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Old 07-04-2021, 08:12 AM   #1
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We have a 2021 288 ISL. We have made several trips and never turned on the propane, and the water heater worked off of electric. 2 trips ago, I turned on the propane as we were using heat and at that time the water heater was running on propane (that trip was the first trip since the dealer de-winterized). This last trip, I did not turn on the propane and we had no hot water. I don't know if something was changed when the dealer winterized/de-winterized the unit. I have checked the fuse in the fuse panel and that seems good. Any trouble shooting ideas would be appreciated.
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Old 07-04-2021, 09:30 AM   #2
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Did you check the on-off switch inside the water heater compartment? (Bottom left hand corner, behind the gas tube. Accessed on the outside the unit)
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Old 07-04-2021, 09:45 AM   #3
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That was it! Thank you
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Old 07-04-2021, 09:36 PM   #4
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That was it! Thank you
Just be very careful leaving that switch turned on. You don't want to connect to shore power with switch on and not have water in the water heater covering the heating element. You will burn it out in a couple minutes.
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Just be very careful leaving that switch turned on. You don't want to connect to shore power with switch on and not have water in the water heater covering the heating element. You will burn it out in a couple minutes.
Have you had this issue?
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Have you had this issue?
No, but my water heater has an inside switch for electric. I don't turn it on until I open a hot water faucet and get water out from either the water pump or the city water connection.
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Good info-thank you, but now I'm a little confused! I have an inside water heater switch, which I don't turn on until we are hooked up to water source. I was unaware of the switch by the heater itself. Is it ok to leave the by the heater switch on and not turn on inside switch until water is flowing or leave both offtil flowing?
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Good info-thank you, but now I'm a little confused! I have an inside water heater switch, which I don't turn on until we are hooked up to water source. I was unaware of the switch by the heater itself. Is it ok to leave the by the heater switch on and not turn on inside switch until water is flowing or leave both offtil flowing?
The outside switch on the water heater is for the electric heating element only and you get electric water heating only when connected to shore power or a generator.

The single inside switch for the water heater on the inside is for propane only and has no effect on the electric heating element.

Normally, the water heater will stay full of water, once it is filled (unless you intentionally drain it). So, it is really up to you whether or not you just want to leave the outside switch on all the time, and whether or not you want to check for flow through the water heater before you connect to shore power or a generator. Chances are 99% that the water heater will have water in it when you connect to shore power and nothing will get damaged. If you intentionally drain the water heater, you should definitely turn off the outside switch until it is filled again.

Since it is very convenient, before you turn the inside switch on if you want to use propane, I would always check for flow before turning it on. My water heater has two switches on the inside, one for the electric side and one for the propane side so it is very convenient for me to check for flow before turning either electric or propane on.
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Can I suggest that BEST PRACTICE is OWNER to Dewinterize/ SANITIZE and check all systems/ operations. Find checklist Online or in your Manual and THEN customize it to your rig, AND USE IT. All systems should be checked in all modes, you just proved that you PAID for something that was NOT done per checklist? (What else was NOT done?) Should only take an Hour or two, (NOT too difficult) and certainly MUCH LESS time than you spent just transporting rig TO/ FROM DEALER? Then start reading up on Winterizing also, so that you understand all before next Fall? BTW, if you have outside shower, also make sure those faucets turned off? (Otherwise, cold mixes w/ hot leaving the HW Tank).
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