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Autocruise Augusta (underfloor outlet pipes)


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Just wondered if anyone knew what the 2 pipes underneath the floor are for as the one on the right has been dripping. Can't find anything in handbook ? Located near boiler.

Thanks.

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Welcome to the Out&AboutLive forums, Anthony.

 

It might help to know the year of manufacture of your “Augusta” motorhome, but I’m guessing that one of the through-floor pipes leads back to a drain-valve for the main fresh-water tank and the other (probably a narrower-diameter pipe) leads back to a drain-valve for the (Alde?) heater.

 

There’s a 2008 Autocruise manual here

 

https://orbit.brightbox.com/v1/acc-jqzwj/Swift-Group/handbooks/pdfs/000/000/046/original/2008_AC_Handbook.pdf?1472743494

 

and the safety/drain valve for the heater’s water-boiler is mentioned on Page 112.

 

As you’ve been able to decide that the boiler is near where the dripping pipe is located, it’s quite likely that it’s the safety/drain valve that’s leaking. These valves have been known to start to leak spontaneously, either due to advancing age or because dirt prevents them sealing properly.

 

 

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If it is the safety/drain valve for the heater that’s dripping, you could try opening it and letting water flow through it as - if ‘muck’ is preventing it sealing properly - this might help to flush the dirt out. Try doing this a few times, as opening and closing the valve several times might cause the seal to seat better. If the valve continues to leak, you’ll need to replace it.

 

I think your 2010 “Augusta” will have Alde heating and (if that’s so) I’m guessing that a Truma manually-operated drain-valve would have been fitted. If it has a Truma “Combi” heater, then it’s likely that the more sophisticated and expensive “Frost Control” valve will have been installed.

 

Both types of valve are shown in this advert

 

http://www.outdoorbits.com/truma-spares-c-687_599.html

 

with either ‘barbed’ or ‘John Guest’ water-pipework connections.

 

Swift Group subsumed Autocruise in 2008, so your 2010 “Augusta” will really be a rebadged Swift model. If you want the Handbook (probaly) most relevant to your vehicle, a "2009/10 Fiat X2/50 Ducato and Peugeot Cab" Owners Handbook can be downloaded via the following link by selecting “Motorhomes” and the 2009 model-year

 

https://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/owners/handbooks

 

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