Have a 2011 rockwood 8281ss and the water heater is not working on gas, when I turn on the gas switch in the camper the fault light used to come on, then after a few seconds I would hear the gas kick on. Now when you flip the switch the fault light does not come on and the gas does not light. What can I check before I have to send it to a dealer. It works on electricity.
Have a 2011 rockwood 8281ss and the water heater is not working on gas, when I turn on the gas switch in the camper the fault light used to come on, then after a few seconds I would hear the gas kick on. Now when you flip the switch the fault light does not come on and the gas does not light. What can I check before I have to send it to a dealer. It works on electricity.
The 15 amp blade fuses look fine, saw a reset on outside of water heater but looks like have to take off little black cover to see what that is. Will try to open it in the morning, it's too dark to be messing with it tonight. Don't want to blow myself up, haha.
Mine works on both gas and electricity, heats the water faster I guess.
If the water heater is set to electric and gas, I believe that the electric will maintain the temperature in the heater until there is a demand for hot water at which time the gas will kick in to heat the water along with the electric element. I have not done this but I believe that this is the way it works. Correct me if I am wrong.
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Todd & Sheila and kids
Rouleau, Saskatchewan
2012 Surveyor SV-305
2012 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 CC Outdoorsman
PrairieBoy, that sounds correct, but the burner should be kicking on because of people taking showers, but it's not even trying to ignite, don't hear clicking or smell gas. Worked fine yesterday so don't know what would have changed in one day.
PrairieBoy, that sounds correct, but the burner should be kicking on because of people taking showers, but it's not even trying to ignite, don't hear clicking or smell gas. Worked fine yesterday so don't know what would have changed in one day.
Seems to be an electrical problem then. Turbo seems to be on the right track. Even though the fuses look good, you need to check for voltage with a multimeter. Good luck
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Todd & Sheila and kids
Rouleau, Saskatchewan
2012 Surveyor SV-305
2012 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 CC Outdoorsman
It is also possible that you have run out of propane. If the heater fails to light after so many tries it might go into a fault mode that has to be reset. You didn't specify if you checked the propane or not.
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Todd & Sheila and kids
Rouleau, Saskatchewan
2012 Surveyor SV-305
2012 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 CC Outdoorsman
Ok, I have propane to the stove, checked breaker and fuse, pressed the resets on the outside of tank, and still nothing. When I flip the switch for gas I still do not here the sparker trying to ignite, and I don't hear or smell gas coming out. Maybe it is a relay? Will check voltage when I get home tomorrow.
Here is what is "under the black cover" The rubber covers are to protect you from a shock. Just push right through the rubber circles until they are "in".
Not that the wire connecting the high limit switch on the left is burned out in the photo. That one the DC (or "on propane") one.
To check that you must remove the rubber cover.
You must also TOTALLY REMOVE power for a few minutes to reset the control board if you had a "no light" condition three times. Turning off the switch (with the red light) will work.
NOTE ALSO THAT: If the high limit switch is open or burned out the red light will NOT come on ever.
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Lou & Freya the wonder dog
2008 GMC Sierra 3000HD Allison Duramax
2019 Flagstaff 8529FL
This is my panel, the fault light usually comes on but is not working, I am not getting any fire to the propane valve or sparker, going check hi limit, will let you know.
High limit switch is getting juice, gas valve is not. Must be the module I see in the wiring diagram. How do I get to the module? Is it behind water heater or do I look somewhere else? I want to test it to see if it is getting juice.
Bottom red wire on hi limit is not getting the juice, therefore no power to module. How do you fix this? 99% sure that is the problem, have taken everything apart and narrowed it down. Can you change just the high limiter?
Bottom red wire on hi limit is not getting the juice, therefore no power to module. How do you fix this? 99% sure that is the problem, have taken everything apart and narrowed it down. Can you change just the high limiter?
Press the reset at the top of the high limit switch.
If that does not work the high limit switch must be replaced.
High limit switch is getting juice, gas valve is not. Must be the module I see in the wiring diagram. How do I get to the module? Is it behind water heater or do I look somewhere else? I want to test it to see if it is getting juice.
You could bypass with a jumper (Temporarily) to see if the unit fires normally (Make sure it is COLD so it is calling for heat).
If it does order a new one.
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Lou & Freya the wonder dog
2008 GMC Sierra 3000HD Allison Duramax
2019 Flagstaff 8529FL
1997 Sierra m-27fls tt 
Linear Mode
