A massive hats off to you Rob! That looked a bit fiddly and required a large degree of patience. Had I attempted that job, I think I would have ended up needing a new caravan. Well done 👍 ATB Dave & Helen
Thanks very much Dave & Helen, When filming something like this you never know how it will pan out, but step by step I got through it 😃. Yes it was fiddly and the most awkward part was the side cover. The Bailey will be 10 years old soon so wonder what will go wrong next ! 🤔 Cheers for watching, Rob
Great job Rob - looked fiddly but doable. Love your attention to detail and always doing things the “right” way and not the “bodge “ way. Not many would attempt re crimping the multi plugs - preferring the choc blok approach. As a retired techie myself I appreciate your skills and fault finding thought process . Keep up the tech vlogs as well as travel ( don’t mean I want stuff to keep breaking lol!). We are at Naburn Locks York atm and moving on Wednesday up to Serenity near Whitby which we booked ages ago following your excellent vlog. Will keep you posted Kind Regards Howard 👍🏻
Comment much appreciated and extremely kind of you Howard 👍. I like to do that bit extra where planning and research is involved and always enjoy the challenge these projects bring. Had a look at Naburn Locks website and it looks our kind of site, so one to go on our list. Hope you enjoy Serenity and get to visit Runswick Bay and Staithes. Best Regards, Rob
Hi Rob, Thanks for sharing this really handy video. I thought this kind of repair would have been difficult but you now shown me how simple it could be. Thanks Phil👍
Hi Phil, We’re on site now and It’s lovely to have electric heated water back on tap 🚿. The most difficult part was taking the cover off. It seems to be made of dense cardboard, otherwise pretty straight forward. Thanks for tuning in and all the best, Rob
I paid £180 for the part. This is for the 1300w element with two heat settings. They also do a 850w element which is cheaper but only has one heat setting. Thank you for watching Henry. All the best, Rob
Funny you should say that Glyn, emersion heaters went through my mind too. Changing the element was easier than I thought and I’m pleased with the end result. Thanks for tuning in 👍. Cheers Rob
Much appreciated Andrew. I could have made life easier by cutting the side panel and factory wiring plugs off but that’s not my style. Thank you for watching and commenting. Cheers, Rob
Yes probably not one for novices. I do try my best when working through a project to explain each stage as well as I can. But sometimes there are things I fail to mention when it’s too late ! Thanks for tuning in and all the best, Rob
Hi there great video very helpful as I have same issue with my caravan. Can you remember where you got the electrical connectors for the element cable. Many thanks
Hi Ben, I ended up contacting BCA group who produce wiring harnesses for Bailey. They don’t use those connectors anymore but they did send me the crimp terminals which seem to be standard across a number of connectors. That’s why I salvaged the plastic plug housing. At 20 min 30 sec in the video I show the actual connector spec made by JST. Not sure if their website is jst.co.uk Hope this helps and best regards, Rob 👍
Nice and detailed job Rob but please include on any future jobs that require electric work to mention to isolate mains before starting any work. I bet you knees hurt after video
Thanks very much Ray I will take your comment on board ✅. Luckily I was kneeling on the carpet but not as comfy as a kneeling mat. I was too absorbed in my work to remember to use it. Kind Regards, Rob
Hi mate great vido very , very helpful have to question , what web site you get from your heating element , and your mains connector whats the part number or model name , Regards
Hi Pabllo, My heating element is a 1300w (with two cables) part number 70020 - 00273. I ordered it through my local caravan dealer but there are lots of results when searching the internet. As for the connectors I ended up contacting BCA group who produce wiring harnesses for Bailey. They don’t use those connectors anymore but they did send me the crimp terminals which seem to be standard across a number of connectors. That’s why I salvaged the plastic plug housing. At 20 min 30 sec in the video I show the actual connector spec made by JST. Not sure if their website is jst.co.uk Hope this helps and best regards, Rob 👍
Hello Kev, the new water heater seems to heat the water at a slightly higher temp than the original one. A bonus when using the shower. Many thanks for your compliment 👍. Wishing you a Happy New Year, best regards, Rob
Nice job Rob saved yourself some money there. I’ve never seen the pipe removal tools before, always used the MK1 finger which can be awkward at times. Have you got details for them?
Hi Colin, It was time consuming but worth it. I wonder too how much it would have cost having an approved workshop do the work. The pipe removal tool is for Hep2O push fit plumbing. I purchased mine from a local plumbers merchant who stocks this brand. I have this tool because I fitted Hep2O throughout the house. Thanks for watching and all the best, Rob
Hi Rob. Thanks for your videos, they're very interesting. I'm pretty new to caravanning, i have a Bailey Senator 6 Wyoming. I have a ballcock thing for my Aquaroll so I don't have to keep filling the barrel. I just noticed that your water supply seems to plug straight into the side of the caravan, no Aquaroll? Is this a caravan specific thing? How does the water get pumped in?
Hi Derek, Welcome to the wonderful world of caravanning and thank you for your compliment. I have the Whale Watermaster Mains Water Hook-up kit. It used to be called Aquasource. The water flows in under mains pressure however, the plug has a built in pressure reducer so it’s safe to use. The website is whale.navico.com If you have a Truma water socket then Truma do their own direct water hook-up called Ultraflow Waterline. This has an inline pressure reducer. Website is truma.com We have an onboard water pump which we have used twice in 11 years when the water pressure was very low, for showering. Hope this helps, take care, Rob 👍
@@robswiseways5697 That's great. Thanks for such a thoughtful reply. I'll have a look at those. I have a Truma water socket 👍 Edit: Well I thought I had a Truma socket but looking at the fitments I'm pretty sure it's a Whale socket 🙂
@@derekbrooks6854 I should have mentioned Derek, I have a video on water connections, it’s titled ‘Caravan Fully Serviced Pitches - Part 2 of 4 - Fresh Water Connection’ . It’s a bit robotic, one of my very early videos 😂 but the facts are there. It’s had 57 K views !
@@robswiseways5697 Thanks Rob, very helpful. Ordered one from ebay 👍 PS I've subscribed to your channel as well. There's a lot of helpful stuff for noobs like myself.
Hi Rob, can I ask, did your faulty element cause the caravan to trip out,currently on site and when I turned my water heater on it tripped at the bollard.
Thanks very much for the information. I am a metric person but it’s still handy to know the old measurements👍. Thanks for tuning in and all the best, Rob
Hello Gerry and thanks for watching. Interesting comment. Not being an electronics engineer I didn’t realise thermal paste was required. Doing an internet search thermal paste is mentioned quite a lot when it comes to computers. Thank you for the tip, I’ll have to look into this. Cheers 👍Rob
Brilliant info and video, having trouble with my truma boiler on mains supply and this really was what i was looking for. 😊
Pleased to hear my video is of help to you Gregory and thanks for your compliment. Hope you manage to get your boiler working again 👍. Cheers Rob
A massive hats off to you Rob! That looked a bit fiddly and required a large degree of patience. Had I attempted that job, I think I would have ended up needing a new caravan. Well done 👍 ATB Dave & Helen
Thanks very much Dave & Helen, When filming something like this you never know how it will pan out, but step by step I got through it 😃. Yes it was fiddly and the most awkward part was the side cover. The Bailey will be 10 years old soon so wonder what will go wrong next ! 🤔 Cheers for watching, Rob
Great job Rob - looked fiddly but doable.
Love your attention to detail and always doing things the “right” way and not the “bodge “ way. Not many would attempt re crimping the multi plugs - preferring the choc blok approach.
As a retired techie myself I appreciate your skills and fault finding thought process .
Keep up the tech vlogs as well as travel ( don’t mean I want stuff to keep breaking lol!).
We are at Naburn Locks York atm and moving on Wednesday up to Serenity near Whitby which we booked ages ago following your excellent vlog.
Will keep you posted
Kind Regards
Howard 👍🏻
Comment much appreciated and extremely kind of you Howard 👍. I like to do that bit extra where planning and research is involved and always enjoy the challenge these projects bring. Had a look at Naburn Locks website and it looks our kind of site, so one to go on our list. Hope you enjoy Serenity and get to visit Runswick Bay and Staithes. Best Regards, Rob
Hi Rob, Thanks for sharing this really handy video. I thought this kind of repair would have been difficult but you now shown me how simple it could be. Thanks Phil👍
Hi Phil, We’re on site now and It’s lovely to have electric heated water back on tap 🚿. The most difficult part was taking the cover off. It seems to be made of dense cardboard, otherwise pretty straight forward. Thanks for tuning in and all the best, Rob
Great video and all the details.
I asked to the technician to replace mine. He asked £200
Thanks for the useful posts
I paid £180 for the part. This is for the 1300w element with two heat settings. They also do a 850w element which is cheaper but only has one heat setting. Thank you for watching Henry. All the best, Rob
Nice one Rob 👍 takes me back to replacing household emersion heaters which were sometimes a devil to get out lol .. All the best Glyn
Funny you should say that Glyn, emersion heaters went through my mind too. Changing the element was easier than I thought and I’m pleased with the end result. Thanks for tuning in 👍. Cheers Rob
Very informative Vlog Rob, thanks again for doing these..👏👍
Many thanks Howard. Fiddly as it was I actually enjoyed doing it and thought it was a good one to share. Best regards Rob
Great video and very professional looking repair job.
Much appreciated Andrew. I could have made life easier by cutting the side panel and factory wiring plugs off but that’s not my style. Thank you for watching and commenting. Cheers, Rob
Good video on how to do a repair job properly.
Many thanks to you and a thumbs up for your support 👍. Cheers Rob
Clever work and I like these vlogs as it can help know how to approach things ( not for novices though)…🤓🤓
Yes probably not one for novices. I do try my best when working through a project to explain each stage as well as I can. But sometimes there are things I fail to mention when it’s too late ! Thanks for tuning in and all the best, Rob
Hi there great video very helpful as I have same issue with my caravan. Can you remember where you got the electrical connectors for the element cable.
Many thanks
Hi Ben, I ended up contacting BCA group who produce wiring harnesses for Bailey. They don’t use those connectors anymore but they did send me the crimp terminals which seem to be standard across a number of connectors. That’s why I salvaged the plastic plug housing. At 20 min 30 sec in the video I show the actual connector spec made by JST. Not sure if their website is jst.co.uk Hope this helps and best regards, Rob 👍
Nice and detailed job Rob but please include on any future jobs that require electric work to mention to isolate mains before starting any work.
I bet you knees hurt after video
Thanks very much Ray I will take your comment on board ✅. Luckily I was kneeling on the carpet but not as comfy as a kneeling mat. I was too absorbed in my work to remember to use it. Kind Regards, Rob
Hi mate great vido very , very helpful have to question , what web site you get from your heating element , and your mains connector whats the part number or model name ,
Regards
Hi Pabllo, My heating element is a 1300w (with two cables) part number 70020 - 00273. I ordered it through my local caravan dealer but there are lots of results when searching the internet. As for the connectors I ended up contacting BCA group who produce wiring harnesses for Bailey. They don’t use those connectors anymore but they did send me the crimp terminals which seem to be standard across a number of connectors. That’s why I salvaged the plastic plug housing. At 20 min 30 sec in the video I show the actual connector spec made by JST. Not sure if their website is jst.co.uk Hope this helps and best regards, Rob 👍
@@robswiseways5697 amazing thanks for your help all the best Sir
Great tutorial 😊
Thanks very much Graham 👍. We’re on site now and the water heater is being put through its paces 😀 . All the best, Rob
Very clearly explained
Comment very much appreciated Dean. Thank you for dropping by 👍 All the best, Rob
Superb video 👍
Hello Kev, the new water heater seems to heat the water at a slightly higher temp than the original one. A bonus when using the shower. Many thanks for your compliment 👍. Wishing you a Happy New Year, best regards, Rob
Nice job Rob saved yourself some money there. I’ve never seen the pipe removal tools before, always used the MK1 finger which can be awkward at times. Have you got details for them?
Hi Colin, It was time consuming but worth it. I wonder too how much it would have cost having an approved workshop do the work. The pipe removal tool is for Hep2O push fit plumbing. I purchased mine from a local plumbers merchant who stocks this brand. I have this tool because I fitted Hep2O throughout the house. Thanks for watching and all the best, Rob
Hi Rob. Thanks for your videos, they're very interesting.
I'm pretty new to caravanning, i have a Bailey Senator 6 Wyoming. I have a ballcock thing for my Aquaroll so I don't have to keep filling the barrel. I just noticed that your water supply seems to plug straight into the side of the caravan, no Aquaroll? Is this a caravan specific thing? How does the water get pumped in?
Hi Derek, Welcome to the wonderful world of caravanning and thank you for your compliment. I have the Whale Watermaster Mains Water Hook-up kit. It used to be called Aquasource. The water flows in under mains pressure however, the plug has a built in pressure reducer so it’s safe to use. The website is whale.navico.com
If you have a Truma water socket then Truma do their own direct water hook-up called Ultraflow Waterline. This has an inline pressure reducer. Website is truma.com
We have an onboard water pump which we have used twice in 11 years when the water pressure was very low, for showering.
Hope this helps, take care, Rob 👍
@@robswiseways5697 That's great. Thanks for such a thoughtful reply. I'll have a look at those. I have a Truma water socket 👍
Edit: Well I thought I had a Truma socket but looking at the fitments I'm pretty sure it's a Whale socket 🙂
@@derekbrooks6854 I should have mentioned Derek, I have a video on water connections, it’s titled ‘Caravan Fully Serviced Pitches - Part 2 of 4 - Fresh Water Connection’ . It’s a bit robotic, one of my very early videos 😂 but the facts are there. It’s had 57 K views !
@@robswiseways5697 Thanks Rob, very helpful. Ordered one from ebay 👍 PS I've subscribed to your channel as well. There's a lot of helpful stuff for noobs like myself.
@@derekbrooks6854 Thank you for your sub Derek 👍. Hope the element change goes well 👍. Cheers Rob
Very good briefing
Thank you very much Simon 👍. It was a bit challenging but I got there in the end. Best regards, Rob 😀
Hi Rob, can I ask, did your faulty element cause the caravan to trip out,currently on site and when I turned my water heater on it tripped at the bollard.
Hi Mark, Nothing tripped. Our water was only getting warm and sometimes not at all. I phoned Truma who confirmed it was the element. Cheers, Rob
Cheers Rob, thought it might be the element that is causing the problem, have to get it looked at when we get home, all the best mate 👍
@@markbushell9400 if it’s tripping it’s most likely a element
@@thomasowen1720 hi mate, I got it checked at dealer's, it was a loose wire that was sparking, re tightened it and alright since.
Where did you get the new element from ?
Hello Joe, I ordered it through my local caravan dealer but they can easily be found online. Cheers Rob 👍
Thanks for that now at least I know I don't have to touch the gas side
Please to have been a help to you Jeff 👍. Cheers, Rob
If using imperial sockets, the 5.5mm is 7/32", 7mm is 9/32"
Thanks very much for the information. I am a metric person but it’s still handy to know the old measurements👍. Thanks for tuning in and all the best, Rob
NO thermal paste used on thermostat. It drys out. That's why they burn out.
Hello Gerry and thanks for watching. Interesting comment. Not being an electronics engineer I didn’t realise thermal paste was required. Doing an internet search thermal paste is mentioned quite a lot when it comes to computers. Thank you for the tip, I’ll have to look into this. Cheers 👍Rob