What is this switch for?

[Mr. Dan]

Originally Posted by Larry-NC

X2. That's what I was thinking too.

The Cherokee 38P has the same multi-switch unit as Illustrated (tank/battery gauges+DSI water HeaTeR+water pump.

The OP explained the "exposed screws" situation in post 12 above.

Originally Posted by KidVid

Thanks for everyone trying to help me out! Thanks for flipping my picture and pointing to the switch for me wmtire! It is a suburban water heater and like wmtire showed on the holding tank switch panel my pump and propane for the water heater is there. When I flip the switch on the outside of the water heater the element comes on and that inside switch doesn't effect it when checked with a volt meter. The screws are out of it since I had to order a new switch since I broke one of the blades of the back trying to figure it out. I will check to see if there are holding tank heaters like lazyjj suggested thus week when we go camping.

[Mr. Dan]

Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird

I believe both of you. It just seems like a bad design....having to go outside to turn the electric on and off. Hopefully they've changed it.

Click on the 5 right down there ==> #5 and see why I think it's a great design.

[Reverse_snowbird]

Originally Posted by Mr. Dan

Click on the 5 right down there ==> #5 and see why I think it's a great design.

I understand your point of view. My personal preference is to have the ability to turn it on and off in the rig. (Remember, I live in a tropical rainforest and 'sweat' is a real thing when working on the rig.).
Plus I'd have to remember that I turned the electric on in the wh... and memory isn't my strong suit.
You camp differently than we do. We're 'short term' campers.

[Alan H]

The confusing, unmarked, switch in my EVO turns on a light under the steps.

[larry5167]

FR 3001 35 ft v nose.
I turn my wtr htr 115 v power using using ckt bkr in power panel it has 6 breakers . And one is for water heater . I leave sw on outside on. Never had a problem.

[KidVid]

Okay we didn't get to come camping last week but we are here tonight and I checked and lazyjj was correct it is for the heated storage tanks. Thanks again for all the help!
Eric