Caravan preparation - Disaster averted! 😱
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Hi Martin, Finding a leak when away would be a nightmare especially if there’s no spares shop nearby. All clean and ready to roll… 👍 Cheers Rob 😀
Hi Rob, all was good when we went away. Aways jobs to do. Thanks for watching
During my service 2 years ago the mobile engineer was checking the water system and heard water running when he looked inside the van water was everywhere on the seating area one of the joints was leaking. On last years service he said we had 30% damp reading in this area. This was repaired so glad you've spotted before anything major.
Yes definitely glad we tested it before going away, would have been a nightmare. Glad you got your van sorted. Cheers
Best place to be
Good job done Martin. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but at least you got it sorted before you go away. Doing that whilst away would be a nightmare for you. Have a great trip and enjoy your time ;))
Hi Stew, yes glad I checked it. On sight now and all is good. Thanks for watching
Great job on your piping a lot easer to get to the pesky yellow drain down, I understand that you are away at Holgate's If you fancy an evening out Morecambe are having a FREE sound and light evening down most of the prom, we live in Morecambe and will take a look around 6 ish tonight. Take care Keith.
Only just picked this up, no signal or internet at the van. In the bar now!
Enjoy the sound and light evening. Cheers
Best laid plans and all that. Hope everything else goes well.
All well on site! Cheers
Looks immaculate..that shine on the sides is lovely 🙂👍
You should see it close up! Not the best. Going to have another go at it later in the week.
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Don't know if you are aware but you can get locking collets for the water pipe connectors.
They just push into the gap between the fitting and the collar you push to remove, this prevents them from accidentally coming undone if knocked.
Will have a look for those, thanks for the info. Cheers
Hi Martin. At least you found the leaks now. Like you say, old fittings. Hopefully, you'll be all OK. Windowsrcreen, that's expensive if you haven't got cover. NEC, we were going to go, but what you said is ringing true for a lot of people. Your last comment few months back about going to NEC made me laugh out, " why go to the nec just go and open the cupboards on the caravans?" That was funny 😁 anyway have a great summer. Paul and Sarah
Yep all sorted now Paul. We’ve only been to the NEC show once, far too busy for me. Would rather go to the local dealer, you can sit in the caravan for a while there. Cheers
Sorted Martin. Better than finding the leeks on site. Never noticed before on your stickers and cushions. Caravan Nut established 2018 how time passes so quickly. Think I've been following you from the start. Always found your vlogs interesting and helpful. Keep up the good work 👏
Hi Paul, yes you’ve been there from the start, glutton for punishment! 🤣
Thanks for watching and supporting the channel. Cheers, Martin
Hi Martin. Cleaning day on Wednesday, and NEC Thursday!
We're not after a new one, but want a nosey as we're off work this week.
Off to Calder Farm near Clitheroe on the 1st march for 3 nights. Hope you're all sorted now. John from Crosby.👍
Can’t beat a good cleaning day!
Good to have nosey, don’t spend any money!
Not Calder farm, will look it up.
Enjoy the NEC, thanks for watching
Enjoy your break away x speak to you both soon xx
Looking forward to it! Speak soon x
Nice reminder Martin, regardless of caravan age these fittings can fail and well worth periodically checking 👍.
Yes definitely, think the age of them played a big part of it. All sorted now.
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Nice job 👍🏼
Cheers, should do the trick.
Checked our caravan for going away Tuesday, after being all winter in the storage yard. Battery completely U/S even with a roof solar panel fitted. Took it home but wouldn't even take a charge. I have two spare 110 amp hour batteries though, that I was going to use when we got our campervan converted but got gel instead, not needing a vent. They are both quite new and kept topped up at home on the charger. Fitted one of those instead and a.o.k. now.
I always take a large water container with a tap from the campervan for drinking water only, when we use our caravan as well, in case the caravan water pump fails, or we have a leak with the normal caravan water system. At least we wouldn't have to go home.
Maybe the controller for the panel is faulty! Good job you have spare.
Always something to do!
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@TheCaravanNut battery changed, all aok now. Got to Bridlington and water pump wasn't working correctly at all, all I thought about was algae overwinter, so flushed it with puriclean overnight. Not that so thought the pump was u/s. Luckily a caravan repairer came on site for somebody else, I approached him about my pump. He inspected it and found that the inlet had come loose, just enough to suck in air, with travel vibration ? He re- fitted it and charged me nothing, even though I offered money. What a nice man !
Hope you filled the hole in where the drain down valve was or else you will have visitors
It’s on my list! Cheers
Hope your Alde heating doesn’t give up seem they are a problem after a while.
So do I, expensive to replace!
Do you live near Atherton 👍
No, not that far away from us though.