We are due to get the ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao on Saturday. The van, kept in storage about 5 miles from home, has been on EHU since we last travelled to Inverness in October. So, thinking we had 4 clear days to get everything ready, we went to the van with the first load of gear.
The can was cold, so we put the gas heating on. The van soon warmed up but then we got the dreaded red light on the unfathomable Truma controls. We switched it off and checked the gas (plenty), water (it should not need any for heating only) and we were on EHU. So tried out the burners on the cooker. When two were lit, it was fine, light the third and the pressure dropped off. To cut a long and dull story short, we rang Danum Leisure in Doncaster. Peter there, said it sounded like a failing regulator and agreed to look at the van if we brought it straight away. An hour later he had diagnosed it as a failing regulator and replaced it with a brand new one. He tested the system for pressure and leaks etc and all was well.
Luckily for us, Danum Leisure (who'd offered us excellent service before on our habitation door) were prepared to offer immediate help and were very supportive throughout. If only we'd gone to them when we bought the use van!
We will hopefully finalise packing tomorrow without further mishap but it does seem that we've never had a lengthy trip without some 'last minute' issues. Last summer it was the habitation door, the trip before battery and electric issues and now this.
I'm on my second beer. And we do this for the fun?
The can was cold, so we put the gas heating on. The van soon warmed up but then we got the dreaded red light on the unfathomable Truma controls. We switched it off and checked the gas (plenty), water (it should not need any for heating only) and we were on EHU. So tried out the burners on the cooker. When two were lit, it was fine, light the third and the pressure dropped off. To cut a long and dull story short, we rang Danum Leisure in Doncaster. Peter there, said it sounded like a failing regulator and agreed to look at the van if we brought it straight away. An hour later he had diagnosed it as a failing regulator and replaced it with a brand new one. He tested the system for pressure and leaks etc and all was well.
Luckily for us, Danum Leisure (who'd offered us excellent service before on our habitation door) were prepared to offer immediate help and were very supportive throughout. If only we'd gone to them when we bought the use van!
We will hopefully finalise packing tomorrow without further mishap but it does seem that we've never had a lengthy trip without some 'last minute' issues. Last summer it was the habitation door, the trip before battery and electric issues and now this.
I'm on my second beer. And we do this for the fun?