My neighbour at the (freezing) Lakeside CP at Halls Gap has a new Billabong Grove 16 caravan & is wondering how to fill his tanks. They said there was no manual with the van, not even a video like Jayco give (they had a Jayco before).
The caps are lockable, black & approx. 100mm across. They have one locked & one unlocked - the latter just spins around whether pushed in or not.
Can anyone assist in getting it-them open?
Cheers
Farmhat said
12:35 AM Jul 22, 2018
Hi guys.
With Billabongs, when the cap is locked they spin around. After unlocking with the key they unscrew instead of just spinning around.
Joe
SouthernComfort said
08:57 AM Jul 22, 2018
We have a Grove 16 and can confirm what Farmhat says, if it's spinning, it's locked.
SouthernComfort said
10:20 AM Jul 22, 2018
Just a quick after thought that might be helpful for your neighbour if you'd like to pass it on; For any other general or tech advice on their new Billabong, I've found the 'Friends of Billabong Caravans' Facebook site is excellent, subscribed by around 600 Billabong owners and even the company's tech people will respond to queries on the there. I've also found the head office/factory extremely helpful with any queries (although probably not on Sundays!)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/767290313377424/
Warren-Pat_01 said
10:05 PM Jul 22, 2018
Hello Joe, Tony
Unfortunately I was a bit late with my query - they left this morning. Work, the farm was calling.
We did some locking/unlocking without any success of opening the caps. I & they were reluctant to put too much pressure with a tool eg multigrips on the cap in case something broke - if they were unlocked, they definitely didn't want to budge!
The people said they'd go back to the dealer who sold the van (it was out on its maiden "voyage"). They said other than a quick walk-around showing them "this & that", there were no instructions! At least Jayco gives a DVD on rolling out the awning!
Thanks for your replies - I did tell them about this forum.
Farmhat said
12:12 AM Jul 23, 2018
That type of cap, although they unlock easily, if left for a while, and with dust etc can take a bit of muscle to move them (to crack the seal), but I would not worry that you would break one.
Joe
SouthernComfort said
08:41 AM Jul 23, 2018
There's certainly a lot to take in at hand-over and I remember ours taking about 1.5 hrs with the main Melbourne dealer. It was very thorough and I took heaps of notes and photos which have proved invaluable. Not sure why so many 'van manufacturers don't/won't produce a manual, at least covering the basics applicable to all their models. We did get a swag of material on all the appliances though. The upside with Billabong is a very accommodating after sale service.
Hello peoples,
My neighbour at the (freezing) Lakeside CP at Halls Gap has a new Billabong Grove 16 caravan & is wondering how to fill his tanks. They said there was no manual with the van, not even a video like Jayco give (they had a Jayco before).
The caps are lockable, black & approx. 100mm across. They have one locked & one unlocked - the latter just spins around whether pushed in or not.
Can anyone assist in getting it-them open?
Cheers
Hi guys.
With Billabongs, when the cap is locked they spin around. After unlocking with the key they unscrew instead of just spinning around.
Joe
Just a quick after thought that might be helpful for your neighbour if you'd like to pass it on; For any other general or tech advice on their new Billabong, I've found the 'Friends of Billabong Caravans' Facebook site is excellent, subscribed by around 600 Billabong owners and even the company's tech people will respond to queries on the there. I've also found the head office/factory extremely helpful with any queries (although probably not on Sundays!)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/767290313377424/
Unfortunately I was a bit late with my query - they left this morning. Work, the farm was calling.
We did some locking/unlocking without any success of opening the caps. I & they were reluctant to put too much pressure with a tool eg multigrips on the cap in case something broke - if they were unlocked, they definitely didn't want to budge!
The people said they'd go back to the dealer who sold the van (it was out on its maiden "voyage"). They said other than a quick walk-around showing them "this & that", there were no instructions! At least Jayco gives a DVD on rolling out the awning!
Thanks for your replies - I did tell them about this forum.
That type of cap, although they unlock easily, if left for a while, and with dust etc can take a bit of muscle to move them (to crack the seal), but I would not worry that you would break one.
Joe