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What is this box?

I'd like to be more specific but I don't know how to search for something I don't have a name for. I am looking for a way to route my solar panel wires and when I pulled out the bottom drawer under the stove, came upon this object.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

Re: What is this box?

Reply #1 –
Looks like a simple junction box.  Take the cover off and see what's inside?

Unity Mfg | Type 1 Screw Cover - Powder Coated
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Surely, no age has been more fraught with insecurity than our own present time."

Re: What is this box?

Reply #2 –
Looks to be a Unity electrical incloser.
 
The selected media item is not currently available.Bill&Doris 97 U270 36'
University of Parris Island Class of 66
Semper Fi  Build# 5174 MC#17094

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Reply #3 –
Something else going on inside. Not just a junction box.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #4 –
Some kind of solenoid switch?  Can you see where the wires coming in at the "bottom" of your photo terminate?
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Surely, no age has been more fraught with insecurity than our own present time."

Re: What is this box?

Reply #5 –
It just goes into the wiring loom. But I did what I should have done in the first place, started activating switches. I got the click when the electric heat for the Aqua Hot was activated. I have never been on hook ups or I might have heard it before. Question solved and if I ever have a failure on AH electric I will know where to start.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

Re: What is this box?

Reply #6 –
Yup, it is the 12v controlled 120v relay for the AquaHot heater supply.  It took me a long time to figure it out too.

I moved mine over to make room for a second small inverter that powers the refrigerator and the front end electronics.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

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Reply #7 –
Quote from: Roger & Susan in Home2 –
Yup, it is the 12v controlled 120v relay for the AquaHot heater supply.  It took me a long time to figure it out too.

I moved mine over to make room for a second small inverter that powers the refrigerator and the front end electronics.
That is probably what I will do also, the refrigerator power is right there. Not so sure how to get the tv, dvd player and audio on a separate inverter.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

Re: What is this box?

Reply #8 –
Chuck,

I believe Roger grabbed all front end in the picture and powers if fully with this small inverter. He will confirm I'm sure.  We took the exact same 800w Victron inverter and mounted it in coach battery bay adjacent to coach batteries and ran 120 output directly up into compartment above driver left (left of main Tv) and feeding a four outlet box with a on/off switch. This compartment feeds chargers for our phones and iPads and satellite antenna tuner.  From this outlet we also run a power strip across the front overhead compartments feeding main tv, Apple TV, HP mini computer, DVD player and satellite tuner.

All run well below this inverters capacity. And, with Victron's Bluetooth module on the inverter and our BMV700 monitor we can watch coach batteries and see load on them from this second inverter.

Not the only way...just what we did.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

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Reply #9 –
The U320 40' must be different as from my battery box going up would be behind the sofa. I was just there today and fishing a cable forward would be a problem. Getting from the floor up would be easy. I have thought about putting the inverter under the bed and running the circuit breaker output to the front through it.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

Re: What is this box?

Reply #10 –
Quote from: craneman –
The U320 40' must be different as from my battery box going up would be behind the sofa. I was just there today and fishing a cable forward would be a problem. Getting from the floor up would be easy. I have thought about putting the inverter under the bed and running the circuit breaker output to the front through it.
That's what I did. Put a plug on it so could plug into inverter or regular sp/gen receptacle. Normally leave on inverter, when plugged in, batteries are being charged anyway. Mounted on fwd wall of under bed compartment, 12 volt from house side of isolator or 12 volt fuse panel.
Jim C.
coachfree, previous 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2003 Foretravels.

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Reply #11 –
Chuck

We ran up at the rear end of the sofa into the overhead compartment and ran the 120v line under the "floor" of the overhead compartments to the front compartment over the driver left.

Our coach batteries are in the second bay driver side.
Randy (N4TDT) and Karen Crete
Sarasota, Florida
SOLD:  2000 U270 34' WTFE Build 5756 "Ole Red"

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Reply #12 –
Every coach is different.  In mine I split one of the three inverter powered circuits that goes up to the front end.  The branch that goes to the front end and new outlets to power the refrigerator is hooked up to run off either inverter.  It took some doing to figure out which of the romex cables do what.  Once isolated the rest was pretty simple.

Don't forget a 120v circuit breaker for the small inverter powered circuit.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN