Started some serious work on Mignon the Camper this afternoon. None of the gas-powered facilities were working, but a blast through the lines with a tyre-inflator blew out the dead wasps, bugs, grass and other assorted rubbish. The heater, the cooker and the oven now all work perfectly.
Shame the same can't be said about the water heater which is defeating my every effort to understand it. Time to pop over to my friendly Bedford Owner's Club website and ask those-who-know. If you ever buy anything like this, it really is worth the small amount of time and money needed to join a club.
Here's Mignon with a set of newly acquired blinds, oil and filter for a service and the leisure battery. Leisure batteries (I hadn't heard the term until a few months ago myself !) are used to power stereos, TVs, etc separately from the main car battery to avoid draining it. This second battery needs a charging system which can be quite complex, but I've invested in a 'Zig' unit which will take care of it for me as long as I wire it up properly.
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So, I set about cleaning out the cupboard the Zig unit is going to be mounted in. Old campers do tend to turn up a lot of stuff, some good, some rubbish, some just plain odd.
On the table you can see the Zig. It's the gold-coloured thingie with lots of switches to place in the wrong position and drain every battery, leaving you stranded. Time to write an airline-style checklist methinks ! Plus, my Dad loves rituals and checklists. He'll follow it slavishly, so I'd better get it right !
But... what's that, lurking next to an old can of paint, some underlay, a half-drunk bottle of mineral water and a brush ??
Captions on a post-card please ! They look new, but I wasn't going to investigate any further. And anyway, with a quick wash, they'll be ready for Gil to wear.....
Battery went in ok, but it looks like some painting needs to be done !
And the air-con was installed. Overall, a good day. Enhanced dramatically by the discovery of used ladies underwear.
Don't you even dare give those undies for Gil to wear!! You never know where the heck they have been??