Spent a whole bunch of money today and bought new rooftop units. Two 13.5K high efficiency A/C's. I bought them with optional heat strips to help lower my reliance on Propane. We don't camp when it is REALLY cold, so having something electric to take the chill out of those spring and fall mornings will be nice. Also bought the fancy multi-zone Thermostat and automatic air distribution units for the interior.
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These
should be pretty nice units. They only pull 11.4 amps at full cooling so I can run both of them off my 30 amp supply. I can't do that with my current rooftops. They are also pretty quiet, at 60 dB inside and <80 dB outside. I've never measured, but my current 45 year old units are LOUD. I can't wait to get them off my roof. Its crazy to me that the still work though. I hope the new ones are as durable as the old ones.
The other thing going on is I'm continuing the work on my interior refresh. I have my materials now. I need to finish getting the walls opened up so I can mask every thing off. I am going to touch up my insulation with some closed cell spray foam. It was spray foamed originally, but it was done in a US automobile factory in the late 70's...so the consistency of application leaves something to be desired. I will fill in the thin spots.
I'm also going to add a couple lighting circuits and a couple extra radio speakers near our dinette. The walls are open, so now is the perfect time.
OH...here is the rear cap I've been working on restoring. It came out REALLY well, considering where I started.
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This is the repair area
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And the original Texture.
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As you can see, its not perfect...but its DAMN close. Its close enough that unless you know to look for it, you won't know its there. It reflects light very similarly and you can't feel the difference with your fingers, either. A few hours experimenting saved me 1000 dollars and a trip to Florida to pick up replacement pieces.