No gas to heater but hob works

MrCaravanMan
MrCaravanMan Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited July 22 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Hi all,

 

I have an old 1990 Compass Rallye 430 and although the hob works fine, the heater will not fire up. I have checked the gas valve behind the heater at the bottom of the wardrobe but still no luck.

 

I can see a spark through the split in the heater and I can't here a hiss from the gas. I've tried all kinds of things and wonder if the heater is just broken?

 

Any advice would be appreciated. The heater is a Rivera Palermo. It looks old but was assured it worked when I bought the van.

 

I also have an electrical issue which I ought to post in another thread.

 

Many thanks for your time!

Adam

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  • mickysf
    mickysf Forum Participant Posts: 6,474 ✭✭✭
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    edited July 22 #2

    Is there a gas manifold which spits off from the main feed to distribute gas to the various appliances? This can have individual taps on it to isolate each appliance.

  • triky auto
    triky auto Forum Participant Posts: 8,690
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    edited July 22 #3

    Does the Flue have a cover ?? If so it must be removed !!

  • Amesford
    Amesford Forum Participant Posts: 685
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    edited July 23 #4

    Why not contact the person you bought it off and ask if there is a knack to turning on 

  • youngalan
    youngalan Forum Participant Posts: 53
    edited July 24 #5

    If after checking the suggestion in the first reply and it is still not working my suggestion would be to call in a qualified person to check it out. Gas is not to be messed with !

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