Windrush 12.2 1990 Hot Water

[andyb]

Hi there, I recently bought a 1990 Windrush 12.2 and it's a great wee caravan but I can't figure out how to get the hot water working.
There's gas, enough water in the water butt and the pump is drawing water through the system but the hot water taps and the shower still run cold. Is there a switch that I should be flipping to activate the heater? I can't see anything -and the heater itself is covered by an insulating Styrofoam box labelled 'do not remove'.

Any help towards fixing this would be greatly appreciated as I would love to have it fixed by the weekend.
Andy

[andyb]

It seemed to be the sequence of turning the system on. I had flipped the thermostat on before remembering to turn the gas on at the safety valve. Doing it the other way around caused it to splutter to life.

[nick]

Hi Andy,

I've a Windrush 13/2 and had a similar problem after buying it.  Advice received was to connect the gas, make sure all the isolation valves are open and then purge the system of air by opening one of the hob burners (with a lit match next to it) until the burner lights. 

It worked for me and I do it every time the gas bottles have been disconnected for any length of time. 

Regards

Nick