Posted on 01/09/2018 15:48
After just 18 months use the small rubber sealing ring round the water inlet trigger has failed. It is a simple job to replace it. But I had to buy a replacement in a little polythene bag for £8:50. There were 4 in the bag. Two the correct size and two slightly larger. So I now have one spare. But £8:50 for two small rubber rings!! I'd hoped the dealer might have had a rumage in his spares box and give me one f.o.c.
Posted on 01/09/2018 15:48 by TonyBurtonAfter just 18 months use the small rubber sealing ring round the water inlet trigger has failed. It is a simple job to replace it. But I had to buy a replacement in a little polythene bag for £8:50. There were 4 in the bag. Two the correct size and two slightly larger. So I now have one spare. But £8:50 for two small rubber rings!! I'd hoped the dealer might have had a rumage in his spares box and give me one f.o.c.
Posted on 01/09/2018 16:04 by dave the raveIt is not just Truma...Dometic are as bad!Simple tip to make o ring last longer.....petrolium jelley or silicone lubricant applied sparingly every now and again.
Posted on 02/09/2018 07:38
If we are talking the O-ring around the end of the trigge5r section then, in my experience, the dealer is wrong. A smear of silicon at that point does not affect the water. On previous caravans I have used it for at least 15 years. We visited at least 130 sites over a 6 year period incidentally and have never had a problem with a ring failing or tainted water
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Posted on 02/09/2018 11:46 by richardandrosThanks DD and Easy - Just one more piece of duff info from dealers then. I always carry a can of silicone spray in the van, so I'll use that (sparingly) in future if necessary.
Posted on 02/09/2018 12:23 by dave the raveas I said....sparingly.You may struggle to find the correct dimensions in the assortments sold by Lidle and Aldi (I have tried them)
Posted on 08/09/2018 22:24
Truma do seem to know how to charge ..... My 2nd hand caravan came with one of these in a drawer. No idea why it was there as my movers are Powertouch, but how the hell do they arrive at that price for a 7mm T bar socket? You could buy half a dozen 1/4" drive sockets sets for that money.
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