Urgent help, heater failed
Hey all, we are using our trailer for Thanksgiving weekend and when we set up, the heater runs for a few seconds and stops. We have full hookups so we have electric heaters keeping us warm, but any...
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I did the dinosaur board the first time my heater failed on advice I got here on the forum. That did not fix it. The dinosaur board is kinda cool, in that it. has a diagnostic function. That function indicated that their was a fault with the sail switch. A new sail switch fixed it. IMO they just don't last very long.
The Dino board is about 100.00. The sail switch can be had on ebay for 7.00. I now carry a spare.
For the op, I recommend replacing the sail switch first.
Don't bother trying to test it, as my first one tested fine with a meter, but was bad, and only working intermmitadly.
Getting to the switch on a Suburban is a pain. Gotta pull the entire heater out.
Practice makes perfect, I am pretty good/fast at it now.
A tip: Once you have it out, cut and splice some extra wire into the wire loom. Then you can do some testing with the unit not installed.
The Dino board is about 100.00. The sail switch can be had on ebay for 7.00. I now carry a spare.
For the op, I recommend replacing the sail switch first.
Don't bother trying to test it, as my first one tested fine with a meter, but was bad, and only working intermmitadly.
Getting to the switch on a Suburban is a pain. Gotta pull the entire heater out.
Practice makes perfect, I am pretty good/fast at it now.
A tip: Once you have it out, cut and splice some extra wire into the wire loom. Then you can do some testing with the unit not installed.
