Recent content by Banus

So, this is the first time we’ve really used our Swift Challenger 480 in quite extreme heat and have noticed that our Thetford fridge appears to be struggling to cool down as usual on electric. Everything appears to be working as usual and the ice box eventually produced ice cubes - but that...

Great post - can't beat a bit of playground toilet humour. I've always told my nearest and dearest that whoever activates the red light should empty it, but thats fallen on deaf ears and apart from that I wouldn't trust her with the procedure as I'm sure half the kit would end up down the Elsan...

It always amazes me the large amount of vans I see pitched up on site with their jockey wheels raised off the ground leaving only the four corner steadies to support the van. Surely having the JW down would provide extra strength to support the front area of the van where people are sitting, or...

Yeah thanks that. After the lugs snapped off I did refit them and the covers still appeared to be a decent fit but an arrival at Eye Kettleby Lakes nr Melton Mowbry I notoced that I'd lost one (nearside) enroute so needed to replace the pair. Anyway, they've arrived from Powrtouch and the lugs...

So, after reading some excellent advice on this forum regarding the importance of regularly lubricating the sliding mechanism on motor movers I visited the van in storeage armed with my white grease and removed the covers to reveal the workings. Being aware that there is a real danger that the...

Hi all, Ok so I haven't done this before and the last time I used a grease gun was to grease the ball joints in my 1972 Triumph Spitfire Mk IV when I used to use Castrol LM. Moving on 43 years.............. The Alko tow hitch on my 2018 Swift Challenger 480 could do with re-greasing. I've...

All very interesting(y). I'm assuming you have a standard Thetford loo in your Swift Challenger and as I have a 2018 480 Swift Challenger I would be interested to know where the pump is located and how easy it is to remove and clean - just in case!!!

Thanks guys. Agree that its always good to use it now and again to prevent moving parts seizing up even if its just using the MM on my storeage pitch occasionally. Sounds like the sliding cpmponents could do with a little attention / white grease and I have a few tins of motorcycle chain cleaner...

Strangely the bit of kit that I thought I'd use on every trip I hardly ever use and in fact cant remember the last time I used it as I always manage to manoeuvre onto the pitch and as the van is so light I manually fine tune our postion. However 'Sodslaw' dictates that when the time does come...

I've always wanted a tatty old Series 1 Landy but SWMBO would flip her lid at the thought of it. The sort of car you can jet wash on the inside and out and not have to worry about where to park it and who's parked next to it and dinked the door. Years ago I had a nearly new BMW M3 Coupe I bought...

Naaahhh you're not on your own. Happens all the time. I parked early morning on our local retail park last week with an area the size of a football pitch all around my XC60. The nearest vehicle must have been 50m away. Within seconds of pulling up a 'lady' parked her tatty old hatchback within...

Thats brilliant and thanks for that and I take it that this charger can be left on indefinately without any worries about 'cooking' the battery? FYI, my LB is a sealed maintenance free type. So, removing the leisure to bring it home from storeage should be a pretty straightforward job, but still...

That sounds just what I need as we dont plan using the van for a few months over the winter period and my battery is in good shape but a few years old so, do you have a link as when I search AA smart charger in Amazon all I get is chargers for AA batteries, or can anyone recommend a decent...

JSiggy - Thanks for that and a bit of luck that saved you a lot of hassle / work. So, looking at my light at the top of the thread was yours the same model, if so it might save me removing the base that fits to the side of the van. Cheers.

Woodsieboy, I found the video on YT and its brilliant. A bit of a fiddly job but very straight forrward as I've already changed the touch screen panel so are familiar with whats waiting behind. As ever, just a question of not rushing it. Thanks guys for all your suggestions!