Truma heating - gas/electric mix
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I suppose all systems have there problems. We really liked the Alde in our U2 Cadiz. However, it was not fault free. A significant leak and a £300 PCB failure out of warranty. We would have liked it in our current MH but it was not available. Plus looking at others where it was, it presented too much of a weight penalty for a 3.5 tonne van. So far despite our reservations we have got on fine with the Truma. Keeping the van warm at night the fan is very quiet and the heating whilst not as even as the Alde is better in some respects, as the bedroom end stays cooler and the bathroom is toasty warm.
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B2, there’s no doubt that the modern electronic controls are mind bogglingly complicated to start with but, like most things, you get used to them and it soon becomes second nature.
I’d not let that put you off getting another van but be prepared to sit down quietly with the instructions and have a dummy run or two before you use the van and always carry the instructions with you.
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I'm surprised your Alde system was noisy though, if ours is on electric it is virtually silent and I have excellent hearing, in fact I need check the panel to see if the pump is running.
I suspect it depends where the pump is placed. In our U2 Cadiz it was under the front seating mounted on the boiler. Sleeping in the rear singles it was virtually silent. However, I suspect it would have been a different matter if we had ever used the front seats as a bed, as you would have been directly above it.
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You fell for that one, JV. 😀
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One of the best vehicles we have had ,bought new in 1994 2.8 turbo diesel,4x4 sold it in 2004 when we bought our second motor caravan another well built LV an Autocruise with air assist suspension,which we did a PX on our Autosleeper panel van conversion for,which depending on our destination and how many of us there were ,shared the towing with the Fourtrack
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Excellent vehicles, horrendous on mpg but bullet proof in the Forest, put a mud plugger on each corner & it was a dream. Alas not very utilitarian☹️
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It's a shame they stopped making them😕
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the one thing that was a little niggle was that it was only made as a 3door and the two rear folding seats side seats were small