ALL CARVER CASCADE WATER HEATER, GAS FIRE, FANMASTER,P4 QUESTIONS HERE
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I have just purchased my first caravan.. a pre-owned Award Daystar which has a "Carver" heater installed. There seems to be no controls attatched to the heater, and no instructions for use any-where.( The heater is only for heating the van, and not the hot water, as that is done by a "Carver 2" very well) Has any-one got, or knows where I might get hold of some operating instructions?.. Thanks a lot..
Most important and the first thing to check, (and this applies to any 1800 series fire), is the gas pipes where they come out under the van. These are made of steel and corrode badly where they join the main copper pipework and is a common cause of a gas leak. A few early SBE's are fed direct with copper but later ones have one short piece of steel pipe, all the rest of the 1800's have two steel pipes. If these seem OK, the gas and 12 volts is switched on then it should light but if the green light starts to flash after about 8 seconds then you have a problem.
Thankyou for that Info.. Yes the controll unit does say caravelle.. Now.. I have found the switch, located elswhere, and there does seem to be some "clicking" at the heater when switching on. However, the green light on the control panel does not come on at all, and the appliance does not seem to light. There is a smell of gas after a few attempts to "fire" it up, so gas has now been disconected, untill it is sorted. I have followed the wiring through to cupboards, underneath the control panel, and there is a Blue wire (from the top connection inside the panel) which is not connected to anything..can I get hold of a wiring diagram, or are you able to help me with this.. Thanks a lot so far... (this could go on a bit !!)... Barrie
We've had our Lunar Clubman (1990) about 2 years now and it's been fine. Last trip away the fuse (No5?) for the Carver Water Heater blew. We changed it and it blew again. Any ideas anyone? We thought it might mean the filter needs changing but can't get it off, will need to buy a tool to get it off but in the meantime if anyone knows why the fuse would blow after years of no problems can they let us know. Many Thanks!
So first thing is as I said check the pipe. The green light should come on regardless so the switch sounds faulty. The other wires are red 12 volts up to the switch yellow is flame sensor white is not use and not connected at the other end black is earth blue gas valve green spark At the fire end with the exception of the thin dark blue wire to the gas valve, lighter blue thicker wires are used to earth. These should come together with the black wire from the switch and are generally screwed to the base plate.
A standard pair of pliers, (even better with rubber grips), using the handles in the filter and turning with a stout screwdriver though the handles will force the tips of the handles into the corners of the filter and unscrew it without harm. Particularly in cold weather but anytime if it is really stiff, a hair dryer to warm the filter housing does no harm either. Stop it jamming again by using silicone grease for lubrication or at a pinch use cooking oil but DO NOT use Vaseline. The Cascade 2 water heater should be fused at the control switch with two 1amp fuses, (on later un-fused push button switches a fuse is in the 'burner module and this is also one amp). So assuming your No5 fuse is 10 amps it won't be the water heater causing the problem although it maybe the water pump?.
Thanks for the response and you are right. It is the water pump fuse that blows not the heater. My apologies I got the two mixed up. The scenario is that the fuse for the water pump continues to blow immediately if I replace it. I wondered wether this was normal when the pump is broken or the filter needs changing. I don't think the filter has been changed for years but the water pump was working one weekend and now the fuse blows all the time. Can you help at all. Thanks Colin
If it does then the problem is with the wiring inside the van. I guess the fuse is 10 amps and the pump should pull 4 or 5 so with a multimeter you can test the resistance across the pumps terminals, you should get a reading of between 2 and 3 ohms.
I have a cascade mark one water heater in my caravan, the switch has only one green light, when switched on i can hear a click underneath have water running from the hot water tap in sink and shower but no hot water, on one occasion water became lukewarm, on another occasion water became hot, since then nothing. any advice would be appreciated. thank you Billy. Adverts Currently On Preloved - Place an ad here for free
Errr...sense the flame is lit!!! Sorry, It's an 'ion' sensor and sensors the negative ions in a correctly burning flame by having about a 0.5volt DC positive voltage on it that can pass to earth, ie the burner, thought the negative ions.
The replacement module arrived 10 minutes ago. FLAME ON, YAHOO. Once again a big thank you. Keep up the good work and us vanners going. Frank
I have a Carver SBE1800 Heater. The in-line fuse to the heater 'blows' immediately the heater is switched on. Thankyou, Harry
please help, when i turn on heater green light comes on followed by red light.this indicating air lock at gas side,tried resetting as per my caravan manual but heater keeps on doing the same.can you please advise what else to try,also can you tell me were i can download instructions manual on carver heaters
http://www.ukwebb.plus.com/cascade/
The positive means its a problem with the heater, the negative means its more than likely an earth fault elsewhere which is tracking back though the heaters wiring.
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