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  1. OB

    Water Heater Blowing Chunks

    I have a 2021 ForestRiver Forrester RV. On board is a water heater (Dometic, model # WH-6GEA) that gradually developed a slow leak at the drain cap. This leak changed slightly over time and a new leak on the inside of the RV developed emerging from under a wall and end table between the...
  2. ZA

    Hot Water Heater Working...Sort Of

    So our 2015 Sandpiper has a newer Suburban hot water heater. Here's the issue. Yesterday afternoon, my wife came to me and said there was no hot water at her sink faucet. I checked the shower, and Indeed, no hot water. I went out back, and the flame was not blowing in our water heater, (we...
  3. RO

    Tankless water heater

    I took out. SW6Delc. Installed a fogatti insta shower 8. Which wires from the old system hook up to the new water system. The new water system has a white and black. Old system has blue orange red green?
  4. GE

    Suburban hot water heater

    Hot water heater firing but no hot water. Any suggestions?
  5. JI

    Water heater 110v service wire burned

    Has anyone had this problem: 2014 Rockwood ultra lite - Suburban Hot Water heater SW6DE. The tiny on/off switch went bad (second time). I bought a new switch and went to replace and the wire to the switch was burned badly. So bad that it separated from the switch when I pulled it out. I removed...
  6. GR

    Girard Water heater strangeness...

    Starting Condition: On shore power and water. 3 gallons/min flow and smooth. Heater is off at unit. 1) Open sink water full 2) Outside - power on unit 3) green led on 4) blower motor starts 5) ignighter pops heard 6) ignition of gas - yup - blue flames ~1/4" tall 7) blower speed increases maybe...
  7. AR

    Water Heater

    2021 Salem 27RK -Water heater no longer working on gas. Works on electric only. Bought used and have no instructions on how to operate. Water worked on gas for past 2 years. Just last 2 months stopped working on gas.
  8. TR

    Water heater / 12v items failed

    Hello. So, my tankless propane water heater isn't working. It has propane and the module inside cuts on however it does not register that water is flowing when faucet is on like it normally does. So, my first conclusion was that my flow sensor wasn't working. However, upon inspection I also...
  9. TE

    Tank Heaters Information & Best Practices

    We're looking at plans for the upcoming fall and I wanted to understand more about the tank heater system in my 2021 Isata-3 24RW. Questions... a. which tanks are heated? b. are the heaters thermostatically controlled or just manually ON/OFF (do they automatically not draw current when the...
  10. GT

    Water leaking from rubber spout under RV behind water heater

    Hello Fellow RV enthusiast! I'm Victor currently in South Lake Tahoe. My RV is a 2016 Georgetown Model 329 When I connected to the public water, I noticed a water leaking from a hose at the opposite end and under the RV. It's near the water heater perhaps water headed to the w/h. It's cold...
  11. CH

    253FBS water heater switch

    Does this unit have one ? If so, I cannot seem to find it. Currently camping in it for the first time, and all systems are go. Water is hot. I'm aware you shouldn't activate heater without water. So after hook ups, I went in search of switch. What an I missing ?? Thank you
  12. RV

    Water heater doesn’t work on propane

    2024 26rb Vibe. Like most people we find quality control details, pipes leaking, poor cabinet installs, very sloppy gluing, etc in our new rv. I cannot find information on the hot water tank. It runs on electric no problem, but if propane is turned open, it seems to randomly jump from gas to...
  13. EC

    Hot Water Heater

    Hello! We have a 2021 Apex Coachmen 293 rdls. Our hot water heater stopped working overnight and the switch where you turn it on in the camper no longer turns red when we hit it into the on position. We had noticed the water temperature was very high prior to it not working. This camper is new...
  14. TW

    Water heater on 120 volts

    My used 2024 FR30DS water heater never worked on 120 volts, so I used gas and it was fine. We use up a tank of propane when in a FL resort for 3 months, so I figured it was time to fix it. Started probing the element, thermostats and even pulled the switch out, looking for power. Last place to...
  15. NA

    Hot Water Heater Repair

    Hello all I have a 2022 East to West 20KRD. Working on a suburban hot water heater, model SW6DE. Hot water heater is not working right. It will fire up and burn for about five minutes. Sometimes when it fires up a big fireball can shoot out now and then, sets off the fault light but the...
  16. Russellvh

    Tank heaters

    Wondering, is there a way to know if your tank heaters are working without opening the sealed bottom protection?
  17. HU

    Water Heater Switch

    My water heater switch stopped working (no toggle) so I opened up the panel and should have taken a picture of the wiring but didn't. I ordered a new switch and forgot the wiring pattern. It's only three post/clips but 6 connections are available. Any help with photo of your inside panel or...
  18. Morgan_N

    Tankless Water Heater Not Controlling Temp

    We have an East to West 2023 Alta 2600 KRB. The tankless water heater regularly exceeds the temperature to which we set it by 20 degrees or more. Has anyone experienced this or has any troubleshooting thouhts?
  19. AD

    Water heater issue - propane problem?

    I have a 2022 XLR Micro Boost Toy Hauler, it has a Furrion tankless water heater with an E1 error code. My husband and I spent all day Sunday trying so many different things I have found on YouTube, on here, on any place I found a snippet of info. (10K steps worth of fiddling with this thing!)...
  20. Rmrock824

    Tankless water heater not igniting E1 error code

    Propane tanks are full and the temperature control panel shows like it is flowing water but water doesn't get hot and after a few minutes an error code E1 shows on the control panel
  21. GR

    Suburban SW6DEL Water Heater Electrical Issues

    My Suburban SW6DEL water heater has no outside electrical switch. I found this while searching: "UPDATE 10-1-22: Suburban now manufactures the SWDEL models without the outside switch for the electric heating element." My control panel on the inside has a water heater button which only seems to...
  22. NE

    42view water heater (SOLVED)

    Brand new to this trailer life and living full time in a new 2024 42view. We have a residential GSW Space Saver 20 gallon gas and electric water heater. Right now I am getting no hot water at all. LP tanks are open but nothing. Turned on electric switch in bathroom and let it sit and nothing...
  23. PA

    Water heater. (recently determined to be Tankless)

    I have a 2022 Forest River XLR Boost 27'. The water heater is below the left of the sink, behind drawers and for all practical purposes, not accessible. And I don't see anything that looks like a control panel to turn it on or off. Does it automatically run on shore power? How would I ever...
  24. WB

    Can’t reset Suburban Water heater

    I have a 2017 Forest River Surveyor 201RBS with Suburban water heater. I stupidly ran without water and it overheated and shut down. I located the thermostat reset button and pressed (felt it give). However heater won’t start. Tried turning off gas and various combinations of flipping internal...
  25. KE

    SW6D water heater not lighting.

    This is my second summer with my 2012 Flagstaff HW. The water heater worked last year and I winterized it. In April we took it to Bloomington for the eclipse, and I totally forgot to un-bypass the heater tank. I turned it on and heard it light. The water never got hot, obviously, and now I can't...

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