Onroute Caravan Care Dorset

07/09/2026

30/08/2026

💧 Damp checking matters!

A proper damp check isn’t just about running a meter over the walls.

We use a pinned damp meter to get accurate readings, but take care to position the pins where they won’t leave visible marks, such as behind the window rubber as shown here.

Finding damp early can help prevent much more costly repairs further down the line.

28/08/2026

Full Alde fluid replacement done yesterday with Alde approved antifreeze. Alde recommend the fluid should be changed every 5 years if it’s pink.

We flush the system through with pure water before pumping new fluid trough then we spend around 20 minutes circulating the system with 2 pumps to ensure there are no air locks

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NCC Approved Mobile Workshop
Onroutecaravancare.com

27/08/2026

A damp repair re completed on site recently. Scroll to see the extent of the damage. This was cause by a failed seal on the window hinge rail.

OnRoute Caravan Care
NCC approved workshop
01202 985123

26/08/2026

Brake shoes found damaged on a service recently. We replaced these with genuine parts

22/05/2026

A big day of jobs.
- A corner steady that wasn’t winding down. Fortunately we were able to remove it from the van to replace the spindle nut.
- Returning to a customer that had a faulty motor mover remote. We supplied a remote form an and r.
- Call-out to a fridge that wasn’t igniting. We found the battery had leaked in the ignition. We cleaned the contacts and replaced the battery. We also did a couple of other small jobs for customer
- call-out to another fridge that wasn’t igniting. We found some debris in the burner making the igniter not arcing properly. We have recommended a new burner and a proper clean out.
- call-out to a step that only went down but not up. We identified the relay switch box was faulty. We are going to send this off for repair to save some costs.

18/05/2026

To start the week a Alde antifreeze flush and refill. We use pure water to flush the system before filling and bleeding with new 5 year Alde approved antifreeze

18/05/2026

An interesting emergency call out over the weekend.

Customer stated they had no power to the sockets but did have the mains icon on the Alde heating system. Having heard they had tried another lead and their socket at home with the same results we looked straight in the consumer unit.

We found the busbar was not seated inside the clamps for MCB 1 and 3.

Apparently a technician had replaced the middle MCB due to a failure.

All sorted within 30 minutes with the customer now able to enjoy the rest of their holiday.

02/05/2026

On a annual service of a abbey freestyle we found one side of the brake shoes to be de-laminated. This was likely due to the handbrake being left on during winter storage.

Fortunately we carry spares so we were able to replace them with no labour charge to the customer

28/03/2026

It’s not often I go to sites I’ve not been before. This one had some very cute residents 🐐 Riverside Lakes Campsite