Recent content by Lpgc

Agreed. Thanks for that Parksy.

I didn't mean to offend anyone and my comments were not aimed at or intended to be critical of anyone on this thread. UKLPG (Liquid Gas) is a trade body for suppliers such as Calor, it is they who run a farcical scheme for Autogas installs and they who I have gripes with because their...

Thanks Damian. I bought the elbow fitting from your link. If the same control knob controls both gas and water temperature, since the minimum temp setting is (iirc) 20/30C and there's no 'off' position, how do you turn off the electric water heater element? I will fix the fridge when I have...

I tried turning the hot water heater on/off several times leaving a minute between attempts. After a few attempts I adjusted the temperature dial and tried again, the red and green LEDs stopped working. I removed the water heater, blew cobwebs etc out of it, fixed a dry solder joint. In the...

Thanks Damian. I will remove it myself, try to fix it, if I get it sorted I'll get a caravan engineer to check it. I may have another problem now... The LED indicators on the gas heater control switch (one green, one red) no longer light up. They were lighting until I tried switching the...

Thanks Prof, I read about that on Truma's website, my van has the same vent but doesn't even have a cover (I guess previous owners misplaced or discarded it).

I've been back to the van again.... The pump works but I'm not over-impressed with it's flow rate. It also seems a bit hit and miss, sometimes the flow rate isn't too bad, sometimes it seems to stop completely. I've wondered if the one way valve in the van's water connection may be sticking? I...

Heh, too true. My dad spent loads on his various boats over the years and I currently own a little 14ft speed boat that I bought as a 'cheap' boat. I've already rebuilt the engine with new pistons etc imported from the US, customs fees and shipping were a couple of hundred quid for the parts...

Yes, I could have bought the parts a little cheaper if I'd bought elsewhere but there was also the matter of time and convenience, I wanted to get this part of the work cleared away so that I'm ready to move onto testing the next occurrence I get free time away from work. My dad was into...

I visited the caravan again today. Measured my internal water pipes, they're 12mm external diameter. Had a look at the water connection points on other vans that seemed to have similar water connection points to my van, vans of various years. The connection points looked exactly the same as...

Thanks again Prof. All input is appreciated especially from people who know the subject in-depth such as yourself. Got to wonder since there's a distinction between mk1 and mk2 whether they are compatible.. if they are compatible, why would there be the distinction? I hope Damian and/or...

Thanks for all replies and the extra info, I didn't get chance to post on forum yesterday evening. Is there some disagreement on whether a mk2 pump will fit my van's mk1 water connector? I wouldn't want to back anyone into a corner or be the cause of argument but can I ask Damian and Prof how...

Thanks Prof. Is that the same type of pump and connector that Damian linked to? If so I'll go ahead and buy one using the link Damian provided - Although I'd better see if I can buy the flags at the same time. Are the flags just push fit or do they lock into place (I picture turning them...

Thanks for that Damian. The picture on Leisureshopdirect's website doesn't show a clear view of the pump's connector, so I've emailed them with attached picture of my van's connector and asked them to confirm the pump in your link is the correct one to suit my van. Next time I visit my van at...

Thanks for the replies and welcomes, especially to the Prof for his lengthy reply. I did wonder how the water connection was secured against popping out due to water pressure! it's clearer to see in the picture (flash used) that there are 2 pin holes with broken pins than it is with the naked...