Do you carry a spare Gas Regulator

Do you carry a spare regulator

  • Yes

    Votes: 17 41.5%

  • No

    Votes: 24 58.5%
  • Total voters
    41
  • Poll closed .
We have a 2017 Swift fitted with the Truma securmotion Truma MonoControl CS: Gas pressure regulator for use while travelling this failed on us around the time we got to the Pyrenees. With temperatures around the -10ºC the only thing that would work was the fridge. When we got to Spain I rang Truma (in Germany) & they were no help, advised us to find a Truma dealer. The only ones I found on the internet within about 50 miles only spoke Spanish. Found a British mobile caravan repair who were about 120 miles away but on our route so arranged to meet them at the campsite they were staying at. When we got there found that he wouldn't use the Truma regulator as they were too unreliable. After checking ours he agreed it was faulty, after phone calls to Swift then Truma they agreed to fitting a non Truma regulator. Since getting back I got the cost refunded for the new regulator, however the regulator I have should be turned off when travelling, I have since contacted Truma & they have agreed to replace the original faulty regulator with a new one when I go back to the dealers for some warranty work. I will then keep the non Truma regulator as a spare.
The guy in Spain told me that he has replaced lots of these new regulator this year, on the day we met him he said he had 2 more vans with similar problems to me. In all my 50 odd years camping/caravanning/motorhoming I've never had a problem with a regulator before.
 
Kontiki said:
We have a 2017 Swift fitted with the Truma securmotion Truma MonoControl CS: Gas pressure regulator for use while travelling this failed on us around the time we got to the Pyrenees. With temperatures around the -10ºC the only thing that would work was the fridge. When we got to Spain I rang Truma (in Germany) & they were no help, advised us to find a Truma dealer. The only ones I found on the internet within about 50 miles only spoke Spanish. Found a British mobile caravan repair who were about 120 miles away but on our route so arranged to meet them at the campsite they were staying at. When we got there found that he wouldn't use the Truma regulator as they were too unreliable. After checking ours he agreed it was faulty, after phone calls to Swift then Truma they agreed to fitting a non Truma regulator. Since getting back I got the cost refunded for the new regulator, however the regulator I have should be turned off when travelling, I have since contacted Truma & they have agreed to replace the original faulty regulator with a new one when I go back to the dealers for some warranty work. I will then keep the non Truma regulator as a spare.
The guy in Spain told me that he has replaced lots of these new regulator this year, on the day we met him he said he had 2 more vans with similar problems to me. In all my 50 odd years camping/caravanning/motorhoming I've never had a problem with a regulator before.
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Trumas behaviour is disgraceful it took an eon to admit there was a problem, The "cure" is to fit filters and you guessed it they charge for that !! SO to make a product serviceable the customer is made to pay for their crap design. I personally would never fit one despise the things.

We used to fit Clesse dual stage auto changeover kit we had 282 vans and in 3 years only ever changed 2 !

Channa
 
Kontiki said:
We have a 2017 Swift fitted with the Truma securmotion Truma MonoControl CS: Gas pressure regulator for use while travelling this failed on us around the time we got to the Pyrenees. With temperatures around the -10ºC the only thing that would work was the fridge. When we got to Spain I rang Truma (in Germany) & they were no help, advised us to find a Truma dealer. The only ones I found on the internet within about 50 miles only spoke Spanish. Found a British mobile caravan repair who were about 120 miles away but on our route so arranged to meet them at the campsite they were staying at. When we got there found that he wouldn't use the Truma regulator as they were too unreliable. After checking ours he agreed it was faulty, after phone calls to Swift then Truma they agreed to fitting a non Truma regulator. Since getting back I got the cost refunded for the new regulator, however the regulator I have should be turned off when travelling, I have since contacted Truma & they have agreed to replace the original faulty regulator with a new one when I go back to the dealers for some warranty work. I will then keep the non Truma regulator as a spare.
The guy in Spain told me that he has replaced lots of these new regulator this year, on the day we met him he said he had 2 more vans with similar problems to me. In all my 50 odd years camping/caravanning/motorhoming I've never had a problem with a regulator before.
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We have the same regulator, which went kaput a few weeks back. Probably only had about 40 litres through it all told, so not great.
 
The guy who replaced our faulty Truma reckoned that fitting the filter causes even more problems, at £40 to £50 for the filter & replacement cartridges look to be around £20 (it recommends changing these every 2 years) it hardly makes it economic sense.
 
Kontiki said:
The guy who replaced our faulty Truma reckoned that fitting the filter causes even more problems, at £40 to £50 for the filter & replacement cartridges look to be around £20 (it recommends changing these every 2 years) it hardly makes it economic sense.
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best use bottle top regulator and get an adaptor off ebay should you want to fill a uk bottle .
nice and simple things work best.
 
Well 40% recon it's a good idea. Thought about it and looked at cost. Found a new one from Autogas 2000 on ebay about £30 less than others so took the plunge and ordered it. Looked at filters but at £50 for the unit and £25 a go for a filter did not seem worth it especially as there's no guarantee. Found a couple of old spanners that fit and added them to the box. It would be just my luck to have a regulator and no way of changing it :lol-061:

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Shelf Life

Is there a shelf life for regulators like there is on hoses as I believe they also have a rubber diaphragm so keeping one as a spare might not be the best idea
 
witzend said:
Is there a shelf life for regulators like there is on hoses as I believe they also have a rubber diaphragm so keeping one as a spare might not be the best idea
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Hoses have the date of manufacture on them and should be discarded after 5 years from that date (earlier sometimes on visual condition) French hoses use an expiry date to make things simpler. So a pretty pass or fail in a testing situation.

There is no such stringency with regulators providing it works within limits..however as Charlie suggests manufacturers suggest a lifespan of 10 years but not written in stone unlike hoses

Channa
 
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