Only half the van has lights?

[Stephen & Karen Bellinger]

We have a 750 2001 motorhome and are away for our Easter break in O in Oxfordshire. All was fine on our first night..well except for an issue with the toilet..but will talk about that at another time..but tonight only half of the vans..the rear half..has lights. We think a fuse must have blown but cannot identify where the fuse box is located. The control panel above the entrance door has what appears to be 3 x 10amp and 1 x 15 amp but we cannot access them. Can anybody help

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[Stephen & Karen Bellinger]

Hi Tony

Tks for the advice to truth switch by the door. Tried itbutgot no responce.just another fault to our growing list on our first trip out.gladly it’s not getting us down Yet.

Steve &Karen

[Stephen & Karen Bellinger]

Thank you so much for all the help so far..I have alot of work to do. We arn’ t letting it spoil our break ..or our first trip away in our van 😊

[David Lawson]

Hello Stephen,

I have copied here for the benefit of others, the content of an email I sent to you earlier.

You are in the right area, those are thermal magnetic miniature circuit breakers on the control panel. They are not not fuse holders.

It is possible that one of them has tripped because of an overload condition as would happen in a domestic situation.

Have a look at the toggles in the centre of each circuit breaker to see if any one of them, especially one with a lighting symbol (a circle with a cross through it) looks different. If so have a go at resetting the toggle so that it resembles the others.

These thermal magnetic miniature circuit breakers have been known to go faulty for no reason. If you suspect this is the case please get back to me and I can direct you to a supplier where the cost will be 90% cheaper than Hobby. They are a simple push-fit into the front of the control panel. It is also possible that a wire has come off its connector somewhere.

Having since spoken to you on the phone, I would suspect the problem with your Thetford toilet is that the pump is jammed. This would be confirmed by your diagnosis whereby a new fuse inserted after removing the cassette, blows again as soon as the flush button is pressed. This can be as a result of using pink flushing fluid, which if left in the system undisturbed too long, can go all thick and congealed, resulting in the pump impeller seizing. As I recall, the pump is accessible in your van by removing the toilet roll holder.

[Tony & Gilly Holt]

Hi Stephen and Karen ……is it not that youve knocked the switch half way up the left hand side inside the entrance door ?

Regards Tony

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