Split Charge Wiring.

Finished the split charge system at the weekend. I used the method of 100amp
Relay and smartcom relay, with some fuses and 16mm cable. Followed a diagram which was posted on the SBMCC forum and some advice from another member. Thanks Barry .
I have fitted my leisure battery under the drivers seat,it's a 125amp/hr. There's just enough room to add another soon.The fusebox is located in a well in the floor, behind the drivers seat.I will be adding an inverter and battery charger in here at a later date. Have checked the LB with a meter and all seems To be working fine.

Raised bed

Started planning the rear fixed bed today.We had to go to Ikea the other day and I managed to pick up a bargain bed frame.It was originally £65, but reduced to £19.50 as it had a broken slat.I needed to shorten it to 1865 mm which resulted in loosing one slat!  result! I've also narrowed the width to 1200mm and fixed it all back together.
For the frame I'm using 75x50mm timbers.One is to be fixed horizontal on the side ribs and then two vertical legs nearest the back doors.The other side will sit on some 18x40mm stud,which will form the bathroom wall on one side, and the wardrobe/ fridge wall on the other.This leaves a nice size garage under the bed for storage.I can't fix anything permanently yet until The waste tank and shower arrive.

Happy New Year.

Hello! I havn't posted for a while, so here's a quick update. I managed to get the floor battened insulated and boarded. Re fitted the ply to the sides.The fuse box didn't arrive in time so we bought some battery powered led lights.We were now ready for our Christmas trip to Spain.
Well it was quite an eventful trip! We arrived in France in the early hours and the Van decided to break down.It just cut out and wouldn't re start. After a day and a half in a Citroen garage it was still not fixed. Luckily we never leave the country without breakdown insurance.
So we set off in a hire car, picked the van up a week later. It was an electronic fault. Anyway we managed to spend our first night in the van at a camping car aire in Boulogne sur mer.
Now safely back home and ready to get going again.

Sliding door window fitting.

Bought the window for the sliding door this week.It came from Magnum motorhomes.Arrived next day and I got 5% discount with my SBMCC membership . I used the same process as the sliding window on the opposite side. The template was already made and the cutting of the hole went very smoothly.After making the wooden inner frame and offering it up, the upper and lower part of the frame needed notching out. This is because there is a bracing strut that sticks out and a 900 x 500 window is the biggest size that you can fit to this vans sliding door recess. I decided to use my router to notch out the batten, but after plugging in, it didn't work . So had to use my cordless trim saw.the frame was then glued into position and the window screwed in a couple of hours later.I'm really pleased with the end result. It's top hung as the Hob is going to be next to it, so the window cab be open in the wet. This keeps rain out and also let's cooking smells out simples .

Ply floor removal and cleaning.+ new battens and insulation.

Needed to remove the old ply floor on Friday afternoon, it was in a bad state so I won't be re-using it, but it has one use left. As a template! The ply was screwed down and I managed to remove most of them, but there's always the odd one, where the head chews up . After removing all the ply there was a bucket full of mud to clear up. After a quick Hoover up, it just needed a wash.
Then I was able to get on with fixing new battens and insulation.the battens are 30 x 50 and stuck down with Sika.The insulation used is celotex 450 x 1200 batts which are 35mm thick.Ive used these as I have a whole pack left over from a job.The insulation is stuck down with pv foam.Then 12mm WPB ply is used for the new floor.

Back to insulating the walls, using 50 mm Kingspan .Need to finish this in the evenings as window for sliding door and new floor , need to go in next weekend

Shower room window and more insulation .

It was dry and sunny yesterday so I decided to fit the shower room window.This is a 500 x 300 opener.This went quite smoothly until I came to stick the inner wooden frame.Had some different adhesive as used up my stock of sika 512.The other glue had minimal grab and took ages to go off! I shall be using the rest of the tube on the floor battens.

Back to insulating after that. Bought two camping mats and stuck them in the curved area above the cab. Lots of cutting and spray glue on my hands! But end result is good.It's interesting that any bare metal areas on the roof were dripping wet,and the areas with celotex were dry.Good insulation = no condensation.