Hot water tank on/off switch
Hello everyone: What should be a simple job is not :( We just changed the on./off switch for propane hot water because it was no longer lighting up when in the on position, but the little red light a...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:
The switch only has two wires and is powered by 12 volts. Try just shorting the two wires together and see if it makes a difference.
Why sir, you sound just like Atwood cuss-some-more non-service.
The switch has 3 wires and if you connect them all together it will blow the fuse,,
three wires
HOT (provides power for switch and control board)
Switched Provides power FROM switch to control board
GROUND: for the light inside the switch.
(There is another thread in one of the forums about this 3 wire issue)
If you use just two wires, the switch will not light. The water heater will not work or the fuse will blow (Depending on which two).
