore power but I'm okay with that. The inverter output has no connections to the main distribution panel but it was easier to rewire the branches there than pulling them out and joining them elsewhere. I labeled everything clearly so they won't be mistaken for something else.

If one only wanted a single outlet from the inverter on the kitchen side, I would just run Romex from the inverter outputs to a new outlet and skip the power center entirely. Or for the simplest possible approach, just set a coffee maker on the table and plug it into the outlet behind the TV which is already on the inverter.

[RSKDSK]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kld4QSAMcZc

[Delco Bobby]

Originally Posted by RSKDSK

Thanks for posting that. Looks like too many opportunities for banging my head and I am well past my quota on concussions.

I probably wouldn't fit in the bathroom.

[RSKDSK]

I was hoping this would be awesome ... Mercedes, 4x4, small b class, with bathroom ... sounds great ... but alas the layout just was not very well thought out making this very cramped. The other layout is a bit better.

[HMCSW]

Originally Posted by Taros

This can be power washed and can clean with bleach, this carpet is used in boats.[IMG][/IMG]

We had it on our 40'Searay. It is awesome and lasts a very long time.

[lighthouse77]

Originally Posted by Jay McClellan

We tried out the bed again today, paying attention to the folding seat brackets that some people have complained about, and I understand how they could be uncomfortable. It's just that our sleeping positions mean we're not putting pressure right over those brackets so we don't really notice them at all, and perhaps others can find a position that works for them. We sleep with our heads pretty close to the rear doors, which puts our hips on the main "couch" cushion and well aft of the folding seat brackets. I'm a 6' tall side sleeper and my 5'4" wife sleeps on her back but neither of us notice the brackets under our legs, just not much pressure there plus we use a pillow-top (but not all that thick) mattress cover under us. Hope that helps.

jay would you be able to give me step by step on how to pull the JBL speaker
from the base I saw your video but I couldnt pull it out i might brake it, thanks

[Jay McClellan]

Originally Posted by lighthouse77

jay would you be able to give me step by step on how to pull the JBL speaker
from the base I saw your video but I couldnt pull it out i might brake it, thanks

The clip on the right is spring-loaded BUT mine came with a security-head screw in that clip that was tightened all the way down so it was immovable. Why? Beats me. I just removed that screw as shown in the first photo and the spring is plenty strong enough to hold the speaker (we tested that on some pretty rough trails).

With the screw removed you can squeeze the clip to release or re-insert the speaker as in the second photo.

[Jay McClellan]

We took the Sanctuary on some fun trails last week! Video coming soon.

[lighthouse77]

Originally Posted by Jay McClellan

The clip on the right is spring-loaded BUT mine came with a security-head screw in that clip that was tightened all the way down so it was immovable. Why? Beats me. I just removed that screw as shown in the first photo and the spring is plenty strong enough to hold the speaker (we tested that on some pretty rough trails).

With the screw removed you can squeeze the clip to release or re-insert the speaker as in the second photo.

Thanks jay ,I got it probably this is not the last I still have more question as I go