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FlatBroke's avatar
FlatBroke
Explorer II
May 29, 2013

Atwood dual water heater switch

I drives me stark raving nuts that the switch does not have a light indicating gas or electric is on. It does have a light between the switches but only comes on when there is a fault with the propane side not working, Could I install a lighted rocker switch in place of the existing rockers. I was thinking red for electric and blue for gas. Any electical gurus out there that could tell me if it would work? Here is a pdf of the heater, scroll down to see the switch schematic. Atwood Heater

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  • FlatBroke's avatar
    FlatBroke
    Explorer II
    May 31, 2013
    Pirate wrote:
    The switch light will be 12v for the 110v heater. Even when left turned on but with no ac, the switch will still light showing on.


    Yep, Just hooked it all up. Works as advertised. Easy and great mod. $8 and less than 10 minutes. Was not plugged in and it showed being on when switched to electric and could hear the relay running. Pretty sure when we are boon docking I will know we are not hooked up to shore power.
  • Pirate1's avatar
    Pirate1
    Explorer
    May 30, 2013
    The switch light will be 12v for the 110v heater. Even when left turned on but with no ac, the switch will still light showing on.
  • Wayne_Dohnal's avatar
    Wayne_Dohnal
    Explorer
    May 30, 2013

    Use a 12 volt led with the exising switch.
    That's what I did with my Atwood. The switches just switch +12 on and off, but to be safe, make sure yours works the same way. The last I checked, the electric switches for the Suburban heaters directly switch the 120 volt AC element power.
  • FlatBroke's avatar
    FlatBroke
    Explorer II
    May 29, 2013
    Chris Bryant wrote:
    It would be easy- just hook the new 3rd terminal of each switch, the ground for the light, to the existing fault light ground.


    Thanks, I think that is what I was looking for.
  • NolalSafari's avatar
    NolalSafari
    Explorer
    May 29, 2013
    Chris Bryant wrote:
    It would be easy- just hook the new 3rd terminal of each switch, the ground for the light, to the existing fault light ground.


    Use a 12 volt led with the exising switch.
  • Chris_Bryant's avatar
    Chris_Bryant
    Explorer II
    May 29, 2013
    It would be easy- just hook the new 3rd terminal of each switch, the ground for the light, to the existing fault light ground.
  • NolalSafari's avatar
    NolalSafari
    Explorer
    May 29, 2013
    You can tell if the switches are on by their postion, down is off on mine. Left is electric or eco mode right is gas.

    Jim

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