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New to motorhomes and just got back from a small holiday in our Bessacarr E495 over the new year.
We love the motorhome but something that large and complicated will always have teething trouble.
The faults we have found so far:
Control panel shows Fresh water tank level at 16% when full.
Half the cupbord/locker locks are sticking, I have tried spraying with furniture polish (contains silicone). This has cured some locks but the others are still sticking.
Fresh water inlet cap will not lock - Talked to an engineer at discover and was told to boil the cap in water.
Door on the locker above TV space catches the wardrobe lockers side.
For 3 days the heating blower would not work, started working as we parked up the MH at end of holiday. - seemed to start working when I was playing with the control panel.
The MH has lots of good points, great lighting, loads of room, even when it was freezing outside the gas heater kept us nice and warm.
Last edited by walnut on Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:06 am; edited 1 time in total
Control panel shows Fresh water tank level at 16% when full.
Half the cupbord/locker locks are sticking, I have tried spraying with furniture polish (contains silicone). This has cured some locks but the others are still sticking.
Fresh water inlet cap will not lock - Talked to an engineer at discover and was told to boil the cap in water.
All "They all do that Sir" stock faults.
Sorry I don't have an answer, but at least you know you are one of many.
The makers won't pay for a decent water level sensors.
Door catches seem to be particularly bad about now.
The water caps lock or unlock when they feel like it. I've attacked our with all manner of potions, but it works when it wants to.
Hi Walnut and another very warm welcome to MotorhomeFacts. I hope you have a pleasant stay with us.
I can only comment on the water filler cap issue. I'd done all the sprays and boiling tricks and still no joy.
So I took it to pieces! Just to see how it worked, like!
It seems that the filler cap works like this:
When the key is turned to UNLOCK the cap, some cams in the inner barrel engage with some vanes in the barrel housing.
When the key is turned to LOCK the cap, the cams must DISENGAGE from the vanes, allowing the barrel to turn freely within the housing.
I found the cams within were TOO LONG and simply prevented the inner barrel from spinning freely, whether locked or unlocked. The barrel cams remained engaged with the housing.
So, steady use of sharp knives and helpings of abrasive paper were used to carefully reduce the cams to match the relief of the barrel. The vanes within the housing were also too tight, so they had to be 'skimmed'. Jointly, both reducing the cams and reducing the vanes helped loosen the barrel, allowing it to spin when LOCKED.
Problem solved!
Assuming a design fault, I didn't see the point of changing one cap for another and another. I'd rather spend time correcting the fault.
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Hi Walnut,
Is your photo of a C.L. near Rhayader? Sorry to go off topic but I think it is the same place I stayed for New Year! Did you have problems getting off your plot or did you use some sort of aid to traction? I would be interested to know. Thank you. Didi.
New to motorhomes and just got back from a small holiday in our Bessacarr E495 over the new year.
We love the motorhome but something that large and complicated will always have teething trouble.
The faults we have found so far:
Control panel shows Fresh water tank level at 16% when full.
Half the cupbord/locker locks are sticking, I have tried spraying with furniture polish (contains silicone). This has cured some locks but the others are still sticking.
Fresh water inlet cap will not lock - Talked to an engineer at discover and was told to boil the cap in water.
Door on the locker above TV space catches the wardrobe lockers side.
For 3 days the heating blower would not work, started working as we parked up the MH at end of holiday. - seemed to start working when I was playing with the control panel.
The MH has lots of good points, great lighting, loads of room, even when it was freezing outside the gas heater kept us nice and warm.
Hello Walnut
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