Ok here goes, we picked the van up a few weeks ago and had it outside the house hooked up to the mains for a little while before the first outing, as I was told it hadn't been used for a month or two I left the van on what I though to be a low setting on the thermostat but on the higher amperage choice of the 3 (but couldn't swear to it as I was guessing at what the buttons and dials did anyway came to it the morning after and it was roasting inside and I don't mean toasty and lovely but sauna hot! There was lots of clicking/ticking going on too from what I imagine were the relays but at the time I thought were the noises you get from things that are cooling down from being very hot if you catch my drift.
When we pitched up at our weekend spot I was confident we'd have a van that could be as warm as you could ever want if the need arose but no matter the settings it was only just about warm enough to take the edge off the chill. I had read by this time about the 3 settings for the different hook up outputs and had the blower on auto and yet it never got what you would class as being comfortably warm. Warm air came from all the vents consistently and still does but not with any real temperature and virtually nothing from the fire itself ( happily hold your hand on any part of the fire without a bother) needed an additional portable heater this weekend to make it comfortable.
I have read a lot of posts on here with similar but seeming not the same issues and noted a lot of remedies and causes but if I'm honest they've just confused me a bit more, I am mechanically minded and will tackle most jobs needed but don't want t dive in and try the wrong fix!
Help from the collective knowledge of the forum would be very welcome. Sorry about the big explanation I didn't realise I'd waffled quite so much
When we pitched up at our weekend spot I was confident we'd have a van that could be as warm as you could ever want if the need arose but no matter the settings it was only just about warm enough to take the edge off the chill. I had read by this time about the 3 settings for the different hook up outputs and had the blower on auto and yet it never got what you would class as being comfortably warm. Warm air came from all the vents consistently and still does but not with any real temperature and virtually nothing from the fire itself ( happily hold your hand on any part of the fire without a bother) needed an additional portable heater this weekend to make it comfortable.
I have read a lot of posts on here with similar but seeming not the same issues and noted a lot of remedies and causes but if I'm honest they've just confused me a bit more, I am mechanically minded and will tackle most jobs needed but don't want t dive in and try the wrong fix!
Help from the collective knowledge of the forum would be very welcome. Sorry about the big explanation I didn't realise I'd waffled quite so much