New Water heater Brings out Converter Issues?
I’ve been having a lot of trouble with the latest upgrade to our main trailer. I installed a Girard on-demand water heater to allow all of us to shower quickly and comfortably, but our trailer seems t...
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Hello again!
The old water heater was a gas electric model. I installed the new water heater. According to a tutorial from an rv dealership, they said if you were replacing a gas electric model with a Girard, to cap off the 110 supply line and tuck it away, then connect the water heater to the 12V power the old water heater used to ignite. I have a neighbor who is very knowledgeable about wiring check my work, and they said is was done properly (Yay!). I will have that person check my wiring of the converter before connecting power as well, if it weren't for them I wouldn't have gotten this far at all. They also suggested the converter being an issue, as they've done work on rvs for years and recently replaced theirs due to odd behavior (followed by smoke). Our issues are more bizarre it would seem, but the issue of a converter is coming up a lot.
Thanks again!
The old water heater was a gas electric model. I installed the new water heater. According to a tutorial from an rv dealership, they said if you were replacing a gas electric model with a Girard, to cap off the 110 supply line and tuck it away, then connect the water heater to the 12V power the old water heater used to ignite. I have a neighbor who is very knowledgeable about wiring check my work, and they said is was done properly (Yay!). I will have that person check my wiring of the converter before connecting power as well, if it weren't for them I wouldn't have gotten this far at all. They also suggested the converter being an issue, as they've done work on rvs for years and recently replaced theirs due to odd behavior (followed by smoke). Our issues are more bizarre it would seem, but the issue of a converter is coming up a lot.
Thanks again!
