Hi - first time posting here as we are new to Eribas.

We recently bought a 320 and going through the list of known problems to fix, I am now trying to sort the problem with the Truma S3002 manual ignition.

We bought the van knowing that the piezo ignitor didn't work - but that didn't bother the previous owner as he always used EHU. I'm a bit OCD about fixing problems I know about, so this morning I thought about having a look at this.

I took the cover off and I can see that the heater needs a good vacuum. Also there was no AA battery, so I put a new one in. As soon as I insert the battery I can hear a faint clicking which continues as long as the battery is in. Is this normal?

Pressing down the ignitor knob on the RH side doesn't seem to do anything. I haven't turned the gas on yet but I will as soon as I've cleared all the dust.

Can someone enlighten me as to the next thing to check? The Truma user manual doesn't seem to give any guidance.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Pete

the clicking normally starts when turn the gas knob left hand side try turning to lowest level all way to the dot
the clicking is the sparker trying to ignite the flame. at least that is how my truma works it stops when the gas knob is in off position. the air fan conrols are on the right on mine.
ensure have a co alarm in case of any seals degraded
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OK that explains it. I put the gas on and the heater fires up, once the air was purged out of the gas pipe. I didn't realise the igniter is on if the control knob is not set to zero.

I thought that an annual service would have included vacuuming the dust out and checking the seals. We always use a CO monitor - you can't be too careful.

Thanks for your help.

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Make sure you use heat resistant AA batteries

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I’ve ordered the Varta battery on EBay via the link. Yes the battery compartment is on the floor below the heat source but for £3.49 + £1.60 postage as it’s better to get the proper one just in case. The heater’s probably only going to be used when the temperature drops below 17 degrees so there may be some thermal headroom even with a standard battery. A standard AA is usually specified 0 to 55 degrees ambient.

Pete

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That's a new one on me. The battery holder sits on the floor, nowhere near the heat source.
Colin

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