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Chuck
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Mr. D the pit is looking good and BIG a lot of welding going on there
in St. Louis right now.
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Joe Bryant
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| vexter1 wrote: | | Joe Bryant wrote: | Looking great, Guys. Top notch.
Can you elaborate on what you're doing for the water heater and the other plumbing?
Much thanks.
J |
I don't know about the plumbing as whole (feel free to elaborate D) - but we're using one of the tankless hot water heaters, runs on propane and uses a D cell battery to ignite it - along with a Shur-Flo RV water pump and a 2 gallon accumulator tank to keep pressure good. We have a 40 gallon freshwater and 35 gallong graywater tank for storage. I also have a RV monitoring panel from Ebay with the switch for the water pump and showing how much liquid is in each tank.
I bought an eccotemp tankless hot water heater from the net (http://www.eccotemp.com/gas.htm - the L5 model)
The water tanks and RV water pump (ShurFlo 2.8 GPM RV Trailer Water Pump 2088-422-144/444) were from Ebay and the accumulator tank from Lowe's (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=160654-48324-LPT-2&lpage=none)
Now will all this work?!? I sure hope so - I did a LOT of reading on RV forums and called the manufacturers of each product before ordering and told them what I was up to and they all let me know it should work etc. So lets keep our fingers crossed 
Hope this helps and answers your question a bit. |
Thanks a lot Vexter. That helps a lot. Much appreciated.
J |
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vexter1
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Joined: 22 Jan 2007
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Location: Monroe, LA
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| Joe Bryant wrote: | | vexter1 wrote: | | Joe Bryant wrote: | Looking great, Guys. Top notch.
Can you elaborate on what you're doing for the water heater and the other plumbing?
Much thanks.
J |
I don't know about the plumbing as whole (feel free to elaborate D) - but we're using one of the tankless hot water heaters, runs on propane and uses a D cell battery to ignite it - along with a Shur-Flo RV water pump and a 2 gallon accumulator tank to keep pressure good. We have a 40 gallon freshwater and 35 gallong graywater tank for storage. I also have a RV monitoring panel from Ebay with the switch for the water pump and showing how much liquid is in each tank.
I bought an eccotemp tankless hot water heater from the net (http://www.eccotemp.com/gas.htm - the L5 model)
The water tanks and RV water pump (ShurFlo 2.8 GPM RV Trailer Water Pump 2088-422-144/444) were from Ebay and the accumulator tank from Lowe's (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=160654-48324-LPT-2&lpage=none)
Now will all this work?!? I sure hope so - I did a LOT of reading on RV forums and called the manufacturers of each product before ordering and told them what I was up to and they all let me know it should work etc. So lets keep our fingers crossed
Hope this helps and answers your question a bit. |
Thanks a lot Vexter. That helps a lot. Much appreciated.
J |
No problem - glad we could be of assistance  |
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morick
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| vexter1, I thought you would like a heads up advice on your ventless water heater. The inlet solenoid valve has a tendency to get plugged up and the only fix is a replacement. I found this out the hard way. Highly recommend using a water filter on the inlet side if you havent done so allready. Everything looks great. |
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vexter1
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| morick wrote: | | vexter1, I thought you would like a heads up advice on your ventless water heater. The inlet solenoid valve has a tendency to get plugged up and the only fix is a replacement. I found this out the hard way. Highly recommend using a water filter on the inlet side if you havent done so allready. Everything looks great. |
Thank you very much for the tip - I'll get one ordered to be on the safe side. Appreciate the compliments as well! |
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Forkin Pork
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Well, I looked at this post a while back and really wasn't sure what was going to happen, so I waited to see.
Just checking it out for the first time since you started this whole thing.
And you know what, I'm speech less! Nice job!
I'm Going to have to go to a comp that your at just to see this cooker in action.
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vexter1
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| Forkin Pork wrote: | Well, I looked at this post a while back and really wasn't sure what was going to happen, so I waited to see.
Just checking it out for the first time since you started this whole thing.
And you know what, I'm speech less! Nice job!
I'm Going to have to go to a comp that your at just to see this cooker in action. |
Thanks for the compliment - MUCH appreciated - I'm really looking forward to cooking on this one - D's doing a great job and it's really shaping up nicely! |
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morick
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| vexter1 wrote: | | morick wrote: | | vexter1, I thought you would like a heads up advice on your ventless water heater. The inlet solenoid valve has a tendency to get plugged up and the only fix is a replacement. I found this out the hard way. Highly recommend using a water filter on the inlet side if you havent done so allready. Everything looks great. |
Thank you very much for the tip - I'll get one ordered to be on the safe side. Appreciate the compliments as well! |
Vexter1, I went ahead and emailed Eccotemp to make sure my advice was correct . Mine is a different brand, but im almost sure its the same concept.
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vexter1
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| morick wrote: | | vexter1 wrote: | | morick wrote: | | vexter1, I thought you would like a heads up advice on your ventless water heater. The inlet solenoid valve has a tendency to get plugged up and the only fix is a replacement. I found this out the hard way. Highly recommend using a water filter on the inlet side if you havent done so allready. Everything looks great. |
Thank you very much for the tip - I'll get one ordered to be on the safe side. Appreciate the compliments as well! |
Vexter1, I went ahead and emailed Eccotemp to make sure my advice was correct . |
please let me know what you find out - I'm trying to figure out what kind to order if they suggest one. |
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morick
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| I called Eccotemp up and they said its not needed. Im guessing your new water heater must have a inline prescreen. |
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vexter1
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| morick wrote: | | I called Eccotemp up and they said its not needed. Im guessing your new water heater must have a inline prescreen. |
Thanks for checking - I appreciate it! |
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morick
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| Your welcome vexter1, I just dident want to see you encounter the problems i faced with mine. |
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Z.E.U.S
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Woo-Hoo!!!!! Are Beast is coming alive for the team smoker...Muuuhhhaaaaa....LOL. I can't wait for VEXTER1 to toss the 1st stick of wood to get this BBQ'in a going and we start working on creating some sweet meat BBQ....Hope to see you folks at some of the COMP. Events in the year to come and good luck to ya all....Cya on the FRONT-Line of Battle.. 
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Hell Fire Grill
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Lookin real good guys.
Mrcustomsteel
Those rings on the the dampers in the stack. Did you make those? Theyre cool looking. |
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mrcustomsteel
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Somehow I stopped getting notified of replies to this thread of all threads.
Chuck, grab your hood and come on down and run a few pounds of ER70S-6. Free Beer!
AW, those are springs I use for my furniture that I cut up for other things that look cool, like handles.
Thanks to everyone for the words and advice. We are in the home stretch push.
The battle cry from here on: That which does not kill me makes me stronger!
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BanditBBQ
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vexter1
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| BanditBBQ wrote: | | Wow!! That is one VERY impressive looking rig you have going on there Vexter! I'm looking forward to a grand tour at the Hazelwood contest. |
Consider it done We'll look forward to having ya as always! |
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vexter1
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Spent my Friday with D helping out - as usual - was a great time - really enjoyed it!
We worked on skinning the roof - and finished it - now that sounds simple - but after all the steps involved and working about 10 hours or so, the roof wasn't simple at all - lots of intricate work.
I'd like to head this update up by saying the following - after working on this thing with D a couple of times, it's really given me a new perspective on how much work goes into building a pit - you can see the overall end product in your head - but getting there - WOW - the intricate work and details are the killers - and how D does most of this work by himself is beyond me - so hats off to D and you other builders out there that do this - tough work - no doubt about it!
Everything is shaping up well - so here come the pics!
A shot of what she looked like whe I arrived in the morning -
Axles have been mounted -
Tongue and hitch have been mounted -
Work table (swings out) and Weber grill holder (swings out too) -
Roof starting to come together and you can see from underside -
Another shot from under the canopy the red stuff is primer to keep from rusting -
A serious testimate to D's building skills - the roof holding me  -
The roof screwed on - my arm is still sore from all the drilling -
Flip side test drive -
A shot of D screwing in the side skin for the 'flip' part -
Side partially skinned - you can see how she'll look during transport -
Sink under storage door frames -
Overall shot of how it will look when deployed -
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Smokin' Don
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Shannon my man- that is one serious rig you and Mr D are building.
BTW- Mr. D nice craftsmanship!
By the time you add everting to it you will need one of these to pull with!
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vexter1
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| Smokin' Don wrote: | Shannon my man- that is one serious rig you and Mr D are building.
BTW- Mr. D nice craftsmanship!
By the time you add everting to it you will need one of these to pull with!
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 Don't tempt! LOL! All I can say is I hope the manual for my Silverado is right along with D's estimate of the weaight of the rig - cause if not - we might be buying one those - LOL!
Thanks for the compliments! |
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