Installing Trumatic E 2400 Heater in a 16.49-3 Expanda

[macca]

My advice would be to have a chat with your licensed gasfitter who will sign off on the job before you go too far. If he is happy with the location then all good. The location of the heater needs to conform with AS 5601. Appendix J of AS 5601 goes into locations of LP gas bottles and clearances to ignition sources. As an rough example and there is more to it, gas bottles have to be 1.5m away from an ignition source. Your heater may be 1.5m away but it may depend on where the flue/air intake is installed. Can be a few grey areas, such as bottles being around the corner etc, flue being deemed a mechanical air intake etc etc.

I had a look at the installation instructions and on Page 7 states must be installed as per gas regulaions AS 5601. Although the manufacturer puts guidelines in their instruction, they always state must be installed by licensed gasfitters etc etc and they always say must be installed as per AS 5601 (gasfitters bible/laws). This has other installation rules which come into play.

I hope I have not confused you, I would hate to see you do all that work and cutting only to find when you get it checked and finished by the Gasfitter, he says" why did you put it here".

Cheers Geoff

 

[Billrw136]

Thanks for clarifying Geoff - the gas fitter is a close friend (actually my son's father-in-law!) - I will be getting him to come around later this week before I do any cutting.
Again thanks very much for explaining to a lay person what you meant!

Cheers Bill

 

[cruza driver]

Thats a very helpful post Macca, thanks for sharing that information mate :thumb:

And Bill, nice towing combination I bet the Disco does it with ease

 

[Billrw136]

Thats a very helpful post Macca, thanks for sharing that information mate :thumb:

And Bill, nice towing combination I bet the Disco does it with ease

It certainly does - thought about changing vehicles, but it does everything we want - nearly 8 years old now.

 

[AndrewC]

Thats exactly where mine is installed and I will try and get some picture tonight for you.

I also installed some timber dividers aroung the unit so that some of the cavity was still useable for storage with out making contact with the unit. I will say this though, we used ours for the first time on the weekend and I installed the heater outlet duct under the table (next to the back of the drawer and angled the vent to the walkway). The heater sucessfully heats the whole of the caravan body section and reasonablly the front bed area, however, the rear bed is not as warm as what I hoped. our van is a 17.56-2 so you might be a little better off.

We have decided next time to try one of two things, a small fan on the floor over night to get the warm air circulating more, or a slip on duct that sits on the floor and directs the warm air down the van. This would be taken on and off each day so we don't trip over it.

 

[golivers travels]

Last week I purchased one of these as we are going to the Flinder's Ranges in the July school holidays with our son, his wife and their baby daughter.

Over the next few weeks I will post on this thread my trials and tribulations with doing this job!

Bill

This has been an interesting and informative post.
We are looking at having the same heater installed in our 19' Sterling in a couple of weeks time. We were hoping to install it under the L shaped dinette, we do not use the space under these seats, but can now see it may be a problem due to the windows on this side of the van, even under the east west bed would not work because of the window.

I have been out to look at both sides of the van and there will be a problem finding a 1.5m distance from any window. We have a front kitchen and en suite, at back so no options there. Will be interesting to hear what Jayco have to say about installing the heater.

 

[Billrw136]

Thats exactly where mine is installed and I will try and get some picture tonight for you.

I also installed some timber dividers aroung the unit so that some of the cavity was still useable for storage with out making contact with the unit. I will say this though, we used ours for the first time on the weekend and I installed the heater outlet duct under the table (next to the back of the drawer and angled the vent to the walkway). The heater sucessfully heats the whole of the caravan body section and reasonablly the front bed area, however, the rear bed is not as warm as what I hoped. our van is a 17.56-2 so you might be a little better off.

We have decided next time to try one of two things, a small fan on the floor over night to get the warm air circulating more, or a slip on duct that sits on the floor and directs the warm air down the van. This would be taken on and off each day so we don't trip over it.

Thanks Andrew - would love to see some pictures of your installation.

Bill

 

[AndrewC]

Got some photos tonight, sorry for the quality as they were only taken on the phone

Controls above sink

External vent

Indoor unit

Indoor unit 2

Vents under table

 

[bigman0510]

very nice!!

 

[Drizzlingje]

Nice and compact. Where does the fuel go on these?

 

[Brad]

Nice neat job.

 

[TTBRIDGE]

They are a gas unit, so i line from the bottle up front.

 

[Billrw136]

Thanks AndrewC for posting your photos!

Bill

 

[golivers travels]

Great job Andrew.

 

[Billrw136]

Well today's the day..........all installed.........working........fine tuning to come.....photos soon.........it works so well.....!!

 

[Lara]

Great to hear Bill, looking forward to pics!

 

[Xpandafan]

Well done, Bill. Almost guarantees a milder than usual winter :drunk:

 

[golivers travels]

Some people are so clever, well done Bill. Do you freelance?

 

[17triton]

Great to here it works well Bill. You will be able to really enjoy winter in the van now mate.

 

[Billrw136]

Some people are so clever, well done Bill. Do you freelance?

Only timber work! The gas work has been done by my son's father-in-law - plumber man........