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Old 03-19-2014, 08:57 PM   #1
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Mystery switch

I have a 2000 Windsor that has a switch by the headboard that seems to have no function. I would have thought it would be an inverter kill or gen kill but it does neither. It's the only switch in the coach that looks like a traditional household light switch except it might be back lit red? If I can figure out how to post a photo I will.
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Old 03-19-2014, 09:05 PM   #2
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it might be the switch for the engine block heater. Look in your owners manual and see if "engine block heater" is mentioned. The switch for ours is on the bed box that the mattress sits on.
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Old 03-19-2014, 09:30 PM   #3
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I have 2 class A's, first time coach owner. Both of them have mystery switches. I thought it was standard equipment on all RV's .. LOL
I haven't been able to work on them all winter.
It's hard to trace when it's something like a block heater or mirror heater that you can't easily tell if it's on.
Wiring diagrams can be helpful, sometimes, if you can find one, but there is always the mystery of who done what.
These forums however, are the best answers you can get !
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Old 03-20-2014, 08:17 AM   #4
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Years ago, I owned a 2000 Windsor. It did not have that switch next to the bed. I suspect a previous owner added it. Hope this helps.
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If yours is like a lot of Monaco's, you should have an outlet and plug in your engine bay for the engine block. Plug it in while connected to shore power and then turn the switch on and see if it illuminates.
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If yours is like a lot of Monaco's, you should have an outlet and plug in your engine bay for the engine block. Plug it in while connected to shore power and then turn the switch on and see if it illuminates.
Yup ... my block heater switch is in roughly the same location except on the wall.
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Do you have tile heat? Since the NuHeat thermostat has no "On-Off" switch possibly the previous owner installed the switch to more easily turn off the tile heat power. I have to turn the circuit breaker off to kill the tile heat.
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Thanks all, must be a block heater. I do have an 110V outlet in engine bay and the engine has a block heater, but apparently no one ever plugged it in, 110V cord still tie wrapped to the engine.
Tile heat? sure wish I had that.....
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Thanks all, must be a block heater. I do have an 110V outlet in engine bay and the engine has a block heater, but apparently no one ever plugged it in, 110V cord still tie wrapped to the engine.
Tile heat? sure wish I had that.....
Not unusual ... if you don't need it leave it tied and preferably bagged to prevent dirt and corrosion.
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Thanks all, must be a block heater. I do have an 110V outlet in engine bay and the engine has a block heater, but apparently no one ever plugged it in, 110V cord still tie wrapped to the engine.
Tile heat? sure wish I had that.....
Just a thought, plug a night light or some low draw device into it long enough to prove it out.
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I know it looks like an household switch but have you checked the voltage?
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Thanks all, must be a block heater. I do have an 110V outlet in engine bay and the engine has a block heater, but apparently no one ever plugged it in, 110V cord still tie wrapped to the engine.
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To verify that the switch in question is for the block heater:
1.) Unplug the block heater,
2.) Plug in a working 120 VAC lamp, fan or other device.
3,) Turn the switch ON/OFF.
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We have a switch next to our bed. It's for the cut off for the bedroom speaker.
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I have installed a switch like that, & it was for the after market electric element, installed in the water heater -- William Willard
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