Hello to all once again.. well second weekend away in FREEDOM and still finding things out as mo manuals...you all have helped me with gas taps etc so here goes...have fiat Ducato yr2000...Will include pikkies...need help with trying to get hot water also in one picture there's a black tap that's connected to the water tank under the seat ..what does that do...
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funflair
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I could guess that the black tap is a drain as it goes out through the floor, as far as hot water is concerned it looks like the switch for the Truma might be in the middle which will be off so either 50 or 70 should/might work.
Black tap is water tank drain.
For hot water the rocker switch needs to be to 50 for 50 degree water or 70 for 70 degree centigrade water.
For hot water the rocker switch needs to be to 50 for 50 degree water or 70 for 70 degree centigrade water.
We did try the switch for 50 red light came on OK.. but unfortunately still no hot water..so not sure what we did wrong...thank you also for confirming what we thought the bkack tap did...just wish the weather was going to be a bit better...probably would av gone away again this comng weekend....only 1/2 hr away from orchard park hubberts bridge..Frampton near Boston lincs...toilets /showers imacculate..£25a night dogs free..ehu and water/ Showers all free...very quiet no children allowed...bliss...lakes to walk round just the place to unwind....
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If you take a note of the model number Google should be able to find you a user manual for it.
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Do you have gas to the boiler? Check you have gas to the hobs first.
You probably need to fill the boiler with water first by simply turning on a hot tap, this may take a few minutes and a bit of sputtering and spitting until you get a steady flow, then you can try selecting hot water with your thermostat (50°/70°)
The boiler might need a bit of purging to get it to fire up, so you may have to select the temperature a couple of times to let it go through it's start-up procedure.
Your red light might just be indicating the gas hasn't got there yet (check to see if it's gas supply is physically turned on, you should have a bank of three or four gas taps [fridge, cooker, oven, etc] so check those first) and if that doesn't work, the red light may indicate some other fault ?
As mentioned earlier, try and find the boiler number and do a search for a manual.
The boiler might need a bit of purging to get it to fire up, so you may have to select the temperature a couple of times to let it go through it's start-up procedure.
Your red light might just be indicating the gas hasn't got there yet (check to see if it's gas supply is physically turned on, you should have a bank of three or four gas taps [fridge, cooker, oven, etc] so check those first) and if that doesn't work, the red light may indicate some other fault ?
As mentioned earlier, try and find the boiler number and do a search for a manual.
BEFORE turning on the hot water:
Make sure you have gas, (Does the hob light ?)
Make sure you have at least a 50% full main cold water tank, (50 litres)
You MUST fill the hot water tank first.
(Like kettle, you don't want to put it on empty!)
To fill the hot water tank:
Turn on both the hot taps in the basins.
Initially air will come out.
Then after a minute or two of air and then spluttering, you should get (cold) water coming out of both taps.
Now switch on the hot water to '50'c
It may take an hour before you get warm water.
The hot water tank is probably about 20-25 liters, which is enough for a shower.
The black tap is the hot water tank drain.
There will be one somewhere else to drain down the main cold water tank.
Personally I drain down my system every time we return from a trip when we know we will not be using the van for at least 2 weeks.
You MUST drain down the tanks before the first frosts.
Otherwise ice can damage the very small heating elements in the boiler, the replacement cost will have a comma in it.
Make sure you have gas, (Does the hob light ?)
Make sure you have at least a 50% full main cold water tank, (50 litres)
You MUST fill the hot water tank first.
(Like kettle, you don't want to put it on empty!)
To fill the hot water tank:
Turn on both the hot taps in the basins.
Initially air will come out.
Then after a minute or two of air and then spluttering, you should get (cold) water coming out of both taps.
Now switch on the hot water to '50'c
It may take an hour before you get warm water.
The hot water tank is probably about 20-25 liters, which is enough for a shower.
The black tap is the hot water tank drain.
There will be one somewhere else to drain down the main cold water tank.
Personally I drain down my system every time we return from a trip when we know we will not be using the van for at least 2 weeks.
You MUST drain down the tanks before the first frosts.
Otherwise ice can damage the very small heating elements in the boiler, the replacement cost will have a comma in it.
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Before switching on the gas to the boiler, check you don’t have a flue cover on. Many times a red light is showing means gas flue restricted which could be the cover. Once removed; if you have one, follow all of the above. 
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