Coleman hot water

[bam424]

Checking all gear for camping trip and hot water system not working. Charge and change battery still not working. Ring coleman direct for service centre none in Aust. If system under 3 years old system is replaced with invoice. Mad search through filing cabinet found invoice now have a new system. Keep the invoices

[shano]

yeah we replaced ours also! thing was when we purchased ours bcf had a black out and was selling under torch light, went bck next day to get receipt and they said that they couldnt enter it into computer! manager said he would remember us! well when it needed replacing he had left the store! told them the story and they replaced it! hope they remember me next time! lol well hope there wont be a next time lol!

[MarkDiver]

Ah damn, I've only had good stories to tell of my Coleman Hot Water on demand unit -> you probably saw my other thread??
I hope I'm not as unfortunate as you guys! You were very lucky to have it replaced without receipts though LOL.
Any tips for prolonging life, battery life or anything else?? I guess just keep it outta the weather? Regular battery charge?

[bam424]

Markdiver>You can by new batteries from jaycar for $15. I think its like everything if you let it sit it stops like an outboard motor

[shano]

nah i have had this one for nearly 3 years now and no problems (touch wood)
just was a freak thing that went wrong! thay are well worth there money thats for sure!

[Roughasguts]

Thanks Ill be making sure I save my receipt, but Kmart is good with returns.

[rubba]

i had 3 replaced and they said that colmen had faulty thermasts but have solved the prob now

[Derek Bullock]

The reason they are willingly replacing them is because there was a model fault. You will most likely notice that the new one you have is a different model number.

I also heard that Super Cheap Autos bought all of those faulty models and had them re badged and were selling them cheap.

[skipalong]

cheap or expensive model

[somervillebm]

Hi Folks,

I have had the coleman hotwater system for 4 Years, its just starting to show some issues now. I use it via a spear pump so I suspect that water is a bit hard. As a male I took the thing apart to have a look and made sure that all the spades were connected and also cleaned the unit ( as per the maual) using lime/scale remover in a bucket to so many parts of water . It's now working better than ever....

Hints .. Buy another battery as a spare/backup

[Roughasguts]

The reason they are willingly replacing them is because there was a model fault. You will most likely notice that the new one you have is a different model number.

I also heard that Super Cheap Autos bought all of those faulty models and had them re badged and were selling them cheap.

If super cheap did buy a heap they weren't selling them cheap at BCF 2 weeks ago they were a hundred bucks dearer than what I paid at Kmart a week earlier.