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Truma b14 gas/electric hot water system
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Just replaced electric heating element in my 2012 year model Truma b14 hot water unit with an 850watt element and after 1hour 15minutes the water is barely warm. I would expect that it should be quite a bit hotter than that as the old element would heat it up in about 45 minutes. Is there anything that I ma...
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Black-Pete
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hanging up the tv in the van
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Hi guys, we just acquired a Lotus Trackvan Extreme 2009/12. Nice unit but we dont know where/how to hang the tv on the wall. Seems to provisions to place it on bench top which i find not very suitable while using the kitchen. We bought a swivel arm bracket but it seems very heavy compared to one in an ear...
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Jay-Jay
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C4 Thetford Bench Style Cassette Toilet, Flush and Fix Problem,
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Have a C4 Thetford Bench Style Cassette Toilet in our Sprinter Campervan. The pump failed to flush when the round flush button was pushed down, so I replaced the pump as per a previous Thread on this forum. If the pump was not used once every 6 weeks the pump rotor would seize and I would need to remove the...
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PeterInSa
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Starlink Gen 3
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I recently got starlink gen 3 equipment, I have noticed that the face of the router is very hot, is this the normal
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Gundog
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Puncture Repair
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Had a very slow tyre leak over the past year losing about 3-5psi each month. Did not worry me too much and just inflated regularly as required. I knew I would have to do something about it one day when I had more time. That time came last week. So, I removed the wheel from the car and inspected the tyre. Sure e...
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Dick0
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Stickers
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My Gray nomad stickers on van and tug have faded badley.where on site to purchase a few new ones.
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mischief
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Shower Check Valve
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I am getting some backflow from my sink to my shower, can anyone suggest a type of non return valve that would be suitable. As there is no pressure then a spring loaded type wouldn't work, I was thinking a swing check valve may do the job. All the connections are 25mm flex tube. Has anyone fitted one or solv...
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Ian G
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Water pump.
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The 12v water pump in my van is very noisy when operated, any tips on how to mount it better to quieten it down?
it's mounted on the floor under a bed, groans & moans like me getting out of bed.
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Joda
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4 Seasons Vent Repair - How To
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This is for the Australian Camec type. One of my flaps wasn't sealing properly (after a tree branch fell on it). When I took it off 1 of the spacer guides was gone - both sides of it from the inside & outside pieces. So. AU$75 plus P & P or fix it somehow. I investigated how they were put together...
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bruceg
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Awning tension
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Hi all, any clues for adding more Tension to Aussie traveller sunburst awning. Cheers
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Kazngaz
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Auto switching Inverter
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Sometine ago somebody suggested an inverter that will automatically switch over when the power drops out. Can someone help out.
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Gundog
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Can’t light Swift 500 series oven
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Tried to light the oven , have gas and a piezo spark ??
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Jarrah
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Wiring up rear caravan camera aviation style plugs
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I forgot to plug in the feed to the car and destroyed the plug ! Got a new cable and some connectors
A red wire does 12v , the white wire does ground
. Yellow wire is the tricky bit it has some copper braid
Does anyone know how to connect the yellow wire and the un insulated copper stuff ? There is silver pape...
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Jarrah
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Thetford Fridge
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I have a Thetford three way fridge N3185 it's not working on 12v, I have found that the 20amp fuse and holder is the problem thetford have updated the size of the fuse and holder to 25amp because of over heating, I have asked if I can just change the fuse and holder to 25amp on my PCB they wouldn't confirm. ...
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Tom464
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Essential caravan shelf removal over bed
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Has any one removed shelf?
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Burgo1
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Disc brake pads - safe minimal thickness
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Hello to the mechanics on this site, What is the minimal thickness of brake pads on a car (D-Max dual cab)? I had the dealership watching them for a while & had it serviced twice by an independent mechanic who said "I had no worries". I took a wheel off last night & found one side was down to 2mm each...
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Warren-Pat_01
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Domestic awning retraction not working ...
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As above ... Went to pack up and there is zero spring tension , was windy for a few days, eventually managed to wind in manually , , unit is 10 years old , any wise ideas on cause and a fix , thanx Bazz
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Bazz61
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Electric vehicles
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I came across this article about EVs with replaceable batteries where the vehicles are purchased without a battery and then a replaceable battery is leased. Instead of recharging the battery, it is swapped for a fully charged battery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbXpj8Xa2yQ
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jegog
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Tow vehicle recommendations
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Hi I am looking at buying a caravan with a 1500kg atm and 130kg ball weight. My partner does not want drive a Ute, BT50, Ranger etc.
does anyone have any recommendations for a SUV type vehicle. I have bee on considering a CX5 or CX9 but thought the tow weight might be a bit close to there limits.
What leewa...
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Ali
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Standard Alko Van 3.5t Coupling to Ark 3.5t with Brake coupling
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Apprecaite comments, a mate has one, with no issues, the only thing I am wary of is the towball lock visibility, to me its a simple clip, compared to a raised handle and visible pin in the unlocked position with the Alko, ie possible to drive off with to towball coupling not seated properly. Have seen a di...
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