Hot Water Heater Just stopped working
Ok, so I am not what you would consider a newbie as I have been RVing in one form or another for about 40 years. I often do my own troubleshooting and repair for all things mechanical. I have even cha...
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If I am recalling correctly you can make a jumper wire and unplug the terminals on the thermostat, then place your jumper wire between the two female ends.
This should bypass the thermostat. Turn the switch on for propane and if it fires up you have a bad thermostat. If that don't work, jumper all the way across to the opposite side of the eco, bypassing both.
If neither does the trick, take off the circuit board and take to an RV repair shop and have it tested. Most shops have a circuit board tester.
Also, before doing anything, plug and unplug, and wiggle all the wires on the eco and thermostat terminals to be sure they are making good contact and see if that does anything. Sometime they just corrode just enough to cause an issue.
This should bypass the thermostat. Turn the switch on for propane and if it fires up you have a bad thermostat. If that don't work, jumper all the way across to the opposite side of the eco, bypassing both.
If neither does the trick, take off the circuit board and take to an RV repair shop and have it tested. Most shops have a circuit board tester.
Also, before doing anything, plug and unplug, and wiggle all the wires on the eco and thermostat terminals to be sure they are making good contact and see if that does anything. Sometime they just corrode just enough to cause an issue.
