2021 2100BH underbelly question

[Cturner0918]

All,

First post here! I have been reading this forum since we purchased our 2100BH in October. I noticed when I was under the trailer a part corrugated plastic covering is missing at the front of the trailer from the front of the frame to the first cross beam on the frame not sure if they all are left open in the front to allow access to the battery wiring junction box or if it is indeed missing searched the web and I couldn’t find an answer.

Thanks
Chris

[backtrack15]

Mine is the same. I think it is intentional. Only the portion with the tanks is covered.

[Cturner0918]

Thanks Backtrack15!

[Old Navy]

My Minnie has black plastic sheeting for the first few feet until the chloroplast panel. Not as tough, but it holds up the insulation. It's not just open. Maybe the Micro Minnies are different?

[Cturner0918]

Old Navy mine is the same as yours it has the same plastic holding the insulation up they must all have just the tanks covered with the coroplast and the rest just the sheeting. Maybe they thought it wasn’t needed since it’s mostly just storage above that space

[backtrack15]

Mine is a 2021b model (built 8/2020 or later) and I noticed yesterday that it does not have a furnace duct that passes through the floor to heat the tanks. The electric heating pads are the only active means of heating the tanks. It is possible mine was incorrectly built. If you're planning to camp in cold weather, and you were planning to heat the tanks with the furnace, you might want to visually confirm the ducting exists from the furnace to the subfloor area.

[Cturner0918]

Thanks I’ll have to take a look I believe I will be in the same boat mine is also A 2021b model.

[backtrack15]

The good news is I don't think adding a duct would be all that hard. There is an easily accessible knockout panel on the furnace for an additional duct on the forward side.

[backtrack15]

Another Micro Minnie fun fact for those who are interested: The ~16" spacing of the fore/aft aluminum tubes that support the plywood floor are such that there is not a tube directly over either of the main chassis frame rails. Thus, if you're inclined, from the outside you can gently push up on the black "tarp" (which is the bottom layer for the floor that holds up the insulation) and slide your hand over the frame rail and get your fingers into the space between the chloroplast and the floor (where the wiring, tanks, and tank valves are located). This also means you can slide a cheap little endoscope through from the outside everywhere except the wheel wells. So, if you're interested in diagnosing an issue or just seeing what is "hidden" above the chloroplast, just get yourself a little endoscope and have some fun.

[Cturner0918]

Thanks for the tip! I’ve been waiting for an excuse to buy one of those endoscopes lol