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How to clean a Carver 4000A Fanmaster and replace the switch controls

HEATING IN CARAVANS has progressed hugely since the days of gas fires lit by matches. Tourers now have various systems, with externally flued gas and the option of being operated electrically, too.

In 1995, I remember thinking it was the ‘bee’s knees’ when our new van came with the gas and electric Carver Fanmaster. Posh or what?

The Carver 4000A Fanmaster that we are looking at here is a development of the original. Many are still in use, offering reliable and efficient service.

We can’t stress highly enough the importance of having your van serviced every

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