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6pick
Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Topic: Water heater Posted: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:11pm |
I’m confused about the difference in use between the water heater switch inside my R-179, and the one accessed through the screened panel, outside.
I was told to use the outside one when hooked up and the inside one when not. But that seems counterintuitive. Please explain. |
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'Tis better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:22pm |
The WH can heat on two different "fuels".. The inside switch controls heating on propane. The outside switch controls heating on 120v electricity. They may be used independently, or in conjunction, depending on availability and needs.
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 20 Aug 2018 at 2:09pm |
Just make sure you have water in the hot water tank when you switch on the 120V heater or else you will likely burn out the element.
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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6pick
Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 20 Aug 2018 at 11:37pm |
Thank you so much, furpod. That’s perfectly clear and exactly what I need to know.
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'Tis better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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6pick
Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 20 Aug 2018 at 11:38pm |
Sounds like great advice to me, Alan, thanks.
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'Tis better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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Kingbro
Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2020 Location: Adirondacks Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Posted: 05 Oct 2020 at 1:21pm |
The small light next to the heater switch is not coming on and the propane side of my water heater is not working. Any suggestions? I just purchased a 2018 180.
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Kingbro
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3224 |
Posted: 05 Oct 2020 at 6:54pm |
IF you have recently heated the water by either 110 or propane the light switch will not come on as the water is still too hot to call for more flame to heat it even more. The first year of owning our 177 back in 2011 we were on our last camping trip of the year, late October in the upper peninsula of Michigan; we were boondocking and heating water with propane. The trip home was almost 5 hours (during this time the propane was turned off to the water heater). An hour after arriving home I opened the bung to let the water out, to my shock, the water came out steaming hot, and that was after being turned off for 6 hours.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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Kingbro
Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2020 Location: Adirondacks Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Posted: 06 Oct 2020 at 9:25am |
The water in the water heater tank is cold. Our initial run with our new (New to us) 2018 Rpod was a dry camping trip with no power to use the electric side of the water heater system. Gas is on, breaker is on, the toggle switch on the heater lights up, but not the DSI light. Is there any other trouble shooting I should do before taking it to a dealer?
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Kingbro
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 06 Oct 2020 at 11:47am |
There are a couple of round, rubber plugs inside the compartment on the outside. Try pressing those. Something may be tripped.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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JR
Senior Member Joined: 31 Aug 2018 Location: Manistee, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 344 |
Posted: 06 Oct 2020 at 12:08pm |
I just went out and checked mine, not being hooked up to shore power (no 110 connection) but the battery (12 volt) power on and working, on the inside control panel (with all the tank level indicators) turning on the water heater rocker switch (which turns on the gas fuel side of the water heater), the rocker switch illuminates along with the "fault" light just below the rocker switch on the same control panel. After 30 seconds you can hear the burner light and the flame burning.
If the fault light (DSI light?) you are indicating does not light illuminate (does the rocker switch illuminate when you turn the switch to the on position) then you have either a 12 power problem or a ignitor problem. Are you sure you have 12 volt power to the water heater's gas control valve and ignitor? You can check the connections behind the outside water heater access door with a multimeter. Also check the grounding wire to the gas valve. Other than that I don't have any suggestions but hope this helps.
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Jay
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