Truma Heater Air Pipe loose

veggiehouse

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After putting up with OK heating for a while, I decided to investigate and see if I could make the system any better. I had noticed that the wardrobe in my Hymer Tramp was VERY warm, but it was only when I took the front off and the lid above the Truma heater that I could see that a couple of the hot air pipes had come out of the heater unit, so a lot of the heat had been staying in the cupboard. I pushed the pipes back in and heard a couple of clicks. Great I thought they are fine. I tested it and the heat was great - so much better. After a couple of hours driving one of them had popped out again and continues to do so. Has anyone else had this problem and how have you solved it?
 
Heat resistant glue or tape, or a very large jubilee clip will do it. Not rocket science really, try a local heating engineers' supplier for heat resistant tape, they probably use loads in commercial hot air distribution systems.
 
I have exactly the same problem with the one of the outlets which is the most difficult to gain access. Not sure how a jubilee clip is going to be of any use as the hose pushes into a cast socket so the simple rocket science aint going to work. I have duct tape and will give that a try once I get home. At the moment using tiewraps to try and retain hose in position but have to continually monitor.
 
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Any Pound shop will sell a packet of Jubilee clips of different sizes. Pick the right one you need and fit it. Tight but not too much as it may damage the hose.
 
Screws would be an excellent solution, however not prepared to remove boiler to drill and even then access would not be easy to tighten. It looks like Trauma has changed the fixing method over the years and mine may well be different from OP. A plastic insert is in the spigot and I assume this should have a barb effect to retain hose as there are no screws or screw holes apparent. Should not need heating until we bring MH home next year so no big problems.

To the OP, please feed back how you resolved.
 
Vegiehouse, if your hose pushes into the spigot, spigot female, hose male, please DO NOT USE JUBILEE CLIPS on the spigot. If you try to tighten then it is likely to crack the spigot and then £1000s for a repair
 
shortcircuit said:
Screws would be an excellent solution, however not prepared to remove boiler to drill and even then access would not be easy to tighten. It looks like Trauma has changed the fixing method over the years and mine may well be different from OP. A plastic insert is in the spigot and I assume this should have a barb effect to retain hose as there are no screws or screw holes apparent. Should not need heating until we bring MH home next year so no big problems.

To the OP, please feed back how you resolved.
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I have exactly the same problem, but it is on only one outlet. Naturally it is the one that is the most difficult to reach and you can barely get your hand in there let alone a screwdriver or drill. If you could get a couple of screws into it then that would fix it, but there are no provisions, ie holes, for screws as standard and according to Truma it should just be a push fit into an internal retaining ring. So jubilee clips would be of no use anyway. My solution at the moment is a few dabs of superglue and then push as much Bluetac around the gap as possible. But constant monitoring is still required and I would like to hear of a more permanent solution, especially as we shall be using the camper nearly as much through the winter as we do in the summer.
 
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OK so it's a push in rather than a push over connection; if screws are impractical (they are the best idea) then try wrapping a little cord around the end of the tube to fatten it. Simple string may do, but the best might be what plumbers use for stuffing joints & taps etc. Use a clove hitch to stop it unravelling.

You could also try a circular rubber seal like used on Kilner jars or a circular cross section ring seal for something the correct diameter. Self-amalgamating tape could also be used to fatten the end of the tube & it may well bond to both the outer spigot & the inner tube.
 
I have had the same problem on a 2004 heater. The only easy fix for me was to renew a section of hose going into the heater ensuring that it was curved / formed so it would not spring out and remained circular going into the cast boss. I cannot see any another way as you say the aluminium casting does not allow you to do much in the way of securing with an alternative method.
 
churchie said:
I have had the same problem on a 2004 heater. The only easy fix for me was to renew a section of hose going into the heater ensuring that it was curved / formed so it would not spring out and remained circular going into the cast boss. I cannot see any another way as you say the aluminium casting does not allow you to do much in the way of securing with an alternative method.
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I simply stretched the tube just enough for it to remain in place. It worked for a while but still had to resort to Bluetac in the end. PTFE tape sounds like a possible fix and will give that a go I think.
 
We thought we had a fault on our heating, then found that out of 4 vents, 3 of them had the pipe only partially connected to the outlet. We got them back into position, tightened the self tapping screws and gaffer taped round them as well - result, one toasty warm van.

Mary
 
Didn't you hear the "Whooosh" then, David? The joke has clearly gone right over your head while you were getting het up over the spelling. Everyone calls them Trauma heaters because that's what they cause when they go wrong. It's a deliberate & ironic Feudian slip.


Cheese, do we have to explain everything to you? :wave: :p :cool1:

Edit; you do know about Ebersplutter don't you?
 
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Right, got it now. Thanks for quite correctly pointing out what I writ. :D
 
Smaug said:
Didn't you hear the "Whooosh" then, David? The joke has clearly gone right over your head while you were getting het up over the spelling. Everyone calls them Trauma heaters because that's what they cause when they go wrong. It's a deliberate & ironic Feudian slip.


Cheese, do we have to explain everything to you? :wave: :p :cool1:

Edit; you do know about Ebersplutter don't you?
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Ebersplutter, loooool! didn't know that one, great.
 
i dont use a spell checker so dont have squiggly red line what word is that squiggly surely it should be a wavy red line
 
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