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64thunderbolt
Explorer II
Nov 09, 2014

tank heaters

My brother has a Cardinal 5th wheel travel trailer with arctic pkg. It has 2 grey tanks. Does 1 switch control both grey tanks? The switches are not labeled. Thanks to anyone that knows.
  • he has 4 tanks total. fresh, black & 2 grey with 3 switches. Can't check it now. He is here in Az escaping the winter & his trailer is in storage in Ind. Thanks for the reply.
  • Therein lays the problem......depends on what was installed.

    Some of the 'arctic pkg' consisted of heat pads on fresh tank and all waste tanks.
    1 switch controlled fresh and 1 switch controlled all on waste
    (fresh tank pad used blue& white or black & white wires on switch-----waste tank pads used grey, brown or green wires on switch)
    ALL pads the same and pull roughly 7A/each.
    Thermostat controlled.....which switches them on at roughly 40*F and off at 60*F

    If only 1 switch then it is for pads on waste tanks