kstills wrote: Mon Aug 15, 2022 8:52 am
So this weekend I was going to do my mockup of the way the storage in the back end would look, including a way to make my vertical panels to cover the inside of the fiberglass cap. Turns out, Airstream chose some odd ways to wire this van, so I spent most of my time pulling out the wiring so that I can make it a little more sensible.
They pulled 120v power, two lines no less, from the generator/converter on the DS all the way around the back to the control panel over the stove on the PS. Then the ran wires back around to the microwave and fridge on the DS. What would have made a lot more sense would have been to mount a control panel in the cupboard over the microwave, and only send the one 120v line you need for the oven hood up over the ceiling (the AC is right in front of that cupboard). Doing that eliminates a lot of wiring, and leaves just the 12v line to run to the other side of the van. For some reason, the put the heater controls on the other side of the kitchen instead of on the same wall as the gennie switch, but oh well, I'm not tearing out the kitchen just yet so that will have to stay as it is.
I'm planning on running speaker wire so that I can mount speakers in the ceiling just in front of the bathroom. The ones in the back door are going to come out, as they are essentially useless.
I'm pretty close to pulling the DS cabinets, that will allow me to replace the entire ceiling. I've got it all off the back of the rig, so I probably should get it out of the way now. That will also allow me to pull the ozite panels off the wall and replace them with some vinyl.
This is incredibly helpful to know how the wiring runs. I'd been wondering and testing when my water heater wouldn't light--different solution, but I wish Airstream provided a wiring diagram! Thanks for your reporting!
