Alde Fluid

Tabaz · September 2019

Alde USA suggested Century Transfer Fluid (available on Amazon) when I tried to buy fluid directly from them. Note the concentrate is 32 ozs. You must add two quarts of distilled water for a total of 96 ozs. (one quart less than a gallon).

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pthomas745 · September 2019

Amazon also has the diluted version. No distilled water necessary. I'm guessing the non-diluted would save a good bit of money.

https://www.amazon.com/Century-Chemical-TF1-Transfer-Fluid/dp/B00JAB4YT8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DWR1Z3LBGHU7&keywords=century+transfer+fluid+tf1&qid=1567540945&s=gateway&sprefix=century+tran,aps,178&sr=8-1

Blueespy · October 2019

I ran into a slight problem while on a recent three month overland pulling our 2019 T@B 400 BDL and it was low fluid in the Alde. I did a bit of reading and after calling around to various RV Supply Centers and found one with glycerol. Got a gallon and after filling the reservoir, I started to doubt my decision. Immediately sent an email to Alde tech support and sure enough, 24-hrs later the response was "don't use that fluid". Mixing glycerol can cause issues. Now, we're traveling and yes Amazon has the right stuff and they offer two-day shipping, but no place we were headed would accept a delivery. Called Alde and asked for alternatives - we were in Seattle and learned they had an office in Vancouver, WA about 3-hrs away and could see us the next day. Nice drive, two hours for the tech to hook a cool system to the reservoir that first drained the system, then refilled. Bought two quart bottles and after paying $200 we were on the road. Chatting with the service manager, I learned finding the right or rather recommended glycerol is extremely difficult. So, for our future trips we'll be sure we're full and carry at least a gallon with us. Now, an interesting thing - we never used the Alde heater on the trip. The only time we used the Alde was to heat water. Even then, when we called it a day, I would switch the system off.