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I have the Dometic RM2354, which is a 3 way. It is on a thermostat so the fridge cycles on and off. I did not realize that there were propane refrigerators that you could control the flame. I turned on the camper fridge at 7am this morning in preparation for a few days in the mountains...

Off topic, I replaced the incandescent bulb on the porch with an LED bulb. I also purchased a replacement fixture with a clear plastic cover and can now switch between the orange cover or clear cover. But, if one needs a little more light in back (no where near what you get from the floods)...

The only thing I thought might be good to add to this thread (someone probably did and I missed it) is how much propane you use depends a lot on what the temperature is where you are. The warmer it is, the longer the refrigerator will be on. So someone who camps at a cool location with the...

My Hawk camper came with a IOTA DLS 30 Power Converter/Battery Charger. It probably is just a 13.6 volt power source that doubles as a battery charger. I also have a built in heater. It works well on cold mornings to warm the camper before I get dressed. Without the Arctic Pack, as soon as...

Well, I think my problem is the breaker that is between the camper batteries and distribution box. I ran the battery down by putting the refrigerator on DC for about 5 hours and then plugged in AC to the camper. Again, the battery charger in the camper connects to the batteries through the 30...

Dang! No they were .2 and .22 so well within my measurement error. Sorry about the decimal place error! The calculator works great! I will fix my post. I hate it when I do that! Steve

Thanks for the info Roger, My problem seems to be that the battery went dead while I was running the refrigerator on DC and the camper was connected to AC. Or I drained the battery down excessively before I connected the camper to AC. The battery should have stayed charged because the 30 amp...

Yeah, I am pretty sure that is how it is hooked up. It is hard to see. Although I will take a closer look at it tomorrow to be sure. Steve

It is not easy to track all the wiring but here is how I think the wiring currently is. Yes, I think the breaker is between the load and the battery separator and batteries. It is one of the small rectangle auto-reset breakers. What I did a week or two back was remove the fuse from the fuse...

Well, this is probably my own fault but I am still bothered by it. This is a problem related to running the refrigerator on DC after I rewired the DC power to the refrigerator. To get a higher voltage to the refrigerator, I ran 8 gauge wire directly to the refrigerator from the battery. To...

Remembering to switch back to gas at the destination is going to be a big problem for me. On my first big outing with the camper, I left my door mat at one campsite and my home made wood blocks at the next campsite. I need to make a checklist and stick it on the steering wheel. I have always...

I started a post last night that talked about the heaters in the Dometic fridge on DC compared to AC. I started getting carried away and deleted the message but; On AC, the manufacturer says the heater is 175 watts. If the refrigerator power, at the refrigerator, is 12 volts. the heater should...

Congratulations on the new Grandby! I remember looking at it at the showroom and it is one sweet camper! And thanks for the voltage drop calculator. I measured .2 volts drop to the refrigerator on about a 12 foot wire run of 8 gauge wire and the calculator says 2.2 I meant .22 volts...

Thanks ntsqd for the breaker info. That monitor looks interesting. I still want a better water level device than 4 lights. For the new breaker, I was hoping they made a 50 amp breaker that would be a direct replacement for what I have now (I assume it is a 30 amp). It looks like 80 amps is...

About 2 years ago, my friend Mike bought a Hawk camper. I followed last fall with the Hawk as well. It is on my old 1994 two wheel drive Silverado. I will add a profile picture sometime but you ain't missing much. I am always amazed at the ideas that people have here and even more amazed at the...

My plan is also to only use DC on the refrigerator when driving. And I am researching a replacement breaker that can handle a little more current. Any inputs here would be appreciated. The computer addition in the camper is ongoing and has been a challenging project for me. For the computer, I...

I passed the faucet information to FWC and they purchased it and installed it. Not sure where they bought it but this is the link where I found it. Some searching might reveal a better price. Hope this link works Steve

The faucet I found on the web and FWC did the rest. If I had it to do again, I would have considered having FWC cut out the back of the sink so the faucet assembly could be moved forward further. Before I decided on this faucet, I did look at as many of the posts on this site that I could find...

I have added a computer to my Hawk camper, which gathers camper data. Every 5 minutes it records inside temp, outside temp, refrigerator temp, freezer temp, HW heater temp, refrigerator condenser temp, and battery voltage. I also put a GPS up in the fan area and gather location and speed data as...

I got my Hawk back in late November of last year (2011). Up until early April of this year, I had only used it once on a 3 day trip to the Northern California coast. But, I am now back from a 4 week trip to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and back home through Nevada, Idaho and Oregon. I had a great...