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I have a 1994 Bailey Pageant Magenta which i bought last September all seemed ok when I used it last year but appears to have developed a fault which I  cant seem to fathom and would like some expert advice from more experienced caravanners than myself as this is my first foray into caravanning ...............

The problem seems to be that when we use electric hook up there is a buzzing sound which emits from the Carver waterheater control panel and also the TVand the lights seem to dim, the waterheater appears to be failing to ignite as the ignition is persistently trying to light but the amber light flashes on and off whilst running hot water.

All these problems cease when we flick the switch to use the battery as  the power source and everything runs fine on the 240 sockets, electric fire, TV etc

This is the first time we have encountered this problem and have tried to eliminate the obvoius causes ie insufficient gas, new hook up lead, low water etc

Can anybody throw any light (pardon the pun!!!!) on this frustrating problem for me, sorry for my ignorance but we all have to start somewhere - apart from the teething problems we love it !!!!!

Brisha,

On the outside of the 'van adjacent to the water heater is the exhaust pipe for the gas part of the water heater.

It usually is a white plastic rectangular box sticking out away from the body by an inch or so.

If you want to run the water heater on gas the cover has to come off to allow the exhaust gases to escape otherwise the gas will refuse to light.

Regards

Seems to me you have got the switches confused. When you turn on to run from the battery it is actually turning on the charger. I think you are running on battery alone when you have problems. Either the battery is flat or it is knackered!!!

Charger or battery fault. Invest in a new battery or borrow a good one from someone to test. If thats not right then your charger is faulty.

However I had a fault like this when my Zig charger unit when faulty. However on the old van the charger switched to 230v when EHU was in and trickle charged the battery - it was in affect a 12v transformer. Nowadays when on EHU the charger jsut charges the battery. If you have one of these then it could be that. Either way, its a battery (my guess) or possibly charger.

Quote: Originally posted by brisha on 03/4/2009

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brand new battery - less than a month old and battery indicator shows that battery is fully charged

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Quote: Originally posted by brisha on 03/4/2009

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do you think we will need a new one, can they be serviced or are they replaced, can you give any indication of costs involved or suppliers - any help gratefully accepted

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I am sure that someone on here can recommend a supplier but I would check first that it is faulty.Could even be a faulty relay.