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Hi all

We used our warm air heating for the first time this trip, the first time we used it, it was brilliant the van was lovely and toasty.

I turned it off, put it back on a few hours later and it was just blowing lukewarm/almost cold air out.

Is this normal for caravan heating?

thanks

What we tend to do in those citcumstances is to turn the blower off for a while and let the hearter work on convenction, when its hot enough we turn the blower  back on.

David

Hi David, when you say turn the blower off, do you mean turn the know into the middle and just turn if on with knob under seats?

Sorry to be stupid, but we were not 100% sure how to use it, and the instructions in the manual were very vague.

Thats why I wasnt sure if it was something we were doing or its just the heating.

We had the know under the chair on 2000 on about 7, and the fan heater pushed to the right side on about 8

thanks

I meant knob not know!!

Hi,I find mine the same when just on Electric,the heat is fine when just coming through the fire,as soon as you put the blower on it ends up luke warm,and sometimes cold,if i run it through the gas i have no promblem its realy warm.i also read the intructions but found them a bit vauge,my van is only 4 years old as well,it will be intresting what others have to say.

Mickere

I turned it off, put it back on a few hours later and it was just blowing lukewarm/almost cold air out.

yes once the heater has gone cold it will take a bit to get it back to full heat.

you can use it on gas and electric at the same time.see video

http://www.practicalcaravan.com/advice/how-use-truma-caravan-heater

Thanks Michael, I havent got speakers on my work computer, will go home and watch the link, and then hopefully it wall all make sense!

You just think your getting used to caravanning then something else crops up you know nothing about!

We had this problem last summer, you will find there is a trip switch on the heater unit our's is under the wardrobe just lift the shelf out , now this switch is not like a light switch , you need to run your hand over the unit and you will feel the sufrace change its like a bump in the surface really , just press it firmly and your hot air will be back , make sure the heating is switched off when you do it .

                                                                              Gill xx

  PS if it is tripping out then the pipes could be blocked causing it to overheat may need a clean out .

The gas shouldn't affect the electric heating at all .