BOUGHT CARAVAN IN OCTOBER 2005 USED TWICE BEEN OUT LAST WEEKEND CANT GET A PICTURE ON THE TV WITH THE STATUS ARIAL CAN ANYBODY TELL ME HOW THEY WORK AND WHERE DO I PUT MY ARIAL FROM THE TELLY VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IF YOU CAN HELP AS I HAVNT GOT A CLUE AND DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE HOT WATER AS WE HAD COLD WATER BUT WHEN YOU TURN THE TAP TO HOT THE TAP STOPS RUNNING IS I SAID EARLIER ANY INFORMATION WILL BE APPRECIATED THANKS
Hi,
Welcome to UKCS. It was really hard to read your post as you left the caps lock on, easy to do, but may explain the slight delay in getting answers.
1. Status aerials can be very poor, depending on how well the wires are connected in the back of the aerial wall socket, but as your van is not new assume that it is ok on that front. First check and see if the booster is switched on, small box usually hidden in wardrobe or similar. Probably has a red light on it to show on. Obviously the reception quality will also vary depending on where you are.
2. Hot water system, how to use it depends on which sort you have, but with a Truma one you need to leave the hot side of the tap open until water comes out. This is because the tank has to be filled first (10 litres). Also check that the drain plug for the tank is not open.
Hope this helps, come back if not there's plenty on here who'll help, but try giving more details like what is your van, how old and what make of system you ae having trouble with.
Good luck
Mike
thanks mike on the status aerial the booster box is in the cupboard above the telly there are two plugs in and there is a middle socket do i plug the aerial wire into that as i have a aeriel socket on the wall behind the telly as far as the water goes i have opened all the taps to see if there is a airlock but still nothing we have hot water in the bathroom sink and in the shower but not in the kitchen
We used the TV this weekend, it was fine (well sort of fine) BBC2 recep was a bit blurred. I tried the Freeview digital thingy in, at home this works fine from the internal aerial (no booster), I had hoped with the Status Booster it would have picked something up but this didn't happen. Any answers?
It could well depend on where you rae - the digital signal is not as readily available yet as analogue. We have Sky and get digital from that but a digibox would be useless here.
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The freeview works on the A1 channel which doesn't budge and it should retune itself into the relevent local signal. With digital you don't retune the TV.
Quote: Originally posted by Pennine Plodder on 03/4/2006
The freeview works on the A1 channel which doesn't budge and it should retune itself into the relevent local signal. With digital you don't retune the TV.
I dont see aywhere that Lady Di said she was using digital TV??
And besides, even with digital TV you dont have to retune the TV, but you do have to search for all the channels again like you do when you first install it.
if you cannot get the hot water to work it could be a stuck non return valve,these get pushed back by frost and stop water going to the hot tank.can be replaced quite cheaply. www.caravanfaultfinder.co.uk if you have hot water in the bathroom and not the kitchen it could be a faulty micro switch on the tap itself.
Post last edited on 09/04/2006 16:55:25
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