Hot water heating instructions
Hi, I have a Fleetwood travel trailer from 1992. I can't figure out how to work the hot water. I have a propane tank. Can anyone help me please? Thank you, Karen
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If it is a '92 Fleetwood then it has one like picture number 3. and you do not push down on the blue knob, you turn the blue knob past ON to the PILOT position and light the pilot burner. You continue to hold the lighter to the pilot burner and thermocouple (the needle looking part above the pilot flame) for about 15 seconds and then turn the blue knob back to the ON position. The burner will fire up and the pilot light will stay lit. Then you can close the heater door and wait for the water to heat up.
It is a pain in the rear to light when the wind is blowing right into the side of the trailer. You must block the wind with your body while trying to keep a lighter lit and then lighting the pilot without the wind blowing out your flame.
It should have an electric element also but at that age it may no longer work. Mine does not and I have a '92 also. If the electric heating element still works there will be a light switch in the trailer labeled "hot water" and "microwave". Since the two are on the same circuit you can only have either the microwave or the water heater on and the switch controls which one power goes to.
It is a pain in the rear to light when the wind is blowing right into the side of the trailer. You must block the wind with your body while trying to keep a lighter lit and then lighting the pilot without the wind blowing out your flame.
It should have an electric element also but at that age it may no longer work. Mine does not and I have a '92 also. If the electric heating element still works there will be a light switch in the trailer labeled "hot water" and "microwave". Since the two are on the same circuit you can only have either the microwave or the water heater on and the switch controls which one power goes to.
