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Help! I recently bought an F-reg Hymer A-Class and it's brilliant. One problem: flicking the switch that should switch us from the mains electricity to running off the 12v battery circuit doesn't seem to have any affect whatsoever - we can't get the battery to work. It seems to be well charged; can anyone offer any advice? I'm a technical numbskull so even if your advice was only to suggest where we might take it for someone with a modicum of expertise to give it the once over, I'd be most grateful.
We live in north Bedfordshire and would be happy to travel further afield if it meant we got this fixed.
Graham
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Don't know the answer to your particular model, however, I had a Hymer 700 and you had to press two buttons to make things work....maybe you are missing a switch or something simple like that....
Don't you have a manual??
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Have you a motorhome dealer nearby ? Even if they did not sell you the van in the first place I would be surprised if they were not able and willing to help.
Are you able to contact the person who sold it to you ? Failing all this perhaps a trip to your nearest campsite ( in the car ?) and ask a Hymer owner there. All motorhomers love showing off their vans and answering questions !
Hope you get it sorted.
G
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I have a K reg Hymer and if yours is the same as mine, you should have a large red plastic flag switch adjacent to the driving position. My switch is off when pointing to 3 o'clock and on when pointing at 6 o'clock. However, the red plastic flag is removable for total isolation/security, which just leaves a short shaft protruding. If this is not easily spotted, the flag may have been placed in the glovebox or similar? I think you may be operating one of the rocker switches on the control panel which you press and hold to read one of the gauges e.g. battery level or water tank level i.e. they don't actually turn any power on.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Dave
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flicking the switch that should switch us from the mains electricity to running off the 12v battery circuit doesn't seem to have any affect whatsoever
First of all, welcome and I hope we can help.
We have an H reg Hymer and I don't know what switch you mean !!
Where is it ? What does it look like? What do you mean when you say it has no effect - ie what effect are you looking for?
Do your lights and water pump operate ok? They are 12 volt and will work whether on 240 hookup or not.
The only things likely to come on on 240v hookup is your battery charger and fridge.
For example the only switch in our van which has a 240/12 volt setting is on the fridge, the charger is always switched on so that hooking up brings it on line.
Fill in the details and someone will be able to guide you.
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I had a look at the few places on the web for Bedfordshire - really feel for you as my older van had battery problems. Even 2 new batteries and fuses didn't do the trick (Me being clever trying to sort it myself).
My servicing place TUI at Bawtry near Doncaster found a circuit fault and it's fixed now.
I had a look on the web, and noticed
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- they look as if they do everything. (But wait a little bit - as someone local to you might suggest a better option).
After ringing round for a repair in Yorkshire recently, I've found I got put off on the phone as no-one wanted to do small jobs now they're all booked up solid for season.
Pulling in and asking for help whilst looking desperate has worked for me a time or two - I also usually tell them I got recommended off the web ( loosely true) I have found my present brilliant garage and motorhome servicers like this. But I kissed a few frogs on the way.
Servicing guys usually don't mind having a quick look to diagnose, they love it when you say 'I need an expert opinion'. Seems to push the right buttons...... Be nice if it was just a flick of a switch though!
Good luck, -Helena.
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I have a PDF of the original handbooks for these models (ours is a B544 from 1988 but has the whole range.). PM me if you need it although I get the feeling we're all talking to ourselves at the moment! No sign of yer man since his first post.
Proves we're so helpful here we can't stop!!!
As far as I know there isn't such a switch per se. If you have 240v plugged in it charges 12 volt batteries. If you haven't it doesn't and your 240v sockets (obviously) don't work.
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