Surprised to find lights dimmable in my Elddis Encore (1 Viewer)

[Paul an Jane MK]

Having read the owners handbook thoroughly and paid attention during the hand over many months later having left my finger on the switch for the lounge lights a bit longer than normal.

To my surprise the light above the lockers in the lounge dimmed slowly and then with another press slowly brightened again. With my new found knowledge I tried the bedroom light and that did the same thing.

A really nice touch but hardly much of a selling point if you don’t tell anyone!

Or am I the only one that did Not know about this clever feature?

 

[hilldweller]

Half the folk on FUN are ecstatic if they throw a switch and some light comes on.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Half the folk on FUN are ecstatic if they throw a switch and some light comes on.

Indeed........

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[Lenny HB]

Having read the owners handbook

I'm impressed.

 

[Just smiffy]

I don’t think Elddis know about it either.....

 

[ianthebuilder]

It could be a wiring fault!

I reckon they dim cause there sucking the life out of every battery you got! Now try and start her up !!! Lolol. Xxxx

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[Paul an Jane MK]

I'm impressed.

I have a confession, I downloaded and read it in the long months before we collected and I got my hands on our new toy

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

Half the folk on FUN are ecstatic if they throw a switch and some light comes on.

Thankfully most of the time it is down to the flippin NCC who insist we are not allowed to use lights or water whilst engine running

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

I don’t think Elddis know about it either.....

You could be right, before I ordered our dealer special Encore I asked the dealer about the “Auto lights and wipers” listed as included in the dealer pack on the Autoquest range to be told they were not able to select it on the Encore.

When we took Delivery I found it had both “Auto lights and wipers” plainly standard so why they could not be added as an option

Dhhhh

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[Lenny HB]

I have a confession, I downloaded and read it in the long months before we collected and I got my hands on our new toy

Oh boy that's sad, on our third new Motorhome never read the manual.

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

It could be a wiring fault!

I reckon they dim cause there sucking the life out of every battery you got! Now try and start her up !!! Lolol. Xxxx

I have 13volt still showing on my display so The handy work of the Eastern European workers is still holding up.

One did sadly nod off asleep while screwing a 40mm screw into my bed box frame as there was 20mm still hanging out.

Thankfully they woke him up prior to Delivery

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

Oh boy that's sad, on out third new Motorhome never read the manual.

Totally LoL

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[Dawn B]

Indeed........

Some even have auxiliary switches

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Some even have auxiliary switches

You are just so cruel to ducks....... thanks for reminding me

 

[WESTY66]

@Paul an Jane MK, Thanks for that little nugget, mine's a little older than your's and just tried em and it does it on our 65 plate.
Off topic, does your bed have two struts under when you lift it up, ours only has one at the bed head???? TIA.

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[tonka]

Took me 4 years before i found that out...
Ours is a rear u lounge and has about 8mtrs of LED lights. Used to look like Blackpool..

 

[Mikeco]

Can’t see what the fuss is about, the lights even dim on my self built conversion, only problem is they only work when the battery is low.

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

@Paul an Jane MK, Thanks for that little nugget, mine's a little older than your's and just tried em and it does it on our 65 plate.
Off topic, does your bed have two struts under when you lift it up, ours only has one at the bed head???? TIA.

I am glad yours has them as well, often thought the lights were a bit bright at times but now I know I can adjust them.

Just lifted my bed to have a look and I have two struts, there is a metal bracket pop riveted on to the grey metal bed frame so you should be able to see bracket if yours used to have one at the front as well.

Our one lifts and stays up. Hope that helps

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[WESTY66]

I am glad yours has them as well, often thought the lights were a bit bright at times but now I know I can adjust them.

Just lifted my bed to have a look and I have two struts, there is a metal bracket pop riveted on to the grey metal bed frame so you should be able to see bracket if yours used to have one at the front as well.

Our one lifts and stays up. Hope that helps

Yeah I thought they were a bit bright too!! On the bed front, all the mounting points are there for the strut, but there isn't one fitted. The supplying dealer is ordering me one from Elddis though

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

Good news @WESTY66

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

So @WESTY66 have you done a few trips now, I hope the 255 has lived up to your OH’s expectations.

Got to say OH and I are in agreement, although twice the money our old swift 590 was we recon it is at least three times better.

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[WESTY66]

So @WESTY66 have you done a few trips now, I hope the 255 has lived up to your OH’s expectations.

Got to say OH and I are in agreement, although twice the money our old swift 590 was we recon it is at least three times better.

Yes we've done a few trips now and the OH (Val) is still delighted with the choice. We looked at one at the NEC last year along with a 155 (I have nearly put a deposit down on 2 new 155's now) and really liked it then but a new one was out of my price range. So fast forward a few months and went down to Lowdhams to look at a 10 plate transit based Sunlight (which I was trying to like as it was sub 28k) and there she was (Kensi as we have called her) just in the day before, awaiting preparation I said to Val "your motorhome is there" so we looked and bought it there and then. I have to say Lowdhams sales and aftersales have been faultless (even though they aren't Elddis dealers) they are sorting all my niggles out far and beyond what I expected.
Word of warning though the surround around the microwave (cream veneer covering) will start lifting from the bottom. I have looked at 3 used Encore 255's and they have all done it, so keep your eye on it (mine is getting replaced) So far I haven't seen another brand that I would replace it with, There was one Brand new Hymer (80k+) that I could maybe live with but NOT better than our 255

 

[AMK]

Having read the owners handbook thoroughly and paid attention during the hand over many months later having left my finger on the switch for the lounge lights a bit longer than normal.

To my surprise the light above the lockers in the lounge dimmed slowly and then with another press slowly brightened again. With my new found knowledge I tried the bedroom light and that did the same thing.

A really nice touch but hardly much of a selling point if you don’t tell anyone!

Or am I the only one that did Not know about this clever feature?

Thanks Paul, I didn’t realise this either. I’ve had the 255 for two years without knowing. Just tried them and they work.

 

[WESTY66]

Hi @AMK how’s things?? We’re settling down with our 255 nicely now, I have just done the waste pipe alteration and was literally just going down shop to get some chain for your door mod But I have forgot how you secured the chains either end, you wouldn’t be good enough to send me a pic would you?
Thanks Ady

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[AMK]

Yeah I thought they were a bit bright too!! On the bed front, all the mounting points are there for the strut, but there isn't one fitted. The supplying dealer is ordering me one from Elddis though

Ady
I took my front strut off because the pressure was moving the bed structure.
I was going to look at strengthening it somehow before I put it back on. Will let you know how I get on.

AMK

 

[AMK]

Hi @AMK how’s things?? We’re settling down with our 255 nicely now, I have just done the waste pipe alteration and was literally just going down shop to get some chain for your door mod But I have forgot how you secured the chains either end, you wouldn’t be good enough to send me a pic would you?
Thanks Ady

Ady

Give me a couple of days and I will get back to you with some pics.

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

@WESTY glad to hear you are enjoying kensi and your dealer is looking after you.
155 is awesome value and I was very tempted although had reservations about whale heating, OH dismissed as she was not impressed with bathroom and her pick was the 255 of all the vans she looked at so really good choice by her.

We stumbled across V4 leisure offering loads of must have options like: awning, solar panel, alarm, bike rack, mirror guards plus alloys at less than normal list so seemed like a bargain.

The muppets at the factory fitted to metal bump stops on hab door (neither magnetic) and missed off one of the soft close drawer mechanisms and on our last trip the hab door won’t open from outside although locking and inside works fine.

That will teach singing it’s praises will away in Pembrokeshire.

Thanks for heads up re microwave panel will keep an eye on it

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[Paul an Jane MK]

Thanks Paul, I didn’t realise this either. I’ve had the 255 for two years without knowing. Just tried them and they work.

No worries, I thought I would mention it just in case.

What is this about a waste modification?

 

[AMK]

Not sure about the waste mod, I think Adys been up to something.

Maybe he will share it with us ?

 

[WESTY66]

It’s nothing exciting, I’ve just put a pipe on the tap so the waste empties in the middle of the van rather than the side (saw it on a van like mine )

@Paul an Jane MK you hav soft close drawers??? I’m sure mine hasn’t

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