Challenger 560 chimney breast

[mealsonwheels]

The chimney breast in our Challenger 560 runs up inside the high-level cupboard. When running the heater on gas, the wood encasing the chimney breast gets so hot, you can hardly bear to hold your hand on it and the wood smells of heat. The cupboard is unusable for storing food in it because of this.

Has anyone noticed the same problem in theirs?

 

[mealsonwheels]

Should have said the Challenger is a 2008 one, 6 months old.

 

[SwiftGroup_374327846]

Hello

I have checked this out with our technical department.

The flue has to run to the roof from the heater. Many layouts have it in the robe but many don't - as the 560. The flue will get hot as it is exhausting gases from the fire, there is not an issue with the wood provided the flue is connected properly.

If you are concerned you should raise this with your dealer and ask them to check the connections.

Regards

Kath

 

[mealsonwheels]

Thanks Kath.

The caravan is booked to go back to our dealer later this month for several major faults to be rectified and I'll ask them to check that the flue is connected correctly while it's with them.

 

[Dustydog]

Hi Meals ,

My Wyoming is similar. On gas the wall "flue" by the door gets very hot but not "untouchable". Had her checked out by my dealer and all is ok. They are fully insulated . Yours seems to be worse than mine so maybe some of the flue pipe insulation is missing. Fortunately mine doesn't go through the food cupboard.

Cheers

Alan

 

[mealsonwheels]

Hopefully, the flue insulation is something the dealer will also check.

 

[trevor11sqdn]

Hi Meals,I have rarely run our fire on gas, usually get away with the leccy, but we are away next week in our 560 so will run it on gas and let you know when we get back how hot ours gets.