HEATING SYSTEMS
Boiler and flue maintenance
Nigel Hutson looks at an important piece of maintenance for Alde boilers
CARAVAN GENIUS
IN A RECENT conversation that I had with Alde, mention was made of the “air cushion”. Now, I hold up my hands and make two admissions here. First, I’d never heard of the air cushion before, and second, I must admit that I rarely look at handbooks unless I need something! There, I’ve said it.
The conversation with Alde proceeded along the lines of “Although it’s highly unlikely, there is a possibility of damage being caused to the boiler which then becomes an expensive repair.”
I emphasise that it is highly unlikely damage will be caused, but just one such repair is one too many when the prevention is so simple.
I then started doing some digging (and that included looking at the Alde operating manual!) to find out more about the air cushion.
Boiler operations
That digging also included investigating both Truma and Whale systems. I could see no mention of any air cushion in their operating instructions.