Fixing Caravan Gas Issues - Truma Hot Water System & Trumatic Heater 

Hello everyone from Belfast!Have got my first caravan and what I done first-I removed all gas equipment!))Secondly I bought and installed a very compact wood burner(3 kWt)I can use that as a cooker surface and a dryer for small staff like socks,shoes e.t.c.))Very happy!!

Just catching up,going back to when you had that Grey water leak from the joint in that pipe under the floor,the reason why those type of joints can come loose is because the "U" shaped fittings that hold them to the floor sometimes become loose and allow the pipes to move with road vibration etc,loosening the joints.So when puting them back together,allow the pipe to slide through that "U" shape holder untill the joint is firm and in place.Also a good idea is to put silicone arround the pipe befor fitting them together.Silicone will make it water tight.Make sure those holders are screwed firmly to the floor and there is no movement in the pipes.You can also change them to a different spot if the screw holes have become too worn.Be sure to fill any small holes in the floor with builders Mastic from a Hardware store,any larger holes ,use peices of flat ply wood cut to the size needed,put Mastic on both the ply wood and the foor,and screw it on.This will keep dampness and insects out....Happy Camping/Touring.!

Hi Karen glad to see all is fixed but what a start to the new year ☹️

Yikes! Sorry for your painfully expensive day. Thank you for the info for platinum gas. I think I need to get a coupling (?) fixed on my thetford fridge and had no idea who might fix those. Safe travels!

Gosh that was traumatic to watch and so sorry for all of your woes. What a situation to be in but a lesson to realise that you need to have a bigger “fix it” fund. Maybe stay on sites for a lot longer so you can have a little longer to work at what you do! I admire you. Pete xxxx

The pain of the expense will wear off but the pleasure of having working safe systems will keep u smiling 👍🏼🚐 great episode mate 😎

Hi Karen, Good to see you got all your jobs fixed, Good to have someone pro that knows how to fix things, what a great guy 👍couldn't deliver you dint have a carbon monoxide thingy ATB Glen x

You need to remember that caravans this size were not built for perminant living but you need to service it every year

That guy knows his stuff Well it should be OK for a while now These things happen when you live in your van fulltime where most of us use ours a few weeks a year so don't get so many breakdowns Hope you don't have anymore for a while now

Refreshing to get such a helpful technician on the job. He was thorough and it must feel good to get those pesky problems fixed ... except the griller of course 😂

Hello - please read this: Because of the type of environment these unit live in - the contacts, will tend to "oxidize" When these contacts oxidize - they loose the ability to conduct current. ----- removing the motherboard, then scraping the contact points (the point where the "pins connect with the motherboard") will allow the system to work again. Most repair people do not know this. Most repair people will solve the issue the easiest "NOT THE CHEAPEST" way they can. Moisture is a real bitch. It will rot everything in this lifestyle. Good luck to you my friend.

I may also have a gas issue that I am blissfully unaware of. Strange how Beth often suggests I sleep in the truck.

Thanks , the front of my heater pops off and hard to put back on , now i know how to fix Don't travel with your blinds down , it saves the plastic clips and don't put anything on the glass top of stove as it is not good for the safety gas cut off

Hi Karen, great video of yours I came across, though it been 3 years, do you still have your caravan? ...it is easy for me to say now, and the fact I live in the UK ...the PC board I may have been able to repair it (availability of electronic parts) as I'm an electrical mechanical engineer, and yes, where are we when you need one! ...the issue you had with cooker, as they are mass produced, screws are not always tightened, and road movement would loosen them! ...after 20 years out of caravanning I'm looking to start again for UK and Europe travel ...so Karen, I would really like to know if your still using the caravan or another one ...Kind regards Norm's

Looks like you had some major problems I bet it cost you first time I seen oven drop like that Water heater board at least you can still get them joys of caravan in

Best wishes from the UK, having issues with the Truma myself so popped by, I see it was ages ago, still got to get on with mine.

Honestly, I am more inkliner to use an instant on demand water heater since it heats only the water that is used. Less energy, less complications.

Everybody needs a "Dan", what a great technician. Hope it didn't cost the earth. There seems to be a loose bolt, looks like 6mm, that holds the grill element on the left.Thrilled you got a carbon monoxide alarm.

Glad all your issues have been sorted out. Take care on the road. Cheers🇦🇺👍

UK Caravans seem to have the UK weather. It is really cold here too in Brighton in the UK.

Hi Karen . I just noticed that Gas fitter installed your Carbon monoxide detector by you door close to the ceiling, It should be mounted close to the floor as Carbon monoxide is considerably heavier than air!

Hello Karen, I’m not sure of the model of your Truma Heater, but here are some videos about changing taking front off and changing battery, in the future: (If S3002 model) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--1m1gwmxHxU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w7EXxx8z2lI.html Happy travels in beautiful NZ.

I've really enjoyed your videos. Are you still travelling?

love your vlogs. now this might sound stupid but have you ever had the caravan wheels balanced. If not get them done as the vibration at a certain speed will shake the van and you will not know about it and that's one of the reasons things come loose and drop off. cheap at a local tyre fitters. X

Next time TWEET ME! @CaravanNut and I'll try take you through fixing the fire cover etc.

Those heaters are a pain you kind of have to force them and be pretty ruff

Hello Karen I'm looking for the opposite advice on how to get the cover off of one of these fires in my caravan. I have now been 11 months in my 2010 Bailey pageant monarch series 7 and I have been on a powered site as you know all winter and ironically there was a power cut yesterday within the district of Otago and I actually ignited the gas fire as a last resort to getting warm and after it had burnt off 10,500 dog hairs and some fluff it settled down and I was absolutely gobsmacked at how warm it was so I opened a couple of windows slightly and spent a few hours in absolute warm paradise just could not believe it so what I want to know is how to take the front cover off to clean it out and I can pull the top two sides down but they only come out a certain way and then stop so I'm looking for guidance how to get the rest of it off and I'm just assuming perhaps maybe the gas regulator knobs have to come out but how does it come out how do you get that front cover off so that I can go in armed with one vacuum cleaner and some cleaning rags. I also think it might be an idea too get a gas detector or is it a CO2 or something but anyway I digress it's a cold Sunday morning down here on the Taieri and I get my tow bar on my newer vehicle in 2 weeks so maybe traveling north on a tiki tour looking for my new home and my new roots. Happy Sunday Karen did you forget to put the clocks forward like me ?

At least you had someone who was willing to do it all.

Nearly time to upgrade to a larger unit with bigger holding tanks...

have trouble with my truma heater pcb or fan motor i think. wow noticed the price of that swift on video 38 999 nzd wow i nealey droped dead about 7500-9000 ukp hear great video thanks

I'm glad for you that the Heater works again 👍

Brilliant ,I need this guy in my caravan,im lost in France but this guy does a thorogh job well worth whatever you paid him

Wow Karen , where did you get the caravan from “bodgit and scarper”

Wow that gas engineer knew his stuff hope it went well you can’t put a price on gas safety regular service Is a must

It's great that you can still have a laugh even when things turn bad :-)

Hey Karen, hows things? almost two years living in the van, never had the hot water working, figured it was buggered, and as I use showers at work or gyms when on the road it's never been an issue, but today I decided to check it out. Apparently the water pump needs switching on to make it work......who knew....obviously not me. Live n learn, very slowly tho. Hope youre well. Catch ya laters. Paul

Get your van regularly serviced by authorised personnel & you should not get so many problems when you are away. Don’t even think about DIY on gas systems.

nice 1 m8, funny but, since i've been following you, i've been getting emails from new zealand tourism keep up the good work. you'll be better with workin stuff eh! :D

UK Caravans will be kicking themselves for not having the part you needed. Way to go Affordable Caravans!!!

Affordable Caravans are FABULOUS

If ur oven is gone is cheaper if you get another one from a caravan breaker ! To replace it but make sure u measurement of ur oven cooker ! RmL ? Model to breaker see if they got same one

after using a gas grill, (as part of a normal size oven in a house) for 6 years, melted control knobs and the same problems of stuff falling down/off, rusted screws, i think its just too hot for long term use. using the bottom element in the oven dosent seem to be so destructive to the rest of the oven. im so going to miss my toaster when i move into my MH, looks like the old camper toaster on the gas ring. feeling your pain Karen...

Is a ultraheat pvb board is often the fuse or the Mother board is gone ! Ideally take the part u required and take it to local dealership. Show them the part also good to get what model of ur heater too

Sorry to hear about your water,heater a gas problems,glad you have a carbon monoxide detector now,very important. Hope you don't have any more big problems,you should take the van back to caravan engineer ,to check he forgot to tighten your grill ?

Holy problems ...never had a stove fall apart .. wow ....also never had a fridge that worked : ) hahaha!! Thank You for sharing !!

It seems every single video something goes wrong .

So many problems for a relatively newish unit eh? How discouraging!

The background music is a pain :( you are not :)

I hit subscribe button before complete watching one video for you. You are interesting.

Hi do I detect a bit of Northern Ireland in your voice? you seem to to have a bit of that good old Northern inflection in your vocal chords

So was the hot water system the PCB?

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wooo you're stuck amongst sheep! beep the horn! make them move faster!

cool

Wildcat.

Enjoyable video. so hi from benidorm Spain.😁

Geeeess girl everything you own is getting fixed or replaced

Really good video!

Patrions WTF???

Another problem fix on your caravan ☺

My wife often tells me I have gas problem 😉

great video .. i just wondered why exactly are you doing this? to show people that you dont have to live in concrete and brick structures i.e houses? you endure what most people would percieve as hardships... why ? please explain :)

gosh woman, u need a man!

Window end clips

I’m not sure if it’s already been mentioned but your co2 alarm is way too high up the wall. He hasn’t installed it correctly. It’s meant to be low down, no more than a foot from the floor. Carbon monoxide is a heavy gas. The level slowly rises. If you waited until that alarm went off, you would already be dead. I strongly recommend you reinstall it yourself somewhere low ASAP.