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    CHAMBER OF SECRETS

    Jul 21, 2022 4 minutes

    Let me enlighten you– I was recently invited to watch a motorhome being put through its paces in such a test, in the climate chamber at Truma’s UK headquarters in Derby.

    The NCC-approved Grade 3 test essentially involves taking the temperature in the chamber down to -15°C, driving in a motorhome, and then testing to see that it can reach an internal temperature of +20°C within four hours with the heating on. There is also a test to make sure that the water system is functioning fully.

    There are other tests that the climate chamber can undertake, but, according to Mark Tricker, Truma’s technical and operations manager,

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