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01/4/2013 at 9:15pm
Location: lincolnshire
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Hi, friends have a new van with the Alde heating in it. It seems to be incapable of heating up and is using anti-freeze for England. Any ideas, dealer had it back and reckoned it fine but they have spent Easter frozen whilst us Truma people toastie.!!
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01/4/2013 at 10:17pm
Location: lincolnshire
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Thanks for that , yes topped up two or three times now. It seems we may be a little impatient thinking it will warm up quicker than than too. I think it is back to the dealer again to find a leak perhaps
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01/4/2013 at 10:57pm
Location: Lancashire
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does sound like a leak in the system as topping up is not normaly require so often.contact alde they are good at replying.
http://www.alde.co.uk/
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01/4/2013 at 11:14pm
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Even although it might look like there is very little fluid in the header tank on ours its always the right amount. The only time it needs changing/topping up is when it goes in for a service.
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02/4/2013 at 1:35am
Location: NW of Glasgow
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Quote: Originally posted by Crazyplace on 01/4/2013Hi, friends have a new van with the Alde heating in it. It seems to be incapable of heating up and is using anti-freeze for England. Any ideas, dealer had it back and reckoned it fine but they have spent Easter frozen whilst us Truma people toastie.!!
As this is a new van, I reckon their problem could be that there is still a lot of air in the system. As the pump circulates the fluid, the air will gradually escape and the glycol will need to be topped up.
Also, when the van is towed, the shaking up it gets usually dislodges air, so the system would be low on arrival on site.
The system will not heat up properly if there is a lot of air in it.
The correct level for the fluid is about half way between MIN and MAX. If too much is added it can overflow.
To get rid of the air quicker, they need to find all the vents on the pipework and bleed the system when it is turned OFF.
If it continues to lose fluid, the main suspect, if no leak immediately apparent, is the auto vent on the boiler.
For better warm up, especially when it is very cold, run the system on both gas and electricity for the first hour.
Another method, for instant heat, is to get a small electric fan heater to use on 2kw, run the Alde on gas only, then revert to Alde on electric only once warm enough. It is good to carry a back-up for heating anyway in cold weather, and a small fan heater does not weigh much.
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02/4/2013 at 7:37am
Location: Luton (no jokes plea
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I was going to say, find all the bleed points (some are well hidden), bleed the system. As a last resort, tilt the caravan. We had the same problem and were convinced there was a leak. We had a "boiling", gurgling pump, loss of fluid. It all settled down after bleeding and after a few days and is great now, much better than blown air ever was. We got the dealer to send us a bottle of antifreeze, as we reckon that this should be a part of the deal.
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02/4/2013 at 9:42am
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Had similar problem in our van, I agree probably air in system.You can check how things are progressing by feeling the pipes near the header tank and elsewhere.I have bled the system a couple of times and it was very awkward ,many of the bleed vents were very difficult to get to.He system does take a while to get going,but brilliant when up and running.
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02/4/2013 at 5:02pm
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If you get chance get the supplying dealer to bleed the system with the kit that Alde supply. If they don't have the kit they should not be doing the job imho.
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