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    Identify "Extra?" Pairs of Wires on the F Terminals? Costway (& other brands) Fridge

    I have a Costway 54-Quarts / 52 Liters 12v [no 120 AC] fridge that I found abandoned at a fleamarket that came with a compressor model “Hua Jun ZH25G", which is supposedly a Chinese knock-off of the Danfoss/SECOPs compressor. Per attached photo, the control module has double wires on both the...
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    Descaling & Drying Portable Tankless Water Heater Faucets/Showers

    The manufacturer doesn't state instructions to descale. Eccotemp only discusses using their dedicated descaler kit which is priced ~$120 ATM & was $200 MSRP originally, which one would need to buy their liquid solution every year. So, those would be continuous extra costs.
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    Descaling & Drying Portable Tankless Water Heater Faucets/Showers

    Hmm, didn't know about that. I was grouping all the various things in my van under solar/electrical stuff. Here, the water heater is using a water pump that is connected to my house battery/solar panels.
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    Descaling & Drying Portable Tankless Water Heater Faucets/Showers

    Thanks for the screen reminder. I added that to my steps in my OP. I'll turn on the shower head & allow all the vinegar only or vinegar/+ater solution to stream thru the tubings. Blow out with compressed air, & allow dry for at least 24 hours. BTW, have you descaled a portable heater using the...
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    Descaling & Drying Portable Tankless Water Heater Faucets/Showers

    Actually, I having been using a 2 gallon garden sprayer container (minus the sprayer section itself) as my only source storage tank, upstream of the external water pump. I don't understand what you mean by using the garden sprayer to inject the descaling solution as well as it being a 'higher...
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    Descaling & Drying Portable Tankless Water Heater Faucets/Showers

    She might be fine, but scales build up over time. Water is from big city here. Bathroom showerhead has scaling. So, I am sure the same water contributes to similar scaling in the heater. It's good to be proactive minimizing scaling so I don't need to buy a replacement
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    Descaling & Drying Portable Tankless Water Heater Faucets/Showers

    I have a Camplux tankless water heater AY132 model in my minivan. What are effective ways to descale and to make sure everything internally is dry before long term storage? There are videos and documentation about descaling on residential tankless heater but not on portable version. Eccotemp has...
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    usb-c Power Delivery Panel Mounting [laptops]: Why is there not much postings?

    yea, I wired the Coolgear with enclosure to a fuse block connected to my 12v leisure battery system and has been working well for my minimal needs. But, I heard [probably my mistake] that the 20v would require a 24v and not 12v system [I don't know]. Be sure to get the PPS version, as the...
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    usb-c Power Delivery Panel Mounting [laptops]: Why is there not much postings?

    regarding the 60w product, I am wondering if this is THE solution. I remember coming across this item before. I was expecting a socket type so I can mount to a switch panel. Will have to look into this further. Not the cheapest though. the other item, socket panel mount doesn't indicate any...
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    usb-c Power Delivery Panel Mounting [laptops]: Why is there not much postings?

    Preparing for my 1st build, I am interested in mounting a socket offering USB-C PD 60w to charge a laptop. Is this not easily implemented? I don't see much discussions on the net. I've seen few mentioning of the 18w socket [good for phones and tablets] such as below, but haven't read anyone...
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    Van solar panels charging BOTH portable power station 'generator' and leisure battery?

    SORRY to unbury this thread...how do I connect the station to the existing 12v house battery setup? I have a fuse block and will be getting a gang switch panel [cig sockets, usb] Below are various input options. 1. cig socket [ 3a fuse?] 2. 5.5x2.1mm...how? 3. usb-c PD 30 or 60w...how? I...
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    XT60 + 5.5x2.1mm Connection to Portable Battery Station

    Summary: Possible & safe to connect an XT60 [on 1 end] -- 5.5x2.1 mm barrel [on other end] connection to a 300Wh portable solar "generator"? Similar to Will's video of XT60 replacing mc4 on the 60w panel and Jackery 240 included mc4 cable, I want to do the same. But, the Jackery 240 included an...
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    Speaker Wires+Heat Shrink Tubing as Solar Wires?

    that's the whole point of this thread. Like what that is valid, cheap, and slim so that routing the conduit enclosing wires fit around a closed door/hinged window? From the comments, it seems I will be buying solar wires. There are so many sellers [amazon, ebay] selling CCA wires. These USA...
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