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lilyjoy

04/5/2009 at 10:37pm
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We have just had our 1st weekend away without EHU in our new van.it was really good and we enjoyed it.We had a couple of problems.One being that the battery drained very quickly.Gazbag put it down to the water pump,and the on board tank.The pump was on continually,and we didn't know weather to use internal or external pump.Any help please.

MickeyM

04/5/2009 at 10:48pm
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It would usually run if the water tank is empty

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lilyjoy

04/5/2009 at 10:50pm
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We have 2 aqua rolls and keep them full,so the water tank was always full.

michael

04/5/2009 at 11:01pm
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if it is a pressurized system and is set correctly you may have a leak somewhere.if you have a leak the pressure cannot build up and shut off the pump.is it a whale system?

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lilyjoy

04/5/2009 at 11:09pm
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Not sure if it's a whale,it's a sterling elite 2002.Has just been serviced so don't think there is a leak.Have had a look at past posts and noticed a lot about the pressure.Could this be it?

gazza12345

05/5/2009 at 12:07am
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If its a pressurized system it will have a pressure switch that needs setting up. But the pressure switch could be setup ok when the battery is fully charged. but as the power drops in the battery. So does the pump pressure so it dos not have the pressure to turn the pressure switch off.

Whatamess

05/5/2009 at 8:21am
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We've had that problem a couple of times - there's a little screw thing on the pump which you just have to adjust slightly. The pump should only run for a couple of seconds after you turn the tap off. The handbook should tell you what to do.

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05/5/2009 at 9:31am
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We had a problem with our pump not turning off. After messing around with pressure adjustment without success for about half an hour I checked the pump itself.
I discovered the problem was caused by a small amount of debris stuck in the valve where the water pump plugs into the caravan. This allowed water to backflow into the aquaroll preventing the water tank to reach the correct pressure. I removed the debris and it worked perfectly.

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michael

05/5/2009 at 9:37am
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if you have this type it may well just need adjusting.picture from wizard.

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lilyjoy

05/5/2009 at 10:38am
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Thanks for the replies,will check it out when Gazbag gets home this evening.We used very little electrical things at the weekend,only what we needed to,but Sunday night power was nearly empty.The water was the only problem we had.

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05/5/2009 at 4:37pm
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Hi Lilyjoy,

I am from Truma.

I think that you may have one of our water systems fitted to your van. If following the tips above you are still unsure as to what the problem may be. Please feel free to contact us directly. You can speak to our techincal department either by phone or email on 01283 586020 or technical at trumauk.com. Whenever in doubt we always advise that you contact your dealer for there advise.

I hope that this helps and that you get your problem resolved.

Kind Regards,

Truma (UK) Limited

visit www.trumauk.com

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Captain Caveman

05/5/2009 at 6:38pm
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I have the same problem, but only when using the caravans battery power, as opposed to EHU. I put it down to the battery not supplying sufficient power to activate the pressure switch, even though it was fully charged. Mine is a drop-in Whale pump. Lilyjoy- Please post the result of your conversation with Truma as I'm sure we're all interested!

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lilyjoy

05/5/2009 at 8:02pm
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Wow thanks Truma uk ltd.That's what I call serviceGazbag out there now having a mess around.Will let you know how he gets on!

lilyjoy

05/5/2009 at 8:27pm
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Oh dear battery hasn't charged,how long does that take?

royh

05/5/2009 at 10:42pm
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That is most likely the problem, if the battery voltage drops it messes up the pressure switch activation I had exactlly the same on my last van unbenown to me I had caught the switch on the charging unit and my battery voltage had dropped, switched charger back on and all ok.

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michael

09/5/2009 at 3:02pm
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lilyjoy see this for example of micro switches.

see FIG 4

http://www.whalepumps.com/documents/elegancemk2_inst.pdf

AND

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Fitting-a-new-Microswitch-to-a-Whale-Elegance-tap_W0QQugidZ10000000004417222

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