Water heater question
I have a 2010 5th wheel, made by Keystone. I turned off the water heater switch earlier this year because I drained the tank and didn't want to burn out the electric heater. I assumed the same swi...
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slarsen wrote:
I only see one switch. It's a 'rocker' switch.
And the wire I pulled off was attached to what appears to be some kind of a solenoid, which I imagine is there to start/stop gas flow. There are two wires, which have two connectors each, attached to what looks like two identical solenoids or valves, side by side. There are no other visible wires or switches.
IS this rocker switch in the outside compartment lower left corner?
IF so........you have a Suburban Water heater
And that rocker switch is ONLY for the electric heating element
The wire you pulled off is probably dc power to gas valve solenoid (2 solenoids on gas valve----power wires and then ground wires)
The propane ON/OFF Switch will be INSIDE RV ...small panel with rocker switch and light
2 separate ON/OFF switches for 2 separate heating sources with 2 separate sets of t-stats..........2 independent means of heating water in same water heater.
Operating it on propane with empty tank........usually no harm/no foul provided tank is allowed to cool before filling with water.
(Electric and no water....element burns out if few minutes because they have to be submerged in water)
How long have you owned this RV?
