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10-01-2019, 09:33 AM
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Arctic switch
I have a 2011 3011 ds i have owned it since new and have never used this arctic switch in the control panel. Exactly what does it do anyone know.
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10-01-2019, 09:39 AM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
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Tank heaters?
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10-01-2019, 10:09 AM
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Lol that makes sense
Thank you
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10-01-2019, 10:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezzola
I have a 2011 3011 ds i have owned it since new and have never used this arctic switch in the control panel. Exactly what does it do anyone know.
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I’m entirely impressed that the switch is labeled! My tank heater switch is NOT labeled.
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10-01-2019, 10:27 AM
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Yup it says says arctic
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10-01-2019, 10:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
I’m entirely impressed that the switch is labeled! My tank heater switch is NOT labeled.
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Originally Posted by Bezzola
Yup it says says arctic
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Using that logic, your AC controls should be labeled "Desert." 
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10-04-2019, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 5picker
Tank heaters?
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YES. I have a 2016 and the Artic PAC switch controls heating pads on the grey/black tanks.
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10-04-2019, 07:34 PM
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It tickles me every time I see a discussion about an "arctic switch" or an "arctic package" on an RV. This has got to be one the biggest ruses going. There's no such thing. Folks in lower 48 may buy into this, but here in Alaska we know better. Where I live, at -20F, I can take a cup of hot coffee (118F), throw it up in the air, and by the time it hits the ground it's frozen. Maybe "cold weather package" would be a more truthful term. 
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10-04-2019, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by D W
It tickles me every time I see a discussion about an "arctic switch" or an "arctic package" on an RV. This has got to be one the biggest ruses going. There's no such thing. Folks in lower 48 may buy into this, but here in Alaska we know better. Where I live, at -20F, I can take a cup of hot coffee (118F), throw it up in the air, and by the time it hits the ground it's frozen. Maybe "cold weather package" would be a more truthful term. |
... or maybe "coldish package".
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10-05-2019, 09:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by D W
It tickles me every time I see a discussion about an "arctic switch" or an "arctic package" on an RV. This has got to be one the biggest ruses going. There's no such thing. Folks in lower 48 may buy into this, but here in Alaska we know better. Where I live, at -20F, I can take a cup of hot coffee (118F), throw it up in the air, and by the time it hits the ground it's frozen. Maybe "cold weather package" would be a more truthful term. |
Don't think it doesn't get cold in the lower 48. This is back in January in northern Illinois.
I didn't get a pic, but the next morning was -30F.
A couple years ago it didn't go above -10F for almost 3 weeks.
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10-05-2019, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by D W
It tickles me every time I see a discussion about an "arctic switch" or an "arctic package" on an RV. This has got to be one the biggest ruses going. There's no such thing. Folks in lower 48 may buy into this, but here in Alaska we know better. Where I live, at -20F, I can take a cup of hot coffee (118F), throw it up in the air, and by the time it hits the ground it's frozen. Maybe "cold weather package" would be a more truthful term. |
To someone who lives in Florida, New York City is considered "The Arctic". 
I had an employee who was based in Phoenix. Whenever he came to meetings at our Denver office he was always complaining how cold it was even in Summer months.
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10-05-2019, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by rockfordroo
Don't think it doesn't get cold in the lower 48. This is back in January in northern Illinois.
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I didn't get a pic, but the next morning was -30F.
A couple years ago it didn't go above -10F for almost 3 weeks. |
Yeah. But it’s a dry heat. Haha
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10-05-2019, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Iwannacamp
Yeah. But it’s a dry heat. Haha
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Touche' 
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10-05-2019, 09:06 PM
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It gets damn cold in northern alberta
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