Hi man great video. Can you tell what's the electric consumption of the truma. Can you power it only from 12v without needing an external powersourse. Basically can it be run just from solar panels and how much does it consume. Thanks man looking forward to your answer 👍
In theory yes it can. However I would suggest not. It's will create alot of excessive wear and tear on your batteries as the 12v will need to be converted to 230v to heat the boiler. LPG is dirt cheap I would suggest the electric feature is mostly for when you are staying on a campsite with hookup
@@ScottAndJen Sorry man I asked the wrong thing. I meant to use it only with gas and you still need the 12v electric right? So how much it will consume if you use it with gas and just power it with electricity? Thanks for your quick response 👍 👏 👌 😀
Yo, some Truma's are designed to work of both 12 volt and 240 volt depending on the model you buy. That's what we have fitted to Crafter Sharkey , B@@ScottAndJen
Hello. Great video. It says in the instructions that not having pvc carpet directly under the boiler because its getting hot. Have you done that or isn´t it a problem?
great video thanks! Im thinking about an installation adventure with this machine, I can't find clearcut answers on a few things: - How much length can the output heattubes be (so you keep hot air coming out instead of cold air)? - Can it be used when the boiler is not in use (and I mean not connected at all to any water source)? - How much electricity does it consume in combination with a connected truma controlpanel? (I read somewhere 1.6ampere, is that right?) => does it have a power peak at start-up? (i need to know how much peak ampere because i'll need to buy a transformer to get 12V from my 230V sockets and it needs to be strong enough to handle the power peaks). Would be greatful for your advice!
Hi in response to your earlier question. - if you are using the boiler in a van we have an outlet near the back doors of our lwb van and the boiler sits as forward as it could behind the bulkhead. We have two other outlets and when these are open you are still getting warm but not hot air from the back vent. If they are closed the back vent is hot air. This might give you an idea of power. It really is how long is a piece of string question. - boiler usage depends on many different variables. Ambient room temp. Van insulation. Outlet positions, residual water temp, what temp you have panel set at etc etc. To answer that would be an impossibility. All I will say is it is a very eco machine so consumption has never been a problem for us even in the coldest of alpine climates. - the boiler is sure to peak on start-up but no idea on what it puts out I'm afraid. I would imagine even the smallest of inverters would be able to handle though. Good luck
scott i have a black and red wire comeing from my control panel also i see thas 2 spade conectors on my heater which ones do i conect to 12 volt bit confused
Hi Michael. It's been 3 year since I installed ours. It was pretty simple plug and play and the instructions should have came with the boiler. Red is usually live in 12v systems and if you get them the wrong way it shouldnt be a problem just swap them if you are having no joy
Hi Scott I saw you installed it at 90 degrees compared to what is in the manual, so you installed lengthways with the direction of travel. Is that allowed? That would help me a lot :)
Yo Scott, thank you. We are on van two but your Truma lesson was spot on. Thank you. Top Man
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Between you guys and Greg Virgoe I have all the information needed to help my van build
Great videos thanks Scott and Jen
Great video did you gas approved tape at the start of this clip ?
Hi. Cool vid. How did you install the 240v ?
Thanks for the video. Do you know if you can fit the Truma under the van like an Eber?
Not that I'm aware of, unless you have a floor void that would take the dimensions but then that is not under the van
Hi man great video.
Can you tell what's the electric consumption of the truma.
Can you power it only from 12v without needing an external powersourse.
Basically can it be run just from solar panels and how much does it consume.
Thanks man looking forward to your answer 👍
In theory yes it can. However I would suggest not. It's will create alot of excessive wear and tear on your batteries as the 12v will need to be converted to 230v to heat the boiler. LPG is dirt cheap I would suggest the electric feature is mostly for when you are staying on a campsite with hookup
@@ScottAndJen Sorry man I asked the wrong thing. I meant to use it only with gas and you still need the 12v electric right?
So how much it will consume if you use it with gas and just power it with electricity?
Thanks for your quick response 👍 👏 👌 😀
@@MrSharK97 you do yes just to run the LCD display and fans. So very little
Yo, some Truma's are designed to work of both 12 volt and 240 volt depending on the model you buy. That's what we have fitted to Crafter Sharkey , B@@ScottAndJen
Hello. Great video. It says in the instructions that not having pvc carpet directly under the boiler because its getting hot. Have you done that or isn´t it a problem?
Lino underneath ours. Never been a problem.
great video thanks! Im thinking about an installation adventure with this machine, I can't find clearcut answers on a few things:
- How much length can the output heattubes be (so you keep hot air coming out instead of cold air)?
- Can it be used when the boiler is not in use (and I mean not connected at all to any water source)?
- How much electricity does it consume in combination with a connected truma controlpanel? (I read somewhere 1.6ampere, is that right?)
=> does it have a power peak at start-up? (i need to know how much peak ampere because i'll need to buy a transformer to get 12V from my 230V sockets and it needs to be strong enough to handle the power peaks).
Would be greatful for your advice!
Hi in response to your earlier question.
- if you are using the boiler in a van we have an outlet near the back doors of our lwb van and the boiler sits as forward as it could behind the bulkhead. We have two other outlets and when these are open you are still getting warm but not hot air from the back vent. If they are closed the back vent is hot air. This might give you an idea of power. It really is how long is a piece of string question.
- boiler usage depends on many different variables. Ambient room temp. Van insulation. Outlet positions, residual water temp, what temp you have panel set at etc etc. To answer that would be an impossibility. All I will say is it is a very eco machine so consumption has never been a problem for us even in the coldest of alpine climates.
- the boiler is sure to peak on start-up but no idea on what it puts out I'm afraid. I would imagine even the smallest of inverters would be able to handle though.
Good luck
@@ScottAndJen thanks!! very informative : - )
Hi. Can the Outlets be blanked off as I will only be using 1 or 2 of them, do they come blanked? Thanks Michael
They do not come blanked but I see no reason why you couldnt blank them
Yes they can be blanked off but usually the lower ones as they are cooler. @@ScottAndJen
scott i have a black and red wire comeing from my control panel also i see thas 2 spade conectors on my heater which ones do i conect to 12 volt bit confused
Hi Michael. It's been 3 year since I installed ours. It was pretty simple plug and play and the instructions should have came with the boiler. Red is usually live in 12v systems and if you get them the wrong way it shouldnt be a problem just swap them if you are having no joy
Hello great video really helpful. Does the hot water outlet need a pump as well ? Keep up the good work!
No it does need one it is a complete pressurised system
could you have the manifold underneath the van (running the gas lines underneath) and then have separate cut offs inside the van?
Hi George. That is our setup
Hi Scott I saw you installed it at 90 degrees compared to what is in the manual, so you installed lengthways with the direction of travel. Is that allowed? That would help me a lot :)
Never had a problem with our installation
Just sent for my truma my pockets are a lot lighter😂hope its worth it
It's a good bit of kit for sure. Think there has been an extra % clagged on since I bought though!
Love the detail in this video Scott. You mentioned before that you were selling the van and embarking on new adventures. Any update?
Nothing at the moment Ian. Our hands are tied at the moment as are everyones. Hopefully updates in the coming months
can i ask you wher you bought the tubes or how they are called? Pretty hard to find in Europe.
Water pipe and air duct both sourced from EBay
How many duct outlets are there on this boiler?
4
Nice