Paloma boiler

[Neo77]

Hi all looking at my first Motorhome next week transit 1986 190 it has a frozen paloma heater inside can this be fixed? Thanks Carl

 

[Campervan_man]

The water freezes inside, expands and breaks the copper heater matrix.
They can be fixed but are around £150 to replace on ebay.
My advice is to find a slightly newer M'home as this is 34 years old.
Have a look on ebay or M'home Fun classified.
Look out for problems van related but with a caravan on the back.
You can buy something good for 5K to 10K if You are lucky.

 

[Al-Di]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-...0001&campid=5338547443&icep_item=123925994973

 

[mitzimad]

if the heater has frozen everything else will have, taps can split pipework will pop apart pump could be broken i assume as the heater is split youll not be able to check any of it

 

[Neo77]

Yes not sure untill I view it!!a few companies have said they can fit a new version but will be about £800 I think I will just boil the kettle for hot water lol ? there’s not a shower in it so only for hot water in the sink!!

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[walburga]

Had that very same heater in my Talbot Camelot (7 vans and 20 years ago)...and it froze solid one winter (my fault, didn't drain it properly).
I removed the casing and could see that the 'heater matrix' pipe (approx 10mm dia. copper) had split at the top of the unit.
I carefully 'squashed' the split together, roughed the surface up a bit, then ran a bit of solder over the split...job done, didn't leak again.

Hope that helps.
Allen