Truma Combi 4 E Strip down & replace heating elements

[timwatson70]

Hi just replaced my elements ,having followed the picture guide on this site .I obtained my new elements from Thermo Technica in Newton Abbot ,£150 inc postage ,my heater is a combi 6e .

 

[Phill D]

Hi and welcome.... Worth becoming a member

 

[timwatson70]

Yes well worth it ,the dealer wanted £500 ..

 

[555 FRY]

great post ,realy well done , did you take any video of this , as i have the same problem many thanks

Fantastic post, thankyou so much! Think I’ll rely on the gas unless you do home visits.

 

[MrPer]

As these element seems impossible to get in Europe Nowadays, seems like Truma wants to sell a complete burner for about 800£ including elements..., I was think of replacing the elements with a non Truma branded element. Is there any one out there that has made a replacement and can measure the size of the elements? The most important is the diameter of the tube, but length and width would of course also help. My idea is to replace them with single ended element tubes, seems to be plenty of them to good prices. I have dismantled the Truma at least twice in the past... I regret I didn't measure them... but at that time it was other faults.

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[donkey]

Just did a Google search and found loads.

Geoff

 

[MrPer]

In UK there is plenty of suppliers, but not in Sweden/Germany. They want to sell complete burner as described. Visited a Truma retailer today and they wasn't much of help. First telling me that they never brake and the the price of the complete replacement for about 800£. Anyone out there with a element tube and caliper ?

 

[Jake Royd]

Great thread. Really informative.....
Now I know where the reset button is.....
Thanks

Is it the round red button, on the square connector, upper LH on the picture of the main PCB?
TIA

 

[MrPer]

Yes there is.

One of the heater elements is about 60 ohms, the other broken one is open circuit. Heater works but just with one element. Resistance measured on cables out from lower PCB, after releasing cables. It was a pain releasing the cabling without removing the heater but I didn't wanted to do a full surgery this time...

 

[Brianmor]

If you google electric elements and know the element dimensions and wattage you will probably get decent change from £100. Before retiring I used to get elements made up for all sorts of jobs both single and three phase.
Here's one I just found, but I don't know of their quality

www.elelco.co.uk

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[dunnah01]

In UK there is plenty of suppliers, but not in Sweden/Germany. They want to sell complete burner as described. Visited a Truma retailer today and they wasn't much of help. First telling me that they never brake and the the price of the complete replacement for about 800£. Anyone out there with a element tube and caliper ?

I changed mine insitu last year and I'm sure that I have the old ones collecting dust in a shed somewhere - I'll have a dig around tomorrow and get back to you with dims if I can find one. If you go for manufacturing then they usually want a minimum of 10 in an order but you will be able to sell the spare ones on here very quickly.

 

[dunnah01]

Unfortunately drawn a blank with finding the old elements. They must have been binned at some point.