wa8yxm wrote:
There are serious advantages to DSI water heaters... but one problem which you seem to have (DSI Faults)
I had to replace the control board on mine.
But to answer your question.. YES. you can replace it There are basically 3 types of water heaters (or 4)
1: Propane only manual pilot light. these have to be manually lit and many folks have problems doing that. and they burn gas all the time (pilot. not much but some).
2: DSI.
3: Tankless (Also DSI however often a better quality).
I appreciate the info. Being inexperienced and this being my first DSI I just thought they were junk. But most folks here, and from stuff I've read on the net most other people too, seem to think otherwise.
The regulator and pig tails got here today. But the stupid mounting bracket won't be here for 7-10 days. So I'm on hold until then.
From my reading it could still be a control board problem even if the electric heater still works. They are supposedly on "separate circuits".(?)
But, as I've learned on this project smelling even faint gas around your tanks is not normal. So I want to replace the regulator any way. Hopefully that will fix this too.
If not I *may* try doing the board myself. I have mobility issues due to multiple spine injuries. Bending, reaching and twisting into odd, small spaces is not good for me at all. So depending on where my control board is I may not be able to get to it to swap it out.
But, one thing at a time. The regulator first. If I have to do the board too from what I've read it's no more difficult than changing out a card in a PC; something with which I am very familiar. If I can get to it.
I'll let everyone know what happens with the regulator. If I have to do the board too and can get to it from what I've read I'll go with a dinosaur.
