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Those voltage drop numbers look real good. You are under 3% which is what boat's critical circuits are sized for. Heat in a circuit is generated by resistance. The higher the resistance the more heat. Resistance in a conductor is generally caused by wire being too small or loose or compromised...

Gary posted just before me. Looking at your wiring diagram, the "controller" is switching the ground. That is why when you hook the ground to the pump it works. The "controller" is bad. The lights on the switch panel will only light when the "controller" connects the ground.

When the blower starts, can you feel air flow from the vents? A blockage between the furnace and the outlet vents will keep the sail switch from opening and letting the gas flow.

I would use a good quality heat shrink butt connector to connect the wires. If they are applied properly they will last as long as the brakes.

The job looks great. I don't think you have to worry about it lasting. Looks like it will last longer than the original.

Issac-1 is correct. The old rubber cased batteries would hold moisture on the surface which would cause a very small leakage to ground and discharge a battery over time. Modern plastic cased batteries do not have this issue. All the battery distributors that I work with tell me the biggest...

You may also have a GFCI in the bathroom. My trailer had one tucked up under the counter in a little storage space.

You only need a parachute to skydive again. I think TheBar hit the nail on the head.

The DC refrigerator should be no issue. We have used them on boats for years. Most of them use a Danfoss compressor unit, which is solid.

RIP Ducky.

One of our 5 cats adopted us at a campground. My folks were renting a cabin at the park and the cat took to my Dad. He is allergic but gave my daughter the money to get her shots and spayed. She is still with us 11 years later.

One thing a good friend showed me when I bought his TT is a clothes pin with a streamer to put on the TV antenna crank when the antenna is stowed. When you raise the antenna you put the clothes pin on the steering wheel or rear view mirror as a reminder that the antenna is up.

I would try and find a 110V diaphragm pump. Sealand makes them in 12 and 24V models for their vacuflush toilet systems. They are made for pumping black water from the toilet to the waste tank.

Still use the same process.

Blue Seas Systems also sells those breakers. In fact, that is a Blue Seas breaker in the picture. I use them quite a bit on the boats I design. they are relatively problem free. For 50 amps I would use a 185 series breaker. They are more robust and waterproof.