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Rapide561

Hi Majo

Is your boiler under the kitchen sink, or towards the rear of the motorhome?

Cheers

Russell

majo

Hi Russell
Yes its under the kitchen sink, immediately to your right as you enter van same as your old one I think
majo

Bacchus

My boiler is under the bed at the rear of the motorhome. I suspect that the poor performance is in part due to the resistance in all the mass of ducting used to circulate the heated air. On gas it's operating at a higher temperature output and the air coming out of the duct is very hot indeed. Perhaps the fan used to circulate the hot air simply is not up to the job. Perhaps if I close some of the vents I might improve things a bit and perhaps not!! Will try.

spud_gun

Have spoke to someone recently with their Adria and have commented about the heating efficiency and had some feedback from an engineer whom said that they have far too many outlets for their Coral 660. They had a total of 9 placed in silly areas where 5 would have been sufficient!. Since then, they have removed the unit and had Webasto fitted instead, as they are finding the unit to be a bit thirsty on Gas and are off to areas where getting gas refills will not be easy, but diesel is readily available.

Bacchus

My problem is now officially a nightmare. I heated the Adria up on gas to 21C - perfect. Switched over to electric (2KW) and the temp dropped. The outside temp is an absolutely arctic 15C - as I write people are walking about in snow shoes and one of the local cats is frozen to the pavement, mouth locked in a frozen meow. Pardon me dear reader if I'm tempted to say the odd "Oh Gosh" or even an "oh dear me" In fact, I think the heating (on electric) is worse since I'd taken it to the dealer. Are Truma fairly approachable by members of the motorhoming fraternity whose dealers have failed to resolve problems with their heating arrangements? I suppose my family could crowd around me as I light matches one at a time - the increase in heat would be noticeable I can assure you!! I think this calls for an Oh Gosh - don't you??

Serously are Truma approachable?

Rapide561

Hi

Well here is a link for Truma - www.trumauk.com - but I am not sure if you can ust waltz in there or what.

Regards and keep us posted.

Russell

majo

Hi
Unfortunatly you cannot just Waltz into Truma. I had to wait about 2 weeks for them to look at my 669, but I feel the level of service and end result was worth it.
Remember these are the people that build these heater/boilers and know the capabilities and optimum installation blueprints.
Iwas also informed by them, that this model of boiler was designed for use whilst on the move, provided a rupture protected regulator was installed. The vehicle must also be homolagated during build (I'm still waiting for Swift to explain what this involves)

Rapide561

What the dickins does homolgated mean?

I know my van has the Secumtion regulator on it - so that permits its' use on the move.

Russell

Edit - forgot to ask Majo - is your boiler the Truma C6002 EH or the Combi 6? (The former has a thermostat dial numbered from 1 to 9, the latter has a thermostat dial numbered 1 to 5)

Bacchus

I think homologated means that a paricular installation meets approved standards eg a British Standard or an ISO(European Standard)