Jayco Expanda Pop Top Questions & Answers

Are you running 15amp or 10amp judt a thought

I have the open twin tanks without the covers . I’d bin it personally .

Cheers for your feedback Dan

I would just bin it. We had one on our 2018 and it was more trouble that what it’s worth. Ours went to the tip

Cheers

Stu

I mean does hot water system heat up my mains water without using tank water or do I have to fill up the tanks to get hot water

Either is fine. Hot water works either way

Hi Sam,
I have a tap on the draw bar of mine and it runs from mains. Was it installed from new ? Or previous owner set it up ? You might need to trace the line back to see where it goes to. It possibly could be connected to your water tank under your jayco. Have you filled the tank and tried to turn the tap on ?
Cheers
Dan

It is probably just typical unreliability, pretty sure it should just come out when you turn it on

Thanks guys after turning tap on and waiting a couple of minutes it worked think I was a little inpatient

The jayco box is a charger and 12v supply . Connect your battery to the pos and neg terminals at the back of the box and you will have charge and 12v supply.
An isolator switch of the pos batt terminal will be required so that you can have 240 running without overcharging the batt.
Hope this helps.

Hello Larry, thanks for your reply. Does fitting an isolator switch mean every time 240v is running I should turn the isolator switch off? I thought the Jayco charger which I believe charges at around 10amps would have reduced it's charging rate when the battery is fully charged, I also thought it would be necessary when running on 240 to leave the isolator switch on so the battery can actually receive a charge, isn't this how the battery will be charged anyway?

No it does nor.

Hi Pete, you'll have to check your towing capacity of yr car also not an off-roader I imagine, they sit higher

Thank you DB

No, it will work on 12v if you have a internal shower fitted. some expanda's only come with a hand pump so for the tap to work you have to be connected to mains but if it has a internal shower fitted they come with 12v pumps.
and yes, my fitting is always loose. just dont turn the mains pressure on too high

No, it will work on 12v if you have a internal shower fitted. some expanda's only come with a hand pump so for the tap to work you have to be connected to mains but if it has a internal shower fitted they come with 12v pumps.
and yes, my fitting is always loose. just dont turn the mains pressure on too high

No, it will work on 12v if you have a internal shower fitted. some expanda's only come with a hand pump so for the tap to work you have to be connected to mains but if it has a internal shower fitted they come with 12v pumps.
and yes, my fitting is always loose. just dont turn the mains pressure on too high

Only the 12 volt outlets can work from the battery. If you have 240 volt appliance you well need either a generator or an inverter for off the grid camping. I have all 12 volt TV etc.

Yes. You should have a plank n foot on which to put the supplied matching cushion. . I can give you the exact dimention of you wooden base . You need a support in the midle. Can use a piece of wood if needbe.

It is standard inclusions

I'll answer my own!!! Sorted it out... the tank was empty. I assumed it was hooked up to the water tanks but realise now this is not the case. The funnel shoot appears to be full all the time which was throwing me as it looked full.

Hi Kerry sounds the same problems we have ours is two years old and still having problems with doors coming loose and those stupid lock buttons that stick in half way also leaking problems. the only advise I can give you is to find a handy man that can sort these problems out because Jayco brakeo won't be much help as I have found out.
Would not recommend this product to any one

I suspected as much, this is our first van and we jumped in too quick I think. Going to keep at them a bit more to see what they will do. It would make sense to me if you are getting complaints and wasting service dept time they would change their cabinet fittings, especially if over a few years. Very disappointed. Thank you for your reply and have a good day.

Don't buy a Jayco they make the caravan to suit their pocket not yours hence cheap and nasty mattresses and many other items like doors falling off water leaks and the list goes on and on

Hi Kerby's
Yeah I totally hear where your coming from. We just spent 3 nights away. The by product being sore backs (both my wife and I).
We are also looking at the idea of a mattress topper. The mattresses look like they are made well but I guess they are catering for heavier people. It's hard to cater for all.
If we find s suitable topper I'll let you know.
Regards
Cam

Hi Cam, Between my husband and I we only weigh 150kgs if that. We bought the most expensive and fluffy mattress protector /topper for $300+ from pillowtalk. Even without laying on the mattress you can literally press it down with your hand.
We had the expanda 17ft poptop 2014 bought new prior to upgrading and the mattress was double the thickness of this one.
Regards Kerby's