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Hi

Just been away this weekend and found ive a problem with the heater think the model is  s3002

The fire works ok on electric but when I tried to light the gas it failed.. I decided to remove the front to see if the piezo had come detached, then found the thermo coupling was loose and also int he bottom are 2 brackets and a screw

does anyone have any diagrams or photos that may help me to put things back together?????

thanks

Russ

Yes seen that  thanks

doesnt really show where the thermo coupling goes??

I've got a Pdf of the manual , if you want it email me at   bobanoba86 at hotmail.com   note change the    at    for the correct symbol and no spaces .

atb

Wizard

The thermocouple does not come inside the van, I'm thinking you mean the copper cigar shaped temperature sensor.

This thing

hey arc

yes think you could be correct

yes the copper cigar with the copper wire is not fixed in?????????

Should be clear from the picture, (now the link works!), the bracket is reversible so on the top edge you can see a blank end that fits in a slot in the base plate, the screw then goes through the hole. If the cigar comes loose in the holder then bend the front of the tags inward with side cutter type pliers.

Reason for coming loose can be vibration caused by out of balance wheels on the van.

Hey gary

Yes thats exactly what im on about .. glad someone does haha

There is a groove, but like you say the bracket will need bending to tighten it up

Just seemed a strange place to fit it.

Thought this might be the problem why it was not lighting, but guessing this been fastened down wont make much difference, so ill have to dig deeper

Thanks for that Gary

Russ

has anyone any idea what I can look at next

to get this thing working haha

russ

Do you have the Truma S3002 or S3002P  Heater? The P model has a manual piezo ignitor (push Button) whereas the S3002 has auto ignitor powered by battery.

Mike

Hi mike

I have the manual starter

Your problem could be the piezo generator not working do you see a spark in the viewing window when you press the button? You should allow a few minutes for the gas to circulate before trying to light the fire as you need gas in chanber to light the pilot best to push and hold the gas regulator to make sure the gas is there. If you are getting a spark make sure you are holding down the gas relulator for a few second to allow the light the pilot. If pilot is lit continue to press regulator down otherwise the pilot will go out. If no spark it could be there is dirt on the electrode contacts and they require cleaning.

rgds Mike  

I think it wants clarifying what Mike says about getting the gas through, yes it's a reasonable idea to hold the control down for a while to ensure gas is at the burner, it's not a good idea to try lighting it straight away after holding down for a few minutes!

After holding the control knob down to purge any air in the system, turn off the control knob and wait for at least a minute for any excess gas to escape. Now you can try lighting it for about 10 seconds without stopping, then let go and wait 20 seconds for gas to clear and try again by all means, however if it does not light straight away then the fires telling you it needs looking at and probably a full service.

Lighting them full of gas can blow them apart, I've just changed a heat exchange with twenty odd rivets blown out!!! 

Hi Russ , it does sound like it's time to get a dealer to check your gas heater / system over . Better safe than sorry .

atb

Wizard

 thanks guys I should have said a few seconds instead of few minutes  apologies