New Shoes

So our Diamond is getting "new shoes".

We decided to take care of everything starting with tossing the wheel covers that had been scraped more than once by the previous owners.

We have started by having the wheels powder-coated. We had them done by Champion Powder Coating in Rancho Cordova.

This photo does not show the metal flake shine - but these wheels look awesome in person. 

Coming soon- brakes and new tires.

Kitchen Re-Do 2016

The kitchen has had close to a complete remodel-
Here are a few photos of the project...with a slideshow at the end.

_ Old Counter top & lift-up counter extension

Old Fridge and appliances 


New Fridge


New Counter top

New Kitchen!

New Kitchen Sink Lighting

I almost forgot to mention the new light above the kitchen sink area!
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We decided  to add a light above the sink instead of using the little battery operated puck lights that I had put up.  The decision was based on having access to the wiring that is under the microwave .
(You can see the puck lights in the first two photos at this post.)

You can see the wiring that has been fed into the hole that DH drilled.

Kitchen Re-Do Part 4

The new microwave oven is now in!


We decided to put in a Microwave only instead of a Microwave /Convection oven. It was pretty much impossible to find a replacement convection oven that was small enough to fit into the cabinet...and it became easy to give it up once I realized that I had not used the convection oven at all since owning the Daybreak.

We went with the 1.5 Cubic foot LG because it was almost the same dimensions as the old Panasonic.



This microwave has an interior that is curved- so it will be easier to wipe down the inside since there are no corners in the back.

Kitchen Re-Do Part 3A

The GE Range Hood project is now complete!

The electrical has been run through the inverter and I now have a 3 speed fan plus a light that will actually light up the stove top.

. You can actually see that the tile color isn't as dark as it looks without the light shining on it.

Kitchen Re-Do Part 3

The Range Hood has been mounted and the wiring has been run.


The power source will be tied to the inverter.  This is a 110V  home range.  I will finally have light that I can use while cooking!

Kitchen Re-Do Part 2

Here are a couple of photos with the tile back splash installed-

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The range top fan and light should come next. I think I will also order a white window cover to help break up the pattern on the wall.

Kitchen Re-Do ...Part 1

DH is working on my Valentine's Day/Birthday Present this week.
This is how the kitchen looked like earlier this week-

We now are in various stages of un-do and re-do...


We will be adding this-



...and this-

...and subtracting this-

...stay tuned....

From the Past...To the Present

I showed you a Monaco face plate a couple of days ago-

This is what we have done with it.




It is taking the place of the white plate shown here. 

All of the plates will be much more similar now...oh- I am sure you saw  the 4th spot on the new plate. It is for the water pump switch that is being removed from the range hood vent that you can see on the left. (Yes-another project in the works!)

A Blast from the Past

This showed up in the mail a couple of days ago-


Yes- we ordered it from Northwest RV Supply. (Hi Joe!)
Stay tuned to see what we are going to do with it!

Fridge/Freezer Temp Gauge

"Happycarz"  shared something with us while we visited in Quartzsite last month. He showed us how he monitored his Norcold fridge. I was  so excited about this that I went searching for it after we got home!


(I am not proud to admit that I spent probably close to an hour trying to find the "La Crosse  Fridge-Freezer temp gauge"-until I realized that my phone camera was hiding those words which you could tell were made from a label maker.)


I did finally realize that all I needed was to order 2 more temp remotes from LaCrosse Technologies that would work with my tickless clock. The results- I have one unit that gives me the temperatures for the inside- the outside and Temp 2 for the fridge:

PLUS temp 3 for the freezer!

Dog House Latches

These old dog-house latches were brutal on my ankles- The circular metal part scraped my leg every time I would get in or out of the passenger seat ... 


... I insisted on a different mechanism. 
We had the butterfly latches on our last rig- so I went searching for something similar.

This is the smaller part of what we came up with-

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We will add a few more to keep it secure.

Updated Damon Daybreak Slide Show (Jan. 2016)

Here are a couple of photos of the Damon Project as of January 2016:
. And here is a slideshow of it.

Furnace Replacement

We have determined the life of an RV furnace is 16 years.
Our furnace started "squealing"  if the outside temps were under 40 degrees.
  We decided to order a newer model furnace- but it turned out that no one had it is stock...so we decided that we would put up with the "squealing baby pig" for a bit longer.
Evidently the furnace decided to force our hand- It decided to add a burning smell to the squeal. We were now forced to get a new furnace- It lasted 16 years- so we ordered the same model.

Now the story takes a slight detour-Do NOT waste your money on 2-day shipping if you order on a Wednesday afternoon before the processing cut-off. It doesn't mean anything.Second- just because the box does not have any dings on it does not mean there isn't any damage-
. Luckily DH knows how to fix these things-so the installation continues-
The installation continues without too many hiccups. We now have a furnace without the squeal.

(PS- does anyone know how long the 'burn-off' smell will continue? It  continues to go longer before the smell-but I am so over it!)

Mystery Gift

We received "a Christmas Gift" in the mail today:


DH figured it out after a short time - It will replace these!


Thank You Harry! (You knew it would take a bit to figure it out- didn't you!)

Tick-Tockless

There are times that all I can hear in the Diamond is the sound of  "click - click - click". It is from this clock that is mounted between two of the upper slide cabinets.

We just replaced it with a new atomic clock...

...ahhhh the sound of peace & quiet!

(The wood has not been changed- one photo was taken with lights on and is heavily cropped...the other is taken in the morning with no curtains open or lights on and on a cloudy morning.)