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gromit

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hello everyone i have a truma blown heater problem just bought 54 plate luner champ a601 hot water and blown heating works fine on gas but wont run on 230v ?any one have any ideas please
 
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hi welcome to the Fun..

does anything else work on 240V,,, i.e. plugged into a 3 pin socket?
 

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hello everyone i have a truma blown heater problem just bought 54 plate luner champ a601 hot water and blown heating works fine on gas but wont run on 230v ?any one have any ideas please

Is it supposed to run on 240V ? Ours does not have that option. I think the 240V is an element round the water heater part of the boiler, not sure if it heats the air.
 

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There are various Truma boilers some of which, as Brian mentioned, are gas only. Truma have a comprehensive set of manuals/handbooks for download from Link Removed. You should be able to find help for your particular appliance there.

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Is it supposed to run on 240V ? Ours does not have that option. I think the 240V is an element round the water heater part of the boiler, not sure if it heats the air.
hi i no this may seem daft but i dont no ?how do you tell i have just upgraded van form a 98 compass drifter which ran on 240
 

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Is it supposed to run on 240V ? Ours does not have that option. I think the 240V is an element round the water heater part of the boiler, not sure if it heats the air.

Ours is the same. Only heats the air on gas. I enquired about a collar to heat it on elec.but it seemed more practical to buy a small heater.
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hi yes all electrics seem to be working fine

what type of unit is it? is it a combi or a wall mounted type unit as they function differently.

the combi normally has 2 circular dials one that determines the power source the other determines wether you have heat or heat and water. you cannot have heat without hot water on gas only on electric. you can have heat alone on electric.
on the wall mounted th heat and hot water sources are separate units.

if its a combi dose the red light come on, on the knob when electric fails

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some wall mounted Truma heater units only work on gas and dont have an electric element but can be retro fitted.
 
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which of these have you got?
 

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gromit

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Ours is the same. Only heats the air on gas. I enquired about a collar to heat it on elec.but it seemed more practical to buy a small heater.
Wyn
this is starting to sound better the heater is in a cuboard underneth the fixed double bed and it has 1 control on the wall looks like a thermoststat you can set the dial inside for temp and the outer for hot water only or hotwater and heating does this sound like yours ?

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On the three lunars that we had there were isolation switches in the wardrobe for the heating and water. They were marked ultra heat and ultra store.
 
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what type of unit is it? is it a combi or a wall mounted type unit as they function differently.

the combi normally has 2 circular dials one that determines the power source the other determines wether you have heat or heat and water. you cannot have heat without hot water on gas only on electric. you can have heat alone on electric.
on the wall mounted th heat and hot water sources are separate units.

if its a combi dose the red light come on, on the knob when electric fails
you switch it on green light comes on then about 10 to 20 secs red light come on
 
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as Lunarman has said, check all switches on the panel in the wardrobe it may well be that this only works on gas. normaly the gas and electric controls are easily identifiable except on the most modern of units where they have a digital controller.

good luck.
 
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you switch it on green light comes on then about 10 to 20 secs red light come on

that happens to us if the power source is missing...... look at your trip fuses and mains consumer unit:thumb:

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as Lunarman has said, check all switches on the panel in the wardrobe it may well be that this only works on gas. normaly the gas and electric controls are easily identifiable except on the most modern of units where they have a digital controller.

good luck.
the dial has temp control in middle then on out side of that dial is dial to set to either hot water or hotwater and heating and then has a setting for 40 degrees or 60 degrees there are no switchs in wardrobe
 
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you will have a consumer unit somewhere it is common for the supply to this unit to be on a separate circuit breaker
 
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i have found charger unit along with lesuire battery all fuses and trips ok

ok. trace the mains cable into the van it will go to a mains type unit then to the charger unit and the 12v fuses.

if the unit has an electrical function which sounds to be the case then either the source is interrupted ( i.e. trip fuse ) or the heating element at the unit is gone.
 
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ok. trace the mains cable into the van it will go to a mains type unit then to the charger unit and the 12v fuses.

if the unit has an electrical function which sounds to be the case then either the source is interrupted ( i.e. trip fuse ) or the heating element at the unit is gone.
ok i will do that when it first starts it blows very very low for 20 secs then goes to red but if you swiych gas on it works perfect are the heating elements expensive and easy to fit ?

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ok i will do that when it first starts it blows very very low for 20 secs then goes to red but if you swiych gas on it works perfect are the heating elements expensive and easy to fit ?

if it starts to blow low heat then you have got a power supply.... sound heating element not changed one in this type of unit. but, there are parts on line
 

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the dial has temp control in middle then on out side of that dial is dial to set to either hot water or hotwater and heating and then has a setting for 40 degrees or 60 degrees there are no switchs in wardrobe

That description is like the control on our van, which is gas only.

ok i will do that when it first starts it blows very very low for 20 secs then goes to red but if you swiych gas on it works perfect are the heating elements expensive and easy to fit ?
The red light comes on when it automatically switches off (which it will do if it is gas only and has no gas supply).

I don't think you can convert a gas only unit to work on both gas and mains.

Best thing is to identify the model number then consult the Truma web site.
 
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if it starts to blow low heat then you have got a power supply.... sound heating element not changed one in this type of unit. but, there are parts on line
what is the easyest way to find out if it runs electric

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what is the easyest way to find out if it runs electric

do as i suggested earlier and trace the mains into the van and to the heater unit.. if it dont go there then its obviously gas only... many are
 

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You are describing the control panel for a combi 4/6 if it has electric elements there should also be a power source selector according to the operating instructions Link Removed

Are you sure it has the electric elements fitted?

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