Finally Had To Do It . . .
I mentioned before that due to the mild weather and the almost cold nights (high 40’s/ low 50’s) we haven’t needed to use our rig AC’s, which has been great since with only 30 amps, we can only use one at a time.
What we would do was set the fans to pull cold air into the coach all night so it was in the low 60’s. Then as the day warmed up to the high 70’s/low 80’s the coach stayed comfortable all day.
But last night the temp just barely made it into the 60’s, so inside the coach it stayed in the 70’s.. Which meant it warmed up pretty fast inside..
So around noon I finally had to do it. I deployed my AC AC Bypass. Several years ago I rewired one of the AC units at the circuit breaker panel under the bed, by adding a heavy-duty plug and socket inline with the circuit.
In regular use the plug is plugged into the socket and everything works just like normal. But when we’re stuck on 30amps and it gets too warm I can unplug from the socket and plug into a heavy-duty extension cord that runs out to the 110 VAC outlet on the pedestal.
And Voilà , I can run both AC’s at once.
About 3pm Jan and I headed down to Henderson to have an early dinner at our favorite local Mexican place, Lindo Michoacán.
And it’s not just us that thinks it’s great. It’s been selected as the Best Mexican Restaurant in Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Review Journal Poll for 11 years and rated “Excellent†by Zagat.
First up was their Chips and Dips, with not only a really good hot salsa, but a very tasty warm bean dip.
Then it was on to their really delicious Fideo Soup.
One thing is that between the Chips, Dips, and Soup, by the time your entrée gets here you’re already kind of full.
Jan got the Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Avocado,
while I got a Coca Cola dish. Lindo is known for its famous Coca Cola sauce, but in the past they usually have it with Carnitas. But this time it’s on a 24oz Bone-In Ribeye, and just fantastic.
And we both had plenty of leftovers.
Again, one of our absolute favorite places, and it never disappoints.
Besides the great food, we sat at a window table and had a nice, though hazy, view of the Vegas skyline.
Leaving Lindo, our next stop was the Sam’s Club where yesterday we dropped off prescriptions, and then it was on to the Wal-Mart next door for a few things before we finally got home around 6:30.
A very nice day.
Thought for the Day:
“To kill a chicken is to scare the monkeys” – Sun Tzu
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The Magic Elixir . . .
We closed the door to the bathroom and left the back of the coach with the windows open and the fan running.
About 1pm I got the ladder our of the back of the truck and got ready to climb up on the roof. to take a look at my vent fan problem. Whenever I’m on the roof Jan sits outside with her phone to keep an eye on me. When I asked if she’s going to try and catch me if I fall off, she says no, but she will call the EMT’s on her phone.
What a sweetheart!
Climbing up the ladder, I had a cloth bag with my voltmeter, screwdrivers, pliers, and a can of magic elixir with me. First off I had to get the cover off by removing the four nuts and washers,
With the cover off I could finally get to my first suspect that might be causing the problem, the plunger switch that keeps the fan from starting until the lid is open. Since the fan motor quit while it was running, I wasn’t expecting this to be the problem. The switch normally sticks when the lid is closed and then the fan won’t start when the lid opens.
But one of the rules of troubleshooting is to always start checking the easiest things first, and that’s the switch. I had left the fan turned on low before I came up on the roof so I reached under the lid and pressed down on the plunger.
It was too bright on the roof for me to take photos so I got this one from the Net.
It took only a few pushes on the plunger before the fan started running. So strangely enough, it was the switch. Glad I checked it first. So now I got out my spray can of magic elixir, Strike Holdand sprayed several squirts into the plunger switch, pushing it down a few times to work it in.
My friend Nick Russelland I discovered Strike Hold at an FMCA rally in Goshen, IN in 2014 and we’ve both used ever since. I’ve used it to resurrect Kindles, phones, and a number of other devices. In fact Nick just used it a couple of days ago to revive the depth/fish finder on his boat.
The first time I bought Strike Hold I got the pump spray bottle, but I found that it seemed to evaporate pretty quickly, so the next time I got the spray can, which has been great.
Nick Did Good
About 4pm Jan and I headed out to try a Chinese place down in Paradise Valley that Nick had recommended. Talking to him on the phone yesterday, I mentioned that the good Chinese buffet next door to the Buffalo Wild Wings where we ate yesterday was out of business. So that’s when Nick told us about Golden Flower Chinese Restaurant. And getting there we found a bright and cheery place located at one corner of a strip mall, staffed by very friendly people.
We started off with our usual Hot & Soup, something that we use to grade every new Chinese place. And Golden Flower got a ‘A’.
Jan got an order of Sesame Chicken,
while I got the Spicy Kung Pao Chicken.
We also got an plate of their House Special Fried Rice, with Chicken, Beef, Shrimp, and Pork.
Jan said the Fried Rice was the best she’s ever had, and the Sesame Chicken was fantastic. My Kung Pao was great, but not very spicy to me, but as Nick said, that’s just me.
All we can say is, Nick was right! It was all delicious, probably in the top 3 or 4 of our favorite Chinese places in the country. We will definitely go back before we leave.
Well recommended!
Coming home we stopped at the nearby Sam’s Club to drop off a prescription and get gas. At $2.46/gal it was the cheapest place around, with most other places at $2.60 to $2.80.
Then we made a PO stop to finally get my Arizona CCW application in the mail. They say 6 to 8 weeks, but some people say they got theirs quicker.
Here’s Hoping.
Thought for the Day:
