Swift Conqueror 565 4 berth caravan (Alde 3020 heating problem )

[Beachball]

Been in contact with Broadway Leisure Wrexham got a problem with getting the heating on spoke to someone he said the previous owner might have put it his way on the Swift Command Control Panel and Settings icon hold for Manufactures Settings and in the top corner Heating set to none press Home icon (looks like a house )
Alde Control Panel
Settings
Reset
ok
Set to 30
( Cheese wedge off
2kw
Gas Flame off
But seeing I am fairly new at this Alde system I think I would prefer a AWS Caravan engineer to come to my caravan on it pitch and show me, what would you suggest I would appreciate any help on this matter.

 

[Jcloughie]

I don’t know how the Swift Command panel interacts with the Alde. But the Bailey panel I have simply provides the power. All other control is done from the Alde panel.

The Alde panel can take a lot of getting used to. For this YouTube is great. Give it a go.Alde have an extensive set of videos, there are also many private ones. Some rubbish, some very good.

Alde Heating

Hydronic central heating and hot water systems for mobile applications! It all started in Färlöv, a few miles outside of Kristianstad, at the end of the 1940s. Swedish inventor and entrepreneur, Alde Rask, and his family, felt the lack of warmth in their new caravan. By the 1960s, Alde had...

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[Kevin M]

Been in contact with Broadway Leisure Wrexham got a problem with getting the heating on spoke to someone he said the previous owner might have put it his way on the Swift Command Control Panel and Settings icon hold for Manufactures Settings and in the top corner Heating set to none press Home icon (looks like a house )
Alde Control Panel
Settings
Reset
ok
Set to 30
( Cheese wedge off
2kw
Gas Flame off
But seeing I am fairly new at this Alde system I think I would prefer a AWS Caravan engineer to come to my caravan on it pitch and show me, what would you suggest I would appreciate any help on this matter.

With being near to Wrexham I have an excellent AWS engineer that could possible assist (it would be chargeable but he does our van servicing and repairs and is very trustworthy), I can’t post his number on the open forum but if you message me I will pass his name and number on - I seem to remember you are on the Plassey?

 

[RogerL]

With being near to Wrexham I have an excellent AWS engineer that could possible assist (it would be chargeable but he does our van servicing and repairs and is very trustworthy), I can’t post his number on the open forum but if you message me I will pass his name and number on - I seem to remember you are on the Plassey?

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[Kevin M]

I realise that Roger hence me not messaging BB directly, sad situation that we can’t contact each other.

 

[Mel]

With being near to Wrexham I have an excellent AWS engineer that could possible assist (it would be chargeable but he does our van servicing and repairs and is very trustworthy), I can’t post his number on the open forum but if you message me I will pass his name and number on - I seem to remember you are on the Plassey?

If it is an AWS engineer; contact details will already be in the public domain. Hence there should be no problem posting a link to their listing on the AWS website, or to their own website if they have one.
Mel

 

[Kevin M]

Thanks Mel,
BB will have to have a search for someone to assist, I dislike posting contact details anywhere in the public domain tbh.

 

[Hutch]

Been in contact with Broadway Leisure Wrexham got a problem with getting the heating on spoke to someone he said the previous owner might have put it his way on the Swift Command Control Panel and Settings icon hold for Manufactures Settings and in the top corner Heating set to none press Home icon (looks like a house )
Alde Control Panel
Settings
Reset
ok
Set to 30
( Cheese wedge off
2kw
Gas Flame off
But seeing I am fairly new at this Alde system I think I would prefer a AWS Caravan engineer to come to my caravan on it pitch and show me, what would you suggest I would appreciate any help on this matter.

Is there nobody on site that could help. Another van , the site manager will have the number of local caravan techs.

 

[Danddandy]

On the Swift touch screen go to electric. . Press the lightning symbol to activate power and/or gas symbol. . Go to heating settings. Adjust temperature setting. . . There should be a "normal" and "timer" symbol. . Press normal. . . I've experienced similar frustrating problems but by perseverance I managed to get heat. .

 

[Beachball]

Latest news got in contact with someone on site he got a Swift caravan similar to mine he came to our van went straight on the Swift control pancel into the settings and went throught list set the clock as his words was a pain and then he came to Heating Off that On now put the hot water to normal it now hotter . the raditor in the bathroom was warm but the rest no but later it came on it was warmer this morning then he set the day mode on the Alde 3020 and the night mode . .just hopping it going to play ball tonight . As for customer service dropped a bottle white wine to say thanks for his help in this matter.

 

[Buckman]

Latest news got in contact with someone on site he got a Swift caravan similar to mine he came to our van went straight on the Swift control pancel into the settings and went throught list set the clock as his words was a pain and then he came to Heating Off that On now put the hot water to normal it now hotter . the raditor in the bathroom was warm but the rest no but later it came on it was warmer this morning then he set the day mode on the Alde 3020 and the night mode . .just hopping it going to play ball tonight . As for customer service dropped a bottle white wine to say thanks for his help in this matter.

It reads as if the radiators may need bleeding which is a normal a simple job. In the bathroom there is normally a radiator and at the top of one of the uprights, a slotted screw. Turn it to release trapped air. Over the next 24 hours you may need to do it again.

 

[Dustydog]

BB,
Do you have the full Alde instruction manual?
Just in case you don’t here’s copy. https://products.alde.se/storage/me...-rev1504-bruksanvisning-compact-3020he-en.pdf

It seems a very clear guide.
Don’t forget to, make sure the fluid level is correctly maintained.
May be worth getting the same chap back for another explanation, more wine😉😉

 

[Beachball]

It reads as if the radiators may need bleeding which is a normal a simple job. In the bathroom there is normally a radiator and at the top of one of the uprights, a slotted screw. Turn it to release trapped air. Over the next 24 hours you may need to do it again.

Just had a look it looks like the right screw on the raditor as soon as I have a small screwdriver will have go thanks 🙏

 

[RogerL]

Just had a look it looks like the right screw on the raditor as soon as I have a small screwdriver will have go thanks 🙏

Most dining knives can be used - that's how I do ours.

 

[Beachball]

BB,
Do you have the full Alde instruction manual?
Just in case you don’t here’s copy. https://products.alde.se/storage/me...-rev1504-bruksanvisning-compact-3020he-en.pdf

It seems a very clear guide.
Don’t forget to, make sure the fluid level is correctly maintained.
May be worth getting the same chap back for another explanation, more wine😉😉

Yes it came Alde Manual but thanks all the same 🙏

 

[Beachball]

It reads as if the radiators may need bleeding which is a normal a simple job. In the bathroom there is normally a radiator and at the top of one of the uprights, a slotted screw. Turn it to release trapped air. Over the next 24 hours you may need to do it again.

Did that today the radiator in bathroom turn the screw and air came out then water and retighten the screw thanks for your help in this matter

 

[Buckman]

Did that today the radiator in bathroom turn the screw and air came out then water and retighten the screw thanks for your help in this matter

Great pleased to be able to help you. Give it another go and that will remove any remaining air. I normally put either a cloth of paper towel around the screw as I loosen it to prevent the water from going onto the floor even though it is only a drop of two as no necessity to remove the screw.

 

[Kevin M]

If you have bled the system check the water level in the header tank (mine is in the wardrobe)

 

[Buckman]

If you have bled the system check the water level in the header tank (mine is in the wardrobe)

It will probably make very little direction to the water level, but worth checking for peace of mind. It should be at about the minimum mark when the heating is on.

 

[RogerL]

It will probably make very little direction to the water level, but worth checking for peace of mind. It should be at about the minimum mark when the heating is on.

I was told by the AWS who changed the fluid that the level should be on the minimum when cold and 10mm above minimum when heating on - seems to work for us since then.

 

[Kevin M]

Yep, our tech put a nice mark in sharpie so we know what level to maintain 👍

 

[Beachball]

If you have bled the system check the water level in the header tank (mine is in the wardrobe)

Yes mine is also in the wardrobe and also top up the level slightly .

 

[Beachball]

Is there nobody on site that could help. Another van , the site manager will have the number of local caravan techs.

Actually was talking to someone he told about a local AWS Caravan Engineer and now booked appointment in a couple of weeks he coming to my caravan going to show me how this heating works and change the gas bottles to Flowgas Gaslight either a 10kg or 5kg because we have to take them home .when the season ends.