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Hi all,
So a proud owner for about 1,5 month of a T6.1 California Ocean.
Being used in all kinds of conditions, I encounter some handling issues, probably user error.
Uses
° Holidaying on campsites (right now!)
° Holidaying trekking-wildcamping (future)
° Working - laptop work
Question I have. Right now it's soaking wet, non-stop, for at least 72hrs to come.
I'm on a campsite but had to go on a drive.
So what to do: taking in everything very wet is wat I did. The awning and the roof tent.
Arriving back on campsite, still raining (70hrs to come).
I haven't popped the roof yet. It must still be very wet in there.
The awning I opened only slightly.
Is it better to leave the poptop closed? Or open again in (at times heavy) rain?
When the roof was open, in heavy rain, there was water coming in the trunk, from above the window frame. The multiflex board was up, when down it would have dripped on that.
With the ventilation thing installed on the trunk lid, there was only slightly more water coming in.
After reading as much as possible about this heating/ventilating function in the T6.1, it is always a surprise!
The air heater is working very fine. Allthough it's not that cold, I use it and it works very good.
As it is raining, and the roof is down, things become condensated pretty quickly.
I tried to put it in Ventilate mode, succeeded only the 2nd time (or user error)
I set all settings with ignition on, and started 'Heat immediately'. Ventilation started, turned ignition off, ventilation keeps running. Ventilation direction and speed are selectable, however no rear ventilation. Condensation was going pretty quickly. Kept it running until I was getting cold.
Surprise was big, when I turned off 'Heat Immediately', waited for ventilation to stop, and turned on 'Heat continuously' without hitting ignition. The air heater kicked in. So now I don't understand any of it, but it works somehow every time. Right now I can heat untill it gets too condensated, then ventilate.
In all terms, the T6.1 is a fantastic van!
So a proud owner for about 1,5 month of a T6.1 California Ocean.
Being used in all kinds of conditions, I encounter some handling issues, probably user error.
Uses
° Holidaying on campsites (right now!)
° Holidaying trekking-wildcamping (future)
° Working - laptop work
Question I have. Right now it's soaking wet, non-stop, for at least 72hrs to come.
I'm on a campsite but had to go on a drive.
So what to do: taking in everything very wet is wat I did. The awning and the roof tent.
Arriving back on campsite, still raining (70hrs to come).
I haven't popped the roof yet. It must still be very wet in there.
The awning I opened only slightly.
Is it better to leave the poptop closed? Or open again in (at times heavy) rain?
When the roof was open, in heavy rain, there was water coming in the trunk, from above the window frame. The multiflex board was up, when down it would have dripped on that.
With the ventilation thing installed on the trunk lid, there was only slightly more water coming in.
After reading as much as possible about this heating/ventilating function in the T6.1, it is always a surprise!
The air heater is working very fine. Allthough it's not that cold, I use it and it works very good.
As it is raining, and the roof is down, things become condensated pretty quickly.
I tried to put it in Ventilate mode, succeeded only the 2nd time (or user error)
I set all settings with ignition on, and started 'Heat immediately'. Ventilation started, turned ignition off, ventilation keeps running. Ventilation direction and speed are selectable, however no rear ventilation. Condensation was going pretty quickly. Kept it running until I was getting cold.
Surprise was big, when I turned off 'Heat Immediately', waited for ventilation to stop, and turned on 'Heat continuously' without hitting ignition. The air heater kicked in. So now I don't understand any of it, but it works somehow every time. Right now I can heat untill it gets too condensated, then ventilate.
In all terms, the T6.1 is a fantastic van!