dchief61

Sorry to hear for your unfortunate experience. To address your firefight and why you ran into such trouble with extinguishment. The brakes were red hot. Your first choice to knock down the fire with a dry chemical extinguisher was a correct choice. The reason you experienced several re-ignition issues was heat. The brakes needed to be cooled. I always carry a small water extinguisher with us for cooling, along with several ABC type dry chemical extinguishers. Retired firefighter, maybe a little bit over cautious. Since it is not practical for everyone to carry different types of extinguishers, I suggest we all carry at least two (2) of the standard ABC type extinguishers. One near the front door and one in the rear of the coach. Additionally, carry a couple gallons of bottled water to cool off what was on fire to prevent re-ignition. When confronted with fire, immediately knock down the fire with the ABC extinguisher and then, once the flames have stopped, grab a gallon of bottled water, small bottles of water or fill a bucket/pan of water from the sink or outside shower if you have one to cool off what was on fire. This will lower the flash point of the substance that is on fire to prevent re-ignition. Most importantly, stay calm, think clearly, and act with purpose. Have a plan. Make sure everyone has exited the vehicle and is in a safe location. Then, if you’re confident in your abilities try to knock down the fire. If not, stay in a safe spot and let it burn. Additionally, as a reminder to everyone, please check your smoke detectors and change batteries twice a year at time change. Most detectors are located in or near the kitchen area. I love bacon, so more than once I have found the detector in a drawer since our dog hates the sound when it goes off. We have had many discussions regarding the importance of the detector returned to its location. The compromise was I do the dishes and make sure the detector is returned to its original location after a meal with something good like bacon . Win some, lose some.

2007 Diplomat. Same setup. Interested to see if anyone drilled down to figure this one out. Following…

Thank you for the nudge and motivating me for the update. The project is 90% complete. I removed the old TV and cabinet and purchased the only 39" tv I could find which was from Best Buy. In order to make the 39" fit, I had to trim the passenger side cabinet, removing about 1", which avoided to necessity to cut down the cabinet door. The swing down TV bracket was purchased from amazon. It is made by Moryde. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008XKQ2VA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I also had to buy an adapter plate to make the bracket fit. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07771JFVP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 To install, there is two metal braces up in the ceiling. I was able to attach the swing down bracket to them. Once bracket was mounted and wiring routed, I fabricated panels from 1/8" plywood and vinyl to cover the side of the cabinets and the openings created by removing the cabinet. Initially I used foam under the vinyl, but had to remove it due to clearance issues. It is a very tight fit. The bracket has to be dead on or it will rub on either side. If I were to do it again (which knowing me it will) I would have gone wider, modified the cabinet on the passenger side, and cut down the cabinet door to get a few more inches and go bigger on the TV. But, the 39" is plenty big, and noticeably larger than the old 32". The black pole hanging down is so that when you lower the TV you have to spin it 180 degrees. I then slide it back up the pole to ceiling height. I say it is 90% because my plan is to sleeve the pole so that I can remove it once I have slid it up into position. Overall very satisfied with the install. The view enhancement out the front window is considerable, and no more wacking my head on the cabinet.

Thanks for the reply’s. I’ve decided to go the route of Richard and Bill. I have removed the cabinet for the tv and ordered two moride mounts I am hoping to cut and weld the two together to make it sliding and have a 360 swivel. That way we can push the tv toward the windshield to keep it out of the walkway. Going with a 40”. I will post photos once it’s done.

That’s it I’ve had it. Whacked my head twice today on the tv hanging down into the entry way. Literally had to sit down and wait for stars to subside for a minute or two. This tv has credit for multiple TKO’s to friends and family since we purchased coach. Working on an 07 PAQ. Lookin for advise/pics on mounting tv flat on ceiling or behind couch. Couch is on slide so looking at cabling issues. I have some skills so nothing scares me but just wanting to avoid mistakes from your experiences.