I am currently laid (layed ?) up in southern France and we had snow this morning. In these topsy turvy times anything is possible!Well you should not have to worry about it freezing
Keep the tyres pumped up and the battery charged and we will have to see how things turn out.
Letting it idle for hours on end is not good, but running it long enough to warm up won't do any harm. Ice cream vans idle all day, every day, and still seem to survive.I want to do an oil and filter change as it is long overdue anyway. But you should warm the oil up before changing - but not allowed to drive it to warm it and letting it idle is not the best way either.
Crude oil prices are very low and dropping. If oil storage capacity gets full (which will possibly happen in a week or so) we may see fuel prices drop to unheard-of lows.The roads are quiet up here, not much fuel being used so I doubt if there will be a fuel shortage. Also Costco premium diesel £1.06
Not supposed to leave a vehicle idling these days either I don’t think!!!This is a tricky one....
I want to do an oil and filter change as it is long overdue anyway. But you should warm the oil up before changing - but not allowed to drive it to warm it and letting it idle is not the best way either. Hmmmm
ref keeping the Starter Charged up. For anyone who has hookup to their Leisure Battery, but the starter battery does not get anything, this kind of lead can be handy - https://amzn.to/3amlWyf.
Plug one end into the cigar lighter in the dash (usually permanent live) and the other to a lesiure battery 12V socket and that will keep the starter at the same voltage as the leisure.
(I know it says "currently unavailable" - it is just a link to show the kind of cable to look for)
Since I was sent home from work a week last Tuesday following the French government lockdown I have only been outside once and that was to get some fizzy water and some flour from my motorhome pictured here. I have turned off my wifi in the van and will expect the solar panel to keep my batteries charged. Sorry no pics of the snow as it didn't last long. I am not actually at my home as that is a 10View attachment 78081 hour drive from my workplace but at my girlfriend's as she is only 45 minutes away.
No, it has always been illegal. But as long as you don't leave it, it's not illegal.Not supposed to leave a vehicle idling these days either I don’t think!!!
I only disconnected my wifi, I left the main 12volt switch still on. My leisure batteries and vehicle battery will still get charged when the sun shines which it has quite a lot since I've been here. Actually I removed my 4G router and brought it indoors as often the 4G is better then the broadband we have here. If we have a sustained period of poor weather, I have sufficient cable to reach the EHU but don't really want to do this.does solar charger work without power on??
Ooo, what a good idea! Thanks Ral! MwahI am turning mine into a giant cold frame to bring seedlings on.
I put the winter fridge vents back in place today to try and discourage insects and wasps etc setting up home.
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I wonder if there's any need to if using electric to power the fridgeThanks, that reminds me that I must take mine off as we use the fridge to enable shopping less frequently.
I wonder if there's any need to if using electric to power the fridge
I cover the Truma heater exterior exhaust/inlet as well had a problem with dead flies blocking the fan onceI put the winter fridge vents back in place today to try and discourage insects and wasps etc setting up home.
Omg, Witzend, thanks for the info and don’t want to seem like a dizzy ... erm ... blonde, but no way I could do that!Heres a easy cheap way to keep engine battery charged from solar/leisure batterys
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It's just a simple wire with 2 croc clips one either end with a fuse in connecting the 2 positive terminals of leisure an engine batterys measure the length and get it madeOmg, Witzend, thanks for the info and don’t want to seem like a dizzy ... erm ... blonde, but no way I could do that!