- Feb 24, 2013
- 13,600
- 103,261
- Funster No
- 24,833
- MH
- Hymer S800
- Exp
- not long enough
Normally I do the driving when we go away in the MH, no real reason I just do, Bev has had a couple of goes, just so she could if she had to
But today she had headed off to a Hen do, our eldest daughter gets married next month and they are going Glamping, posh camping, it maybe but not as good as a MH, particularly in the toilet department, so when room ran out Bev was delighted that the site were happy for her to take the MH
All booked months ago
In February, during a period where we were not planning to use the MH I agreed to have air suspension and hydraulic levelling fitted, a bit of year end spending as we are lucky enough to have the MH on the company books. Booked in for a week at the beginning of March, so due back in plenty of time for this weekend
After dropping off, the job started going backwards time wise, advised some bits hadn't arrived, but no rush we didn't need it back for another three weeks, then the second week vanished and we eventually collected it again yesterday, so all OK!!!
Drove home and was showing off the levelling to Bev, she is not that impressed and had already decided it was too fancy to bother using this weekend (or she is slightly scared of it). So she asks me to move MH nearer the door so she can load it, OK.........................
Remote control is flashing at me, and will not do anything, we are parked about 3" off the ground nothing I can do, then remember if I just release the handbrake it will auto retract..... oh no it doesn't..................
So ring workshop hoping he is still there (17:30), he answers his mobile on way home, suggests going to hand control in outside locker, rather than remote, that is also flashing at me, does nothing
Like most electronics, next suggestion, remove fuse, reinstate, see what happens, all OK, so legs up, move and I decide to try them again, with Bev saying no don't......................
All OK, up and down, did the tip to right for tank emptying, down and back up, all now seems OK
So today, just loading and wave bye to wife(Bev), youngest daughter (Jen), Nat's (eldest daughter) best friend Tammy and my beloved Hymer, thinking as they pulled away it looks low at the back for auto air suspension........................
Within 3 minutes call from Jenny is it supposed to be giving of a high pitched whine?
No.... where is the whine coming from?
Nothing lit on dash, nothing lit on control panel and the whine has now stopped, but Bev is not happy to drive on, so they pull on car park and the whine returns, now they track it down to the suspension controller, flashing red alert and whistling
Now that bit had been OK, so I ring workshop, he calls daughter, a service button on controller appears to have confirmed compressor over heat, not good for less than a day old.......
Current status, they talked Bev into looking under MH to see if air bags were inflated, they are or were at least and feel hard!!!! OK as they are planning to go north anyway, workshop is in Doncaster so M18 A1 they will send a man to meet her on A1 to have a look
That is all I know for now, but I am sure Bev will have been giving it a full on chunter, why have I done it, and so close to her needing it, and all that money for what etc etc etc
I will update when more is known
But today she had headed off to a Hen do, our eldest daughter gets married next month and they are going Glamping, posh camping, it maybe but not as good as a MH, particularly in the toilet department, so when room ran out Bev was delighted that the site were happy for her to take the MH
All booked months ago
In February, during a period where we were not planning to use the MH I agreed to have air suspension and hydraulic levelling fitted, a bit of year end spending as we are lucky enough to have the MH on the company books. Booked in for a week at the beginning of March, so due back in plenty of time for this weekend
After dropping off, the job started going backwards time wise, advised some bits hadn't arrived, but no rush we didn't need it back for another three weeks, then the second week vanished and we eventually collected it again yesterday, so all OK!!!
Drove home and was showing off the levelling to Bev, she is not that impressed and had already decided it was too fancy to bother using this weekend (or she is slightly scared of it). So she asks me to move MH nearer the door so she can load it, OK.........................
Remote control is flashing at me, and will not do anything, we are parked about 3" off the ground nothing I can do, then remember if I just release the handbrake it will auto retract..... oh no it doesn't..................
So ring workshop hoping he is still there (17:30), he answers his mobile on way home, suggests going to hand control in outside locker, rather than remote, that is also flashing at me, does nothing
Like most electronics, next suggestion, remove fuse, reinstate, see what happens, all OK, so legs up, move and I decide to try them again, with Bev saying no don't......................
All OK, up and down, did the tip to right for tank emptying, down and back up, all now seems OK
So today, just loading and wave bye to wife(Bev), youngest daughter (Jen), Nat's (eldest daughter) best friend Tammy and my beloved Hymer, thinking as they pulled away it looks low at the back for auto air suspension........................
Within 3 minutes call from Jenny is it supposed to be giving of a high pitched whine?
No.... where is the whine coming from?
Nothing lit on dash, nothing lit on control panel and the whine has now stopped, but Bev is not happy to drive on, so they pull on car park and the whine returns, now they track it down to the suspension controller, flashing red alert and whistling
Now that bit had been OK, so I ring workshop, he calls daughter, a service button on controller appears to have confirmed compressor over heat, not good for less than a day old.......
Current status, they talked Bev into looking under MH to see if air bags were inflated, they are or were at least and feel hard!!!! OK as they are planning to go north anyway, workshop is in Doncaster so M18 A1 they will send a man to meet her on A1 to have a look
That is all I know for now, but I am sure Bev will have been giving it a full on chunter, why have I done it, and so close to her needing it, and all that money for what etc etc etc
I will update when more is known