Truma combi drain down

TLM
TLM Forum Participant Posts: 4
edited February 19 in Caravans #1

Good morning. We have a 2018 Lunar Ultima caravan 524, fitted with a Truma combi boiler. When leaving the site, we always open the yellow valve, open all the taps on hot, and the system drains down from underneath the van. This time, however, only a small amount of water has drained out. I've refilled the system, jiggled with the taps, the valve and switched the pump on and off, but still it will not drain completely. Apart from that, everything works completely normally. Any ideas please? Thank you.

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  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited February 19 #2

    It’s the same boiler on our MH. It could be the breather elbow, situated at the top of the tank on the pipe where the hot water leaves the tank. This lets air in when the tank drains. We have the opposite problem in that it sometimes doesn’t close properly when we fill the tank and we get a constant drip from the breather tube. I’ve replaced it once, when it wouldn’t close at all. It’s a very poorly made cheap plastic part that Truma charge a ridiculous amount for. Removing it completely would allow you to drain the boiler as a temporary measure, in case we get any more freezing conditions.

  • SteveL
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    edited February 19 #3

    Just to add, you would want to open the taps and  drain what you could out first to get rid of the pressure.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited February 19 #4

    We did have a similar problem many year ago now and I recall another poster a while back with the same problem.

    It might discharge as you go home or another site as ours did once but the yellow drain value had to be replaced, an easy job if you're technically minded but ours was done under warranty at the dealer very quickly.

    It won't hurt to tow (are you a caravan?) with it full but as Steve alluded to it might do some damage in a severe frost which wouldn't be covered by any warranty.  

  • JollyKernow
    JollyKernow Forum Participant Posts: 2,629
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    edited February 20 #5

    As mentioned above, it's quite an easy job to replace the breather which Steve mentions and also for goo measure swap out the yellow drain valve for good measure.

    Just remember not to open that drain valve if you're on a grass pitchyell. I spend many hours trying to repair damaged pitches from hot waterundecided.

    JK

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