Notes on RV - ThisSmartHouse/mobile-command GitHub Wiki

Ideas

  • Use small shop-vac with 3d printed adapter to create floor-board dust pan that vacs up

IOT

  • Cameras
  • Apple TV?
  • Bluetooth?
  • Projector TV or real TV?

Kitchen

  • Induction Countertop Cooker? (110V only)

Appliances / Major components

12V

  • Water Pump (12V)
  • Refrigerator (with Propane)
  • Water Heater (with Propane)
  • Furnace

110V

  • Microwave
  • Air Conditioner
  • Refrigerator (w/o propane)
  • Water Heater (w/o propane)
  • Washer/Dryer
  • Toilet (special)

Water System

Requirements

  • Water pump from tank to faucets
  • Water Heater?
  • Hot Air Blower (Propane Furnances)
  • Refrigerator?
  • Lighting
  • Safety / Warning Devices (smoke, CO2, Propane Detector, etc)
  • Plastic Water Holding Tank (easier to maintain)
  • Water Pressure Regulator when hooking up water externally maximum of 45-55lbs of pressure
  • Water Filter
  • Level sensors for all three tanks

Dump Tanks

  • Black Dump Tanks store waste from toilet, which is vented
  • Gray Dump Tanks are for everything else
  • Waste valves for each tank will meet in a fitting for a common hose to drain both
  • Black Waste Dump Tank has a fresh water clean-out valve

Gray Dump Tank

  • Has p-traps
  • Vents for each trap and one common roof vent for tank itself

Drain procedure

  • Make sure tanks are pretty full when you drain
  • Hook up everything from RV to dump site first
  • Open the Gray Dump Valve and let a little flow out to make sure it's okay
  • Drain Black Tank First
  • Do not leave valve open, even if hooked up -- let them fill up

Electrical System

  • 12V powers necessary items, AC powers "luxuries"

AC System

  • RV's external power comes in 30 amp (three prong) and 50 amp (four prong varieties)
  • many sites have 50amp, but some only have 30amp. Adapter available
  • Apparently some campsites have bad polarity!
  • Surge Guard on input?
  • Transfer Switch?

12V System

Charging 12V System

This does not include the "starting" battery, which starts the engine.

  • From external 110V
  • From Solar
  • From Engine Alternator

Requirements

  • External 50 amp hookup
  • Breaker box?

Propane

There should be a permanently mounted tank, they can be closed off and then driven through highway tunnels

  • Higher-end may have a hot water system for heating the coach and hot water powered by a diesel system with a propane stove
  • High end Class A Diesels are all powered 100% by electric
  • Can only be filled to 80% capacity
  • Permanent tank needs an always accessible shut-off valve