Jerry:
There was one of those Trumatic 1800's in this westy that got crushed in
a local yard. I took it out and it's mostly okay, but the control panel
(with thermostat) is missing. does anyone know where i can get one, or,
what is inside it, so I could replicate one.  There are 10 wires in the
cable going to it.
Al Brase

Gerald Masar wrote:

>I have just put a photo of the Trumatic E 1800 gas heater on my website:
>    http://home.earthlink.net/~azsun99/jerryspage/
>This heater is installed in my recently purchased '88 Westy, the blue one.
>Fired it up the other day and it worked perfectly. I have not camped with it yet.
>
>Now, you can stop reading here, or go on for a few details about the installation, but
>as far as I know, these heaters are unavailable in North America. The company is
>German, but here is a link to their UK site:
>     http://www.trumauk.com/
>The PO removed the partition between this cabinet and the water tank, and the "brain"
>is mounted on the partition next to the tank. The controls and thermostat are mounted
>up on the wall below the window. The inside surface of the door had to be cut away
>slightly, because the unit vents through the floor and the hole is right up against
>the main frame member under the van.
>The PO never installed a second house battery, so the heater is set up to run off the
>main battery or an external rechargeable power-pack, hence the cable with the
>cigarette light plug you see in the photo. It uses 1 amp on high or .6 amp on low.
>
>If you are wondering about the lever in place of the knob on the table support arm, it
>is from some sort of machine tool, similar to what you find on a power saw. You pull
>it out to re-position it. Not sure why he did it, but it does provide more leverage.
>He also replaced the knob under the table.
>
>Yes, the white box is a CO monitor, and is wired in with the heater as well.
>
>I think the 1800 model has been discontinued, replaced by the 2400. Looks the same,
>just more heat output.
>You can go here to another UK site to see a price, but make sure you are sitting down:
>    http://www.calormarineshop.co.uk/acatalog/Trumatic.html
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>Jerry
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