Lenny HB
LIFE MEMBER
- Oct 18, 2007
- 58,046
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- Funster No
- 658
- MH
- Carthago Compactline
- Exp
- Since 2008 & many years tugging
Last November in Portugal I thought the first gas bottle was lasting a long time, 28 days and it not changed over. Normally a 14 kg/ 28 Lt bottle lasts us 15 to 18 days.
When I checked the bottles the regulator had changed over to the 2nd bottle and the 2nd bottle was nearly empty. The regulator had changed over but the indicator on the “C Remote” had not changed to indicate the 2nd bottle was in use.
On the top of the regulator there is a pin that moves up or down depending which bottle is in use. The when up pushes against a micro switch inside the “clip on” plastic cap. This is what switches the LED's on the display panel inside the van.
There is also a small window which shows green when the primary bottle is in operation and changes to red when the secondary bottle is in use. The widow on mine was showing half red, half green as the pin was not moving the full distance.
Recently had the regulator replaced under warranty. I don't know if it was just a faulty regulator or it was the effect of oily residue in the gas gumming it up.
Now that the Truma filters have come down to a sensible price (£40 each were £70) I decided to fit a couple. I fitted the Gas-it filters to my last van they were as good as useless, the Truma ones are a far better product and having examined them they look like they should work well.
With the regulators costing 200 quid I thought it was a worth while investment.
I also bought a couple for my mate, when I went over to fit them to his 9 month old Carthago, guess what – I noticed the same problem. Does make it look more lightly to be a faulty regulator.
The faulty regulator.
New regulator with filters.
When I checked the bottles the regulator had changed over to the 2nd bottle and the 2nd bottle was nearly empty. The regulator had changed over but the indicator on the “C Remote” had not changed to indicate the 2nd bottle was in use.
On the top of the regulator there is a pin that moves up or down depending which bottle is in use. The when up pushes against a micro switch inside the “clip on” plastic cap. This is what switches the LED's on the display panel inside the van.
There is also a small window which shows green when the primary bottle is in operation and changes to red when the secondary bottle is in use. The widow on mine was showing half red, half green as the pin was not moving the full distance.
Recently had the regulator replaced under warranty. I don't know if it was just a faulty regulator or it was the effect of oily residue in the gas gumming it up.
Now that the Truma filters have come down to a sensible price (£40 each were £70) I decided to fit a couple. I fitted the Gas-it filters to my last van they were as good as useless, the Truma ones are a far better product and having examined them they look like they should work well.
With the regulators costing 200 quid I thought it was a worth while investment.
I also bought a couple for my mate, when I went over to fit them to his 9 month old Carthago, guess what – I noticed the same problem. Does make it look more lightly to be a faulty regulator.
The faulty regulator.
New regulator with filters.
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