Caravan and Motorhome OEM handbooks
 
Kontiki

These handbooks and other items cover some of the fitted equipment found in caravans and motorhomes manufactured by the Swift Group from the 1990's to the present day. The list is not exhaustive but will slowly be expanded as time and resources become available.

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Abbey GTS

  Alde  
Alde AB was founded in Sweden in 1949 and today manufactures hydronic (wet) central heating systems for top end caravan and motorhomes, In 1997 Alde 1997 was purchased by German company, Truma GmbH. Alde took over Primus in 2001.
 
      3000 boiler operating instructions (produced 1993 - 2006) (686kb)
      3010 boiler operating instructions (produced 2007 on) (3.9mb)
      TP5000 control panel instructions
      Note: Swift fitted the Primus Aquaflex AQWE6 wet heating system to some models built before 2002 - see Primus below.  

  Carver  

Carver sold its leisure products to Truma in 2000 and no longer manufactures products for the caravan industry.

      Cascade 2 water heater (583kb)
      Cascade 2 Rapide water heater (2.5Mb)
      Cascade gas heating - fault finding chart (99kb)
      Cascade electric heating - fault finding chart (87kb)
      Fanmaster operating instructions (161kb)
      2000 fire - exploded diagram (280kb)
      4000 fire - exploded diagram (264kb)
      4000 Fanmaster - gas fault chart (107kb)
       

 

Dometic /
Electrolux

 
Dometic acquired the leisure products division of Electrolux in 2002. Since then they have grown dramatically through acquisitions. Their portfolio now includes fridges, air conditioning units, sanitation products, Seitz/Heilki window systems, Smev cookers and all Waeco products.
 
      RM4270 & RM4271 fridge manual (268kb)
      RM6270-6401 fridge manual (687kb)
      RM7270L, 7290L, 7400L fridge manual (855kb)
       

 

Flojet

 
Flojet water pumps can be found in Swift Group caravans and motorhomes built since 2008. They are generally reliable if a little noisy. It is sometimes necessary to adjust the pressure switch.
      3426/3526/3626 specifications and instructions (1.3Mb)
       

 

Nord-
elettronica

  Nord-elettronica are an Italian company who supplied Swift with chargers and distribution panels via their UK agent Caravan & Leisure Technology (Delta Components). Following reliability problems only alarm systems are now supplied.  
      NE143-MH battery charger (38kb)
      NE143- RM power module incorporating the above charger - schematic (31kb)
      NE143- RM power module incorporating the above charger - connections (41kb)
      NE 209 Alarm (61kb)
       

  Plug in Systems  
Plug in Systems supplied Swift with electrical panels and alarm systems up to about 2002 when they were taken over by Bonus Electrical and Swift switched to Sargent.
      IDM1C Alarm system (32kb)

  Primus  
Primus wet heating sustems were fitted to some Bessacarr caravans and some export Kontiki motorhomes until 2001 when Primus was acquired by Alde.
 
      Aquaflex AQWE6 (272kb)
       

 

Sargent

  Formed in 1991Sargent supplies complete electrical systems for caravans and motor homes
      AS 210 remote control alarm system (109kb)
      AS 250 remote control alarm system (86kb)
      PSU 2005 power system (306kb)
      PSU 2006 power system (90kb)
       

  Thetford  
From a solid reputation based on sanitary products Theford moved into refrigeration in 2002 with the acquisition of the USA company, Norcold. Since then Thetford has also acquired Spinflo who make hobs and ovens.
 
      C2 / C3 / C4 cassette bench toilets (326kb)
      C200 series swivel bowl toillets (283kb)
      C250 series swivel bowl toillets (1.8Mb)
      C400 series cassette bench toilets (4.2Mb)
      Cassette auto vent maintenance instructions (144kb)
      Fridge manual 2007 (3.1Mb)
    Fridge spares 2002 - 2005 (3.3Mb)
    Fridge spares Deluxe and Premium LCD (6.8Mb)
      Troubleshooting non LCD fridges (796kb)
       

  Truma  
Founded by post-war pioneer Philipp Kreis in October 1949, Truma has transformed from a gas lamp assembly company into Europe’s leading manufacturer in the field of liquid gas heaters for leisure vehicles and boats.
      Leisure products catalogue 1999 (519kb)
      Leisure products catalogue 2002 (1.7Mb)
      Ultrastore water heater 2002 (355kb)
      Ultrastore water heater - exploded diagram (91kb)
      Ultrastore water heater parts list (105kb)
      Ultrastore rapid water heater 2004 (473kb)
    Ultrastore rapid XL water heater (747kb)
    Trumatic S 3002 P / S 3002 / S 5002 space heaters - gas operation (2.8Mb)
      Trumatic Ultraheat Electric heater addition for the above (1.2Mb)
      Trumatic S 3000 space heater expanded drawing (200kb)
       

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