What really goes on in a Habitation Check?

In this vlog, we take you behind the scenes whilst our Swift KonTiki 650 has its habitation check.
What really goes on?
What do they really check?
We show you how our experienced technician Matt puts our motorhome through its paces.
The habitation check and service are important to us to ensure we are looking after the maintenance of our van. We want to prolong the life of our van as much as possible and keep everything in tip top condition.
As we bought our motorhome from Oaktree Motorhomes in Nottingham back in December 2021, we have taken it back to them to be looked after as we know and trust their work and service. They are award winning after all!
Riki has booked in some time for the team to add a little extra touch to the motorhome whilst in the hands of the experts, because no - I do not trust him!!
We can't recommend Oaktree Motorhomes highly enough.
(This vlog is not sponsored by Oaktree Motorhomes! This is just our personal experience as customers.)
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[@GoodnightIrene]

Gordano services for Gas if you’re heading south. Good video 👍

[@TheHillsExplore]

Thank you! It’s always good to have local knowledge on LPG stations. The Find Me LPG app is good, but isn’t always up to date 😊

[@thecollieroos]

Just watched your vlog. We too bought our van from Oaktree. Great customer experience. What was the total cost for your service & hab check? Thanks and keep up with the great KZbin vlogs.👍👍👍

[@TheHillsExplore]

Thank you for your comment. It was £728 in total. Less than we spent on the car! Well worth the peace of mind and Riki loves a trip to see the Oaktree team 😊

[@ChrisandHeathervanlife]

Very surprised to see an invasive damp tester being used, I would only use one if the non invasive tester showed a reading that needed confirming. The FFD's are designed to cut off the gas if the flame goes out, to test simply light the appliance, turn it off and wait for the FFD to click. Has to be within 60 seconds.

[@wanderinwilds]

Hey lovelies great video really informative 😃 didn’t realise they checked things like your awning it was very thorough! Out of curiosity how much is a hab check at Oaktree ? Mark was a tad disappointed he wanted to see your outside table 😝 I told him the glue wasn’t dry 😆😆😍 xxx LY 😘

[@TheHillsExplore]

😅 Mark will have to wait until the summer to see the shelf in all its glory!! No chance in this weather of cooking outside! 🤣 💨 I believe for the engine and habitation service it was £728. It seems a lot but then the vehicle is a lot! 🤣🤣 And I then looked up what we paid to have the car serviced and it was more!! £748 last time 😅😘 xx

[@wanderinwilds]

@@TheHillsExplore ha ha I will tell him 🤣 can’t wait to see it though 😃 I suppose for a service and a hab check that’s ok 👍🏻 like you say it’s a big vehicle ! Well worth it to know everything’s been checked properly - we need ours done but I don’t think there is anyone qualified enough on the Island to do it properly 🤨 we will wait till we come to the mainland 😃 it was good to see what it involves great idea for a video 😍 xxx

[@johnricketts3270]

A good local option for lpg is Catleys Gas Centre, Beechfield Road, Hopton Industrial Estate, DEVIZES, SN10 2DX

[@TheHillsExplore]

That’s good to know thank you 😊

[@micksparrow8214]

We have a local Calor centre near to us I filled up recently and was asking them about the availability of LPG. They told me no sign of it closing however Morrison’s are cutting back and replacing them with EV chargers. Not sure if it’s nationwide. Our habitation check later this month will £260 I believe the vehicle service which the dealer doesn’t do is about £500 Happy travels 😊

[@TheHillsExplore]

We’d like to think that although it is becoming slightly harder to find LPG the demand surely must still be really high? It’s hard not to feel glum when the one garage that sold LPG in Swindon stopped selling it followed a few months later by the Cirencester garage stopping it too. We just have to plan ahead 👍🏻 Hope all goes well with your hab check and service. That’s very similar to our total cost for both. I think it’s money well spent and certainly gives us peace of mind. 😊

[@micksparrow8214]

@@TheHillsExplore totally agree with you about the hab check my wife doesn’t like me put the gas on for anything so it’s always a piece of mind when it’s done. I’d love to know what I’m paying £500 for the vehicle service. I used to a HGV technician in a workshop things have progressed a lot since supposedly making it better with the technology but they just think of a number and add a zero on the end.