We went camping this weekend, so we didn't have as much time available to us to work on Maude, but we still got quite a bit done, all things considered!
We decided that it's time to get the air conditioners installed. Even on a mild 70 degree day, she's a frickin' oven! So we're moving forward with wiring!
We decided that it's time to get the air conditioners installed. Even on a mild 70 degree day, she's a frickin' oven! So we're moving forward with wiring!
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One hurdle has been finding the correct size of grommets. Or rather, finding a grommet that would accommodate the wire that we had purchased. We purchased marine-grade wiring which would offer additional protection against moisture stemming from any potential leaks in the future, as well as give a thicker coating to protect it from rubbing through the casing and shorting out. Well... Turns out the marine-grade wire is too thick for any of the appropriate grommets we could find (and we looked at all of the local hardware stores and purchased several different batches of grommets online) for passing the wire through the ribs and rails of Maude's shell. (Hint: the grommets are the little black rubber circles ;) ) So part of our time on Sunday was spent running to the store to get regular house wire. WE GIVE UP! LOL
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Once we got a wire that would work with the grommets we had, the wiring was super speedy! The toughest part was getting the grommets into place - they're a pretty tough rubber (which will keep them from rubbing through on the aluminum), and aren't especially flexible.
The yellow wiring you see is all of the 110 electricity! Trailers have 2 types of power - 110 and 12 volt. The 110 is for the A/C and all of the power outlets. 12 volt is for all of the internal and external lighting. We'll get to the 12 volt later ;)
Once we had pulled all of the 110 wire, we didn't feel quite ready to quit for the day, but needed a small project, so we worked on where the trailer will plug into the shore power!
The yellow wiring you see is all of the 110 electricity! Trailers have 2 types of power - 110 and 12 volt. The 110 is for the A/C and all of the power outlets. 12 volt is for all of the internal and external lighting. We'll get to the 12 volt later ;)
Once we had pulled all of the 110 wire, we didn't feel quite ready to quit for the day, but needed a small project, so we worked on where the trailer will plug into the shore power!
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Drilling this hole was.... unnerving!
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What a cute little plug, you've got there, Maude!
And here's what it looks like from the inside of the trailer! That orange cable will run to the fuse box, and then all of the yellow wiring will also get plugged into the fuse box :)
Having such a large project completed on the inside felt REALLY great! So far we've been focusing almost completely on Maude's exterior and getting her waterproofed - it feels MOMENTOUS to start working on her insides! Don't get me wrong though, there's still QUITE a bit of work to do on her exterior ;) But at least we're a step closer toward being able to work on her interior without roasting to death ;)
Have a great week! <3 Becca
Having such a large project completed on the inside felt REALLY great! So far we've been focusing almost completely on Maude's exterior and getting her waterproofed - it feels MOMENTOUS to start working on her insides! Don't get me wrong though, there's still QUITE a bit of work to do on her exterior ;) But at least we're a step closer toward being able to work on her interior without roasting to death ;)
Have a great week! <3 Becca
