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joebedford
Nomad II
Feb 21, 2024

Suburban SW12DEL Water Heater has melted another switch

I reported a couple of months ago that the problem appeared to be fixed. It worked great for 10? weeks. Yesterday, I hooked up the 5er and moved it 8 feet then back to level it. Now the water heater...
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opnspaces
Navigator II
Feb 23, 2024

Just curious did you ever replace the heater? Throwing parts at an issue is never the best way to go about it. But I think a replacement heater is only around $20. I personally would have a concern on the idea of adding a more robust switch. To me that is akin to just adding a bigger fuse.

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joebedford
Nomad II
Feb 24, 2024

 I never replaced the heater or heating element. I measured the resistance across the element and it was 40 ohms as it should be.

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