Popping Sound
We were sitting on our motor home and heard a popping sound. Cannot seem to find anything and I checked all appliances, slide outs, frig etc. Could it be a fused that popped? New to this unit so not...
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Loud pop outside or a lesser interior clicking ?
Loud pop outside . Could it be coming from the water heater ?
If so, drain it, flush out sediment using a water heater wand.
Battery Isolation Manager :
A lesser popping sound could be a solenoid clicking somewhere inside the coach.
I assume FR still uses a BIM which is located under a panel next to the entrance steps.
I believe that BIM solenoid is part of the emergency start system that relays the coach battery to the chassis battery when needed fir emergency starts when the chassis battery has become depleted. The solenoid also allows the converter or solar charging system to keep both coach and chassis batteries charged. It alternates current between the two batteries.
I had to install a new BIM in my 2018 FR at 2 yrs old. It just unscrews and unplugs to change one. I carried a spare with me bc my mechanic suggested to do that. My system was clicking and not charging so i just did a swap guessing this was the problem. In my case, it was.
Loud pop outside . Could it be coming from the water heater ?
If so, drain it, flush out sediment using a water heater wand.
Battery Isolation Manager :
A lesser popping sound could be a solenoid clicking somewhere inside the coach.
I assume FR still uses a BIM which is located under a panel next to the entrance steps.
I believe that BIM solenoid is part of the emergency start system that relays the coach battery to the chassis battery when needed fir emergency starts when the chassis battery has become depleted. The solenoid also allows the converter or solar charging system to keep both coach and chassis batteries charged. It alternates current between the two batteries.
I had to install a new BIM in my 2018 FR at 2 yrs old. It just unscrews and unplugs to change one. I carried a spare with me bc my mechanic suggested to do that. My system was clicking and not charging so i just did a swap guessing this was the problem. In my case, it was.
