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Sunworks Solar Controller - help needed interpreting display
Derek Uzzell replied to Arthur_'s topic in Motorhome Matters
I telephoned SunWorks yesterday and my call was answered immediately. I asked if it were possible to obtain user instructions for their "Solar Control" charge controllers and was told Yes and all they needed to know was whether the controller was the single-battery or two-battery type. I replied that it would be a DB1C. I emailed SunWorks early this morning (using their 'info' technical enquiries address and providing a good deal of detail including mentioning the B1 FAULT P message) and asked for a copy of the user instructions to be emailed to me. Best I can do... -
Sunworks Solar Controller - help needed interpreting display
Derek Uzzell replied to Arthur_'s topic in Motorhome Matters
SunWorks does advertise installation guides (£1.99 for download) but these are general guides and not specific to the charge-controllers. (Motorhome-related guide advert here) https://sunworks.co.uk/product/solar-installation-guide-for-motorhomes/ Comments on on-line forums indicate that the installation/user instructions provided with the charge controllers are pretty skimpy, but plainly do provide information about what can appear on the charge-controller's display-screen and its meaning. There is a SunWorks.co.uk Facebook entry https://www.facebook.com/sunworksuk/ but, as Arthur has already e-mailed the company for advice, it may not be much help. (If Arthur fails to get a useful response from SunWorks, if one of your club members has the charge-controller user guide, perhaps they could let you have a copy that you could post here.) -
It would be worth MacCat checking whether Benimar fitted a 'domestic' mixer tap (which will be made of metal) or a 'caravan' tap that will often be made of plastic (like the expensive Reich "Kama" range) and - although a lot lighter - will be much less frost-resistant. Also whether the present tap is fitted with micro-switches and the wiring that goes with them. If the tap is the 'domestic' type (that definitely won't have micro-switches) there's plenty of good-quality inexpensive taps to choose from (example here) https://www.diy.com/departments/brigg-chrome-effect-kitchen-top-lever-tap/1583481_BQ.prd?storeId=1166
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I notice that you seem to be based in Istanbul, Turkey. Is that correct, please? As you've said "I'm looking for feedback on how these models perform specifically in a caravan setting." you would be better asking for feedback on a forum that's more oriented to caravanning. I can recommend the Practical Caravan forum https://forums.practicalcaravan.com/
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Sunworks Solar Controller - help needed interpreting display
Derek Uzzell replied to Arthur_'s topic in Motorhome Matters
Welcome to the Out&AboutLive forums, Arthur. As your Sunworks controller is handling the cab and leisure batteries, I assume it's the DB1C device shown here: https://sunworks.co.uk/product/dual-battery-solar-charge-controller-db1c-blk/ (or it might be the higher-output DB2C) I can't find an on-line user guide either, so I suggest you get in touch with Sunworks using the contact details here https://sunworks.co.uk/contact-us/ and ask if they can provide you with a user guide, or at least explain the meaning of the "P", "*" and the "B1 FAULT P" message. The DB2C controller is mentioned several times on this 2018 MotorHome Fun thread https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/what-solar-controller.170464/ and the 1st post says "...instructions are only one page. On 'boost' or 'P' mode it seems to charge well. However on Float or Winter mode it does very little..." but that's hardly a comprehensive guide to what can appear on the display. -
The following link is to the Kevin915 thread you've mentioned. https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/topic/61373-starburst-2005-no-hot-water/ Regarding posting a link to a forum thread, I just 'copy and paste' the thread's URL into the posting I am composing, or 'drag and drop' the URL into my posting. (It's worth noting that the Out&AboutLive forum's SEARCH facility won't retrieve archived threads. Archiving takes place one year after the date of a thread's most recent posting that, where the Kevin915 thread is concerned, was April 10, 2023. So - although the SEARCH would have retrieved the thread on 2 April, 2024 - it would not have retrieved it after April 10, 2024.)
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This link suggests that your tap MIGHT be a "HTD" product https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/leaking-tap-what-type-is-it.221037/ Whether you could find an exact match nowadays (or suitable spares) is another matter...
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Burstner bathroom door handle removal
Derek Uzzell replied to Elvis the fish's topic in Motorhome Matters
Besides which, there's no indication above that "Elvis the fish" was able to source a replacement lock. He might well still be using his elastic-band 'fix' that was effective and easy/cheap to repair when the band snapped. -
The Benimar Mileo 201 model has been marketed since 2013 and - although MacCat's Benimar's age must be in the 2013-2017 'window' - it would be helpful to know when the motorhome was built. These two photos show the kitchen taps fitted to a couple of Mileo 201 models built up until 2017 These designs of kitchen tap are commonplace and produced by several manufacturers. https://www.leisureshopdirect.com/water/camper-van-conversion/caravan-tap and they often carry no markings to identify the maker. The logical thing to do would be to ask a Benimar dealership. Although such taps are, in principle, interchangeable, to avoid potentially having to modify how they connect to the motorhome's water pipework beneath the kitchen work-top, it would be wise to obtain an exact replacement. (it might also be worth knowing where the leakage is coming from, just in case the tap's ceramic cartridge is the culprit. There's no point replacing the complete tap if all that's needed is a new cartridge.)
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Yes - discussed at some length here. https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/topic/57670-self-locking-doors/ My interpretation of Crossie's enquiry is that the habitation-door's handle is totally inoperative. That - whether the door has been locked from outside (with a key), or from inside, or remotely using a central-locking key-fob, or not locked at all - the door-handle, when moved, has no effect and, consequently, the door cannot be opened from outside. I THINK the F68 has a Hartal-made habitation-doors and that the lock/handle may be a Hartal "Evoline" unit. This video describes replacement of the non-operative door handle of a Bailey motorhome's Hartal door. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb69m2oBqeg The handle/lock unit differs from that of a F68's door, but the procedure shown on the video may be helpful. (Some feed-back from Crossie would be nice...)
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Gas in France from calor to french gas.
Derek Uzzell replied to bobsover's topic in Motorhome Matters
There's no doubt whatsoever that DIY filling of 'exchange' gas bottles with autogas on the forecourt of French service-stations is legally forbidden, and there's every chance that attempting to take a user-refillable gas bottle (eg. a Gaslow or Safefill canister) to a French LPG pump to refill the bottle invites confrontation with a service-station attendant. Advice from the FFCC (FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE CAMPING ET DE CARAVANING) https://ffcc.fr/actualite/remplir-sa-bouteille-de-gaz/ (translated) reads as follows: We take this opportunity to remind you that it is strictly prohibited by French regulations to fill a propane or butane bottle in a service station with LPG fuel. Such a practice is very dangerous in several ways. The decree of August 30, 2010 applicable to installations for filling or distributing liquefied flammable gases requires service stations to clearly display in legible characters or in the form of a pictogram the ban on filling of mobile tanks and bottles. French regulations also require compliance with the ADR (European Agreement relating to the international transport of dangerous goods by road) in the decrees of May 3, 2004 as amended and May 29, 2009 as amended. This agreement requires that the filling of mobile pressure bottles is only carried out by specially equipped centres, with appropriate procedures, and by qualified personnel. Unless a French service-station has a 'blanket' ban on motorhomes using autogas pumps, there should be no problems refilling a 'non-mobile' gas container - ie. refilling a fixed gas tank or refilling a user-refillable gas bottle via an external filling-point. -
Welcome to the Out&AboutLive forums, Crossie. There are several on-line discussions about issues with the locking of Auto-Trail habitation doors - GOOGLE-search on "auto-trail" "habitation door" "lock" - but this type of problem won't be confined to Auto-Trail motorhomes or the F68 model. From your description, it sounds like the door's external handle may have become disconnected from the internal mechanism that causes the door to be opened (or something has broken) and the 'fix' is likely to require the door to be disassembled in order to identify what's happened and to effect a repair. This O&AL article gives a idea of what might be involved https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/motorhomes/articles/general/motorhome-advice-how-to-replace-a-habitation-door-lock-spring but the extent/complexity/cost of the work would depend on the make and design of door that Auto-Trail has chosen for your F68 motorhome. You haven't said how old your motorhome is, but as the F68 is a quite recent Auto-Trail model, it may still be under warranty. The terms and conditions of the current Auto-Trail warranty are shown here https://www.auto-trail.co.uk/warranty-terms-and-conditions/ and, although adjustment-defects of doors/locks/ handles are only covered for 9 months, fixing an inoperative door-handle is hardly an 'adjustment' in my opinion. Have you spoken to an Auto-Trail dealership about this problem?
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The Chausson "Suite Mini" was a compact coachbuilt model constructed on a Fiat Ducato X250 chassis. The photo below shows that it had a rear 'garage' with a tall door. and this video shows the door, the hinges and the garage's interior. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zquwvVYceA I don't know what "B I U" means either (I N B P) but I'm guessing that the motorhome's garage door's hinges have become stiff or have broken. This 2016 MotorHomeFun forum thread enquired about a hinge issue relating to a Chausson Welcome 76 (that had a similar, even taller, rear garage door). https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/chausson-welcome-76-tall-garage-hinges-problem.128793/ and it was highlighted by the Welcome 76's owner that the hinges were bonded to the door's frame and could not be removed. Integrating hinges with a locker-door and its surrounding frame is not that uncommon and - if the hinges corrode internally - repair can be very challenging. This discussion makes this clear. https://www.motorhomefacts.com/threads/stiff-external-locker-hinge.108524/
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As a rule of thumb the larger/heavier a 2003-built Fiat Ducato-based motorhome is the more likely it will have the 2800cc motor, and the smaller/lighter it is the more likely it will have one of the smaller-capacity motors. As an example, check YV03UXL (including its MOT history).
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It might be worth you asking on the Fiat forum that has a section dedicated to Ducato vehicles. https://www.fiatforum.com/forums/ducato.108/