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FraLyn · FraLyn

Can anyone advise why my Truma Boiler model B10/B14 seems to cut out on either gas or 240V and needs to be turned off - wait for 5 minutes and turned back on again for the unit to heat up for one cycle and turn back off again? I have an Winnebago Esperance 2010 model. Thanks

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Gee, it is difficult for me to work out where and what the wiring does on this van. The 240 v charger charges the house battery when plugged into power. There is an AC lead from the charger that plugs into a double socket, the fridge also plugs into this socket. The charger was showing 5 amps and it did not m...

jules47 · jules47

We have just replaced the anode in our MH, hot water system - the second one in three years. The first one we took out was kept by the people we got the new one from, as an example of how bad they can get. The one we just replaced was pretty badly corroded, and almost worn or eaten away near the bolt at the top. ...

jbrinks · jbrinks

We have. 2013 pajero. Currently looking at a new van . We have found one we liked but weight is 2340 . Not sure what the ball weight was. We know we can only have a maximum of 2500 with a ball weight between 180-250 with the pajero but the caravan dealer says he can reduce the ball weight by putting tanks and ba...

chopit · chopit

G'Day All, There seems to be all manner of TV antennas out there. We are looking for a low cost unit that works. The Ebay $40 items seem too cheap to be good. Maybe they are OK. Can anyone recommend a cheapie that does the job.?

Johanna · Johanna

My best friend from Holland is coming for a 4 week stay and looks forward to go camping with me and dogs, I have a transit van and cabana. But she says the dust of dogs in the van would make her unwell. I am thinking my little house would be full of dog dust as they live inside and sleep in my bedroom on the floor....

laurieoz · laurieoz

Could you please recommend a sealant for the mount for a Winegard TV antenna on the roof of a motorhome Also is there some types of sealant that should not be used -- Edited by laurieoz on Friday 29th of August 2014 02:56:53 PM

Leftwing · Leftwing

We want to buy annex walls to make a complete annex with our dometic roll out awning. What do we need, such as anti-flap kit and extra rafter ? Also have had a look at some annex wall kits on the net, they are made of polyester rather than canvas. Got doors both ends and plenty of big windows at around $1400 do...

Phil C · Phil C

This is a great system and a life saver. I have a question, If the break away battery is flat will the ESC still work? If the answer to that is positive I have some fault finding to do... Should keep me busy for a while. Safe travels -- Edited by Phil C on Friday 29th of August 2014 07:53:13 PM

the rocket · the rocket

Hello everyone, appreciate your input. which is best aluminium or steel chassais.

Umpie1 · Umpie1

I am looking at changing my current incandescent stop tail light to LED's. Do I need resistor/s or is there an adaptor that can be fitted to my 7 pin flat connector plug?

oldtrack123 · oldtrack123

Masters Home ImprovementOlsent Weatherproof Outdoor Power Kit PRA number: 2014/14290 Date published: 28th August 2014 Product informationProduct description The Olsent Weatherproof Outdoor Power Kit includes a weatherproof box, electrical timer and a 4 outlet power board. Two different...

oldtrack123 · oldtrack123

Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty LtdAC Power Cord Set PRA number: 2014/14289 Date published: 28th August 2014Product informationProduct description AC Power Cord set with IEC 60320-1 C5 type Appliance connector. Supplied with HP & Compaq Notebook and Mini notebooks PCs and accessories suc...

Lilybet · Lilybet

Hello everyone. This is my first post so please forgive me if all is not correct. I have searched your site and cannot find an answer. I have a Powertech PV Charge Controller. The trouble is that when it was installed I never received any paperwork so I do not know how to read it except for the Bulk Charge. I...

yackboy · yackboy

I know the directions say use an earth, does everyone do this ? what can the consequences be if you don't ? yackboy

Plendo · Plendo

I was not happy with the answers I received yesterday, so I was back into research mode today, and I found that there are regulations applying to shackles, basically the breaking limit of EACH shackle must exceed 1.5 times the ATM of the towed trailer. This is defined in both ADR62 and AS4177. It is bes...

gerard gue · gerard gue

How many amps a 600 watts pure sine wave inverter drawn from a 12 v battery ? Regards GG thank you

Murraman · Murraman

We have just had the 2nd motor in the Coaster fail. First one was due to hitting a Kangaroo and the 2nd one has just failed. It was bought as a used engine that was reconditioned 30k ago and failed after 2k. No 1 exhaust valve seat has collapsed and the metal destroyed the piston and liner on a 3B diesel. No wa...

oldtrack123 · oldtrack123

INFINITY & OLSENT branded Infinity TPS & Orange Round Electrical Cables PRA number: 2014/14237 Date published: 27th August 2014 Product informationProduct description All 'INFINITY' and 'OLSENT' branded Infinity TPS (flat and flexible) and Orange Round low voltage electrical cab...

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161340795730?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

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	Truma Hot Water Boiler (Preview) Can anyone advise why my Truma Boiler model B10/B14 seems to cut out on either gas or 240V and needs to be turned off - wait for 5 minutes and turned back on again for the unit to heat up for one cycle and turn back off again? I have an Winnebago Esperance 2010 model. Thanks	FraLyn	5	1339	10:46 PM Sep 2, 2014 by Lozza1956
	House battery charge test.. (Preview) Gee, it is difficult for me to work out where and what the wiring does on this van. The 240 v charger charges the house battery when plugged into power. There is an AC lead from the charger that plugs into a double socket, the fridge also plugs into this socket. The charger was showing 5 amps and it did not m...	aussie_paul	6	1173	06:13 PM Sep 2, 2014 by aussie_paul
	Suburban Hot Water Service - Anode Replacement (Preview) We have just replaced the anode in our MH, hot water system - the second one in three years. The first one we took out was kept by the people we got the new one from, as an example of how bad they can get. The one we just replaced was pretty badly corroded, and almost worn or eaten away near the bolt at the top. ...	jules47	11	1441	06:11 PM Sep 2, 2014 by Phil C
	Towing van with pajero (Preview) We have. 2013 pajero. Currently looking at a new van . We have found one we liked but weight is 2340 . Not sure what the ball weight was. We know we can only have a maximum of 2500 with a ball weight between 180-250 with the pajero but the caravan dealer says he can reduce the ball weight by putting tanks and ba...	jbrinks	13	4288	05:46 PM Sep 2, 2014 by Gus1949
	Looking fora cheap TV antenna. (Preview) G'Day All, There seems to be all manner of TV antennas out there. We are looking for a low cost unit that works. The Ebay $40 items seem too cheap to be good. Maybe they are OK. Can anyone recommend a cheapie that does the job.?	chopit	9	846	06:25 AM Sep 2, 2014 by jose
	Travelling with dogs (Preview) My best friend from Holland is coming for a 4 week stay and looks forward to go camping with me and dogs, I have a transit van and cabana. But she says the dust of dogs in the van would make her unwell. I am thinking my little house would be full of dog dust as they live inside and sleep in my bedroom on the floor....	Johanna	5	1032	10:40 AM Sep 1, 2014 by Grandad5
	Sealant for TV antenna mount (Preview) Could you please recommend a sealant for the mount for a Winegard TV antenna on the roof of a motorhome Also is there some types of sealant that should not be used -- Edited by laurieoz on Friday 29th of August 2014 02:56:53 PM	laurieoz	4	749	07:15 AM Sep 1, 2014 by Dav4Cris
	What type of Annex walls? (Preview) We want to buy annex walls to make a complete annex with our dometic roll out awning. What do we need, such as anti-flap kit and extra rafter ? Also have had a look at some annex wall kits on the net, they are made of polyester rather than canvas. Got doors both ends and plenty of big windows at around $1400 do...	Leftwing	10	1138	04:49 PM Aug 31, 2014 by Leftwing
	AL-KO ESC (Preview) This is a great system and a life saver. I have a question, If the break away battery is flat will the ESC still work? If the answer to that is positive I have some fault finding to do... Should keep me busy for a while. Safe travels -- Edited by Phil C on Friday 29th of August 2014 07:53:13 PM	Phil C	8	1261	10:36 PM Aug 30, 2014 by The Hats
	chassai steel or aluminium (Preview) Hello everyone, appreciate your input. which is best aluminium or steel chassais.	the rocket	6	739	12:06 PM Aug 30, 2014 by Aus-Kiwi
	Stop, Tail, Turn conversion to LED's (Preview) I am looking at changing my current incandescent stop tail light to LED's. Do I need resistor/s or is there an adaptor that can be fitted to my 7 pin flat connector plug?	Umpie1	9	843	10:47 AM Aug 30, 2014 by Umpie1
	Recall Olsent power board Masters Hardware (Preview) Masters Home ImprovementOlsent Weatherproof Outdoor Power Kit PRA number: 2014/14290 Date published: 28th August 2014 Product informationProduct description The Olsent Weatherproof Outdoor Power Kit includes a weatherproof box, electrical timer and a 4 outlet power board. Two different...	oldtrack123	0	552	10:00 PM Aug 29, 2014 by oldtrack123
	RECALL HP power leads (Preview) Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty LtdAC Power Cord Set PRA number: 2014/14289 Date published: 28th August 2014Product informationProduct description AC Power Cord set with IEC 60320-1 C5 type Appliance connector. Supplied with HP & Compaq Notebook and Mini notebooks PCs and accessories suc...	oldtrack123	0	594	09:57 PM Aug 29, 2014 by oldtrack123
	PV Charge Controller. (Preview) Hello everyone. This is my first post so please forgive me if all is not correct. I have searched your site and cannot find an answer. I have a Powertech PV Charge Controller. The trouble is that when it was installed I never received any paperwork so I do not know how to read it except for the Bulk Charge. I...	Lilybet	9	1026	06:48 PM Aug 29, 2014 by Lilybet
	generator earth wire (Preview) I know the directions say use an earth, does everyone do this ? what can the consequences be if you don't ? yackboy	yackboy	6	911	02:29 PM Aug 29, 2014 by yackboy
	YES TOWING SHACKLES ARE REGULATED (Preview) I was not happy with the answers I received yesterday, so I was back into research mode today, and I found that there are regulations applying to shackles, basically the breaking limit of EACH shackle must exceed 1.5 times the ATM of the towed trailer. This is defined in both ADR62 and AS4177. It is bes...	Plendo	7	2256	10:30 AM Aug 28, 2014 by hako
	Inverter (Preview) How many amps a 600 watts pure sine wave inverter drawn from a 12 v battery ? Regards GG thank you	gerard gue	12	1625	09:09 PM Aug 27, 2014 by oldtrack123
	Any Suggestion re Coaster Motor (Preview) We have just had the 2nd motor in the Coaster fail. First one was due to hitting a Kangaroo and the 2nd one has just failed. It was bought as a used engine that was reconditioned 30k ago and failed after 2k. No 1 exhaust valve seat has collapsed and the metal destroyed the piston and liner on a 3B diesel. No wa...	Murraman	9	2916	04:10 PM Aug 27, 2014 by The Doo crew
	OfF topic But may be of interest MAJOR RECALL INFINATEY 240v cables (Preview) INFINITY & OLSENT branded Infinity TPS & Orange Round Electrical Cables PRA number: 2014/14237 Date published: 27th August 2014 Product informationProduct description All 'INFINITY' and 'OLSENT' branded Infinity TPS (flat and flexible) and Orange Round low voltage electrical cab...	oldtrack123	1	686	02:51 PM Aug 27, 2014 by Phil C
	Help with portable solar panel. (Preview) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161340795730?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649	aussie_paul	3	674	12:02 PM Aug 27, 2014 by oldtrack123
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