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bloodfairy

06/3/2009 at 10:02pm
Location: s wales
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i in process of buyin a rallye compass 500 was wanderin about the water i had a caravan with no hot water so i not know about these things how does it work is there an on board tank also what size water but do you need. thanks june

Dman_if

06/3/2009 at 11:09pm
Location: Anglesey
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Hi, It will probably look like this one below, and it holds approx 9 litres as far as I am aware. There may be some more relevant info in the search from previous posts. Thanks

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geeljay

07/3/2009 at 10:27am
Location: Torbay Devon
Outfit: Eldis Mistral 2 berth

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What about the vendor? Surely they will give you a run thro on how it all works.

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generalhawk

07/3/2009 at 12:38pm
Location: eaton bray beds
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It will most probably be equipped with a water heater as per Dmans post. The commonest ones are the Carver and Truma systems (I think they are almost identical). These operate on ags and, in a lot of vans, also on 240v electric. They are pretty efficient although the gas can be a bit fiddly to light when you first use them. They take about 20 mins to heat up. We always leave ours on all the time as they are thermostatically controlled so they dont overheat. They also have an automatic cutout so the heat is turned off if you run out of water. They operate from the cold water inlet so you dont have to separately fill them. Hope this helps a bit

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swiftlady

07/3/2009 at 8:35pm
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Caution!!

Check for frost damage, also check that the hot water system has not been bypassed.. if it has ask why, and get your vendor to repair it, this actually happend to me... didnt find out till we were in linclonshire... also ensure you have a NEW drain pulg fitted, & non return valve fitted as they get brittle in time, and drain out after every camp.

amandajlay

08/3/2009 at 5:19am
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Also check the water feed to your heater goes through your filter - will save a lot of heartache & money if it does xx

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