michaelmorris Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Our recent habitation check identified that the controller for Truma hot water boiler was broken, probably due to accidentally being knocked. £76 later we have a new controller. I've taken to the opportunity to add some switch guards around it to reduce the risk of it happening again. These are simply two aluminum kitchen 'D ' handles. I nicked the idea from the switch guards used in the Apollo spacecraft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Probably more computing power in your Truma switch than in the Apollo spacecraft! Those early astronauts were real heros! Good idea. Does seem a daft place to site the switch? Ours is at eye level above the habitation door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Nice idea - well done! Another masterpiece of design overcome by imaginative owner! Best place for a thermosat is where you can reach it from the bed without getting out, and certainly well above foot level! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 The more I take a look into various Motorhomes, and caravans, I do wonder if the designers, design approvers and final " that's OK " people actually have any experience of living in a white box for a week. I suspect not *-) Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langdav Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 As the switch is also at "dog height " another simple method is to get a small plastic tub that will cover the switch. Then with some self adhesive velcro on the panel and the edge of the tub you have a cover that is easily removable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 A very neat solution, we had a similar problem, the heater control was at the narrowest point between galley and dinette seat which meant those of the 'crew' with wider hips ;-) would brush against it and 'adjust' the temperature, I decided to cut out a square in panel and sink the control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Perhaps designers more respect - after all bad design must save them at least 50p per van in production costs - and cost them a fortune in bad publicity - and surely nobody would set out to do that - or would they! As the old saying goes - never attribute to malice anything that can easily be explained by stupidity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeco Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Good topic Michael & good fix for your switches. When I first opened the door into the space below the main bed on my AT Tracker FB I was confronted with an unprotected hot water bleed valve. We keep all manner of kit in that space and I felt it would last one trip before it was damaged. I looked around and found an electrical junction box cover that I mounted on a rocking frame so access to the valve was still possible. You do wonder how the locations of some items are decided. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 To be fair to Globecar if you where to look in Robins van you will see they have moved the switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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