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07-05-2016, 08:56 PM
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Electric water heater
On our first trip out this year we had some issues with water ( FW tank and water pump) Now as we were on our 2nd trip out we noticed that if we run the electric side of the water heater we don't get any hot water,but, if we run the propane side we do get hot water ... so the question is what is wrong with the electric side causing it to not heat up?
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07-05-2016, 09:25 PM
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Might not be plugged in or outlet not working. Did you turn it on when element was dry at anytime? Check the reset switches.
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07-05-2016, 09:57 PM
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Possible issues: No power to receptacle, plug not in receptacle, bad heating element, bad thermostat, high temp limit tripped (this one is easy, push the button), bad high temp limit, broken wire or bad connection between plug and heater.
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07-05-2016, 10:17 PM
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It could be that it's not actually plugged in. Get to the access area where the heater is located, likely where you would go to winterize it and set your bypass valves for the water heater. IN that area there is usually a plug, it may simply be that it's not plugged in...good place to start.
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07-11-2016, 03:51 AM
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Our 2017 ML 2109S has a little switch that is quite well hidden by wires and coils in the outside compartment. This must be on for the electric to work but not for the propane. Took me a day to figure this out.
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07-11-2016, 07:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Campah
Our 2017 ML 2109S has a little switch that is quite well hidden by wires and coils in the outside compartment. This must be on for the electric to work but not for the propane. Took me a day to figure this out.
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Sounds like your PDI was pretty poor.
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07-11-2016, 07:11 PM
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Like has been said check for the on/off switch on the water heater ensure it is on if you want to use electric side. for fast recovery you can run both at the same time propane and electric, I do this when multiple showers are taken
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07-11-2016, 09:48 PM
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This may be too obvious but did you turn the switch on by the water heater as well as the one inside your camper? There are 2 places that need to be turned on.
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07-11-2016, 09:49 PM
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Sorry all. Looks like I duplicated what was answered before my 2 cents. 😳
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07-11-2016, 09:57 PM
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Is your water heater a Suburban or an Atwood?
Surburbans have a switch on the heater itself and generally none inside.
Atwoods has its switch inside with generally none outside.
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07-11-2016, 10:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
Is your water heater a Suburban or an Atwood?
Surburbans have a switch on the heater itself and generally none inside.
Atwoods has its switch inside with generally none outside.
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On the Suburban water heater, it depends on which model, as to how many switches you must make sure are in the ON position to operate the electric heating element. Forest River is incorporating both models in their RV's, which makes it more confusing.
If the SWDE model, then there is only ONE switch to the electric heating element, which is on the face of the water heater itself.
If the SWDEL model, the there is ONE switch on the face of the water heater, but there is also another switch inside the RV which will be right beside the switch that operates the propane side of the water heater. BOTH switches to the electric heating element must be in the ON position for the electric heating element to operate.
Both models are fully explained in this link below:
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...tml#post327988
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