32 FWS EMS-HW50C install location.

Thanks for any assistance.

falconhunter wrote:Sorry, I don’t have the same rig as you. I have a 2011 36max1 with a full wall slide. I mounted mine behind the wall in the main mid ship pass through storage compartment where the transfer switch used to be. Only a few screws to get the wall off. I fished the readout wire up to the cabinet behind the toilet. I wanted it as close to the breaker panel as possible. It was easy to install it there because I removed the transfer switch years ago and already had a junction box there and just used this in it’s place. It may be worthwhile to look behind the wall in the storage area if it is close to your breaker panel. Also’ there was all kind of room and plenty of extra wire there.
Chip

Appreciate the response. Unfortunately, our midship isn’t a passthrough on the 32FWS model.
We just have an access door to access the water pump, and full wall slide motor/mechanism on the drivers side. No 50 amp line voltage line near there.
Thanks for your reply though.

Rick

You may not have a pass through, but in the rear black wall in the main storage area is easily removed. Once removed, there is a lot of floor space to work with – ceiling space too, but you can’have hang much weight from the top because the the thin flooring you do not want to put a screw up into the linoleum or carpet – ouch! Also under the floor of storage is probably a holding tank, so do not use long screws!!

You will find the heavy 50 amp wiring runs from the rear of the 5er all the way forward to the circuit breaker box in the bathroom. Once that black wall was removed that wiring and a lot of plumbing pipes are easy to see. I found a good spot on the floor or ceiling to place the unit. My wiring was long enough that I did not need to add a junction box and short length of wire to make the connection. If you need to add a length of wire, lug connectors are best.

Shore power is disconnected of course!!

Remember that when you cut the 5er wiring you will need to support the wiring withe a conduit bracket or similar if it hangs down – the wire lugs are not meant to support the weight of 3 feet of that thick wire. I installed the screen monitor above the circuit breaker box in the bathroom, inside the wooden door that hides the circuit breakers.

Since I had more than half of the rear wall of the storage area removed – it is 3 or 4 sections, I elected to take it all out. I had central vac connection, TV connection, and power in one panel, but easy to do. There was a lot of extra space back there! So I rerouted a few water lines, reshaped (cut panel, trimmed edge, even changed the angles) and ended up with a lot of left over black wall paneling and a lot larger storage area. I also took this opportunity to lay linoleum on the storage floor and slightly into the area behind my relocated wall. Thus the screws/trim that hold the wall in place holds the linoleum down along that edge.

I appreciate the help. But, in our 32FWS the breaker panel is actually on the “doorside” in the cabinet above the head of the bed. We were considering a 36FWS, which I am thinking may have been the better option for us, but was even harder for us to find. It is such a “change” from our Hitchhiker Champagne, to the 32FWS.

Thanks,
Steve