Tiny House details:
Propane Gas Stove: -take out before moving trailer -- worth $2k, Jay paid 1.3k at Hearth and Home due to being a floor model.
-gas knobs always turns to left
-push in, turn to pilot
-push in for 35 seconds (thermal cup has to heat up before it will light... once it catches, hold for a few more seconds)
-open gate, look back at bottom left corner to see igniting flame, then...
-turn to on, in 35sec-1.5 minutes, the large heat flames should appear
-Lo/Hi... keep in middle. Off-- turn off completely. DON"T FORGET TO TURN OFF YELLOW KNOB (in summer or after 'wintering' it). In winter, set to 50/55 degrees when not home.
Winter:
Drain hot water heater
Disconnect water pump
Open valves and unscrew shower head and kitchen sink airrater
Water tank out poor is in the bottom... so drain most of water before letting it freeze, or won't get any water out!
-before filter, disconnect pump, buy a plug
Trailer: $2,800
and Frame:
8 x 20, 3x5 steel tubing, dual axel, 10k gross vehicle weight
Galaxy trailer from Kalamazoo-- custom built
underpinned with 22 gauge steel sheet
2 foot by 8 foot bays
3 1/2 inches closed cell foam
R value of R18-R19
3/4 inch sub floor (plywood)
double 2x4 band, 2 x 4 construction (walls)
2 x 6 header over all indoor windows/door
roof is 2x6 construction, 16 inch OC (on center) between
insulated with R19
fiberglass bat (strip roof has double layer of Grace ice and water as well as the roof is 1/2 inch CDX quality plywood
35 year asphalt shingles
hitch:
2 and 5/16 ball
torsion control (ask Mike) use special hitch
Windows:
low e argon, double hung
vinyl clad windows, (priced at $800, 500, 100 size dependent)
Door:
paid $450, normally $1k
1 3/4 douglas fir, built @old mission door and windows
Wall:
coverings are 1 by 6, tongue and groove pine, some sections are AC plywood pine
floor:
3/4 in maple (amish) wood, 4 coats of poly e floor sealer
Trims: Heart pine (frame of battery box), white oak (battery box windows and kitchen window), cedar (all bathroom to prevent rotting) curly purple heart Brazilian hardwood (door floor threshold)
1/20 or 1/50 to sand
water:
PVC waterfill. 1 1/4 cap, suck in tube with water raised above fill to let gravity work. There is an inline strainer cup to clean if needed.
-water sputters when tank is low.
-turn heat lower when in shower, higher when in kitchen
-water heater has batteries, if something is wrong, check batteries
Other:
$20 breaker box, 15 amp circuit, runs everything.
circuit gets power from orange cord that's plugged into the inverter. 1000 watt inverter ($400), pure sine wave. 6 volt batteries. $100 a piece from batteries plus. 215 amp hour, 3-5 year duration.
-yellow plug under trailer feeds AC outlet when plugged in.
-the power system is reverse from typical home... in this case the batteries feed the inverter, and the inverter feeds the AC. If able to plug in elsewhere, remove orange cord form inverter and plug into outlet with yellow cord.
-call tri-gas for propane
-when propane tank is out, indicator will be red
- for the fan, white is positive, black is ground
scissor jacks lift when moving (4 pt. stabilization)
rod goes 8 feet in ground (must have grounding rod)
-terra cotta heater as extra
Solar Panels:
daisy chained and grounded
electrical box is grounded
scissor jacks lift when moving (4 pt. stabilization)
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