 |
07-24-2014, 09:12 PM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 190
|
Okay the red light switch
I tried looking this up online but there were too many different answers. The switch that looks like a light-switch when turned on lights up red. My understanding its for your hot water. Question is if using propane does that get turn on or off?and if you are plugged into shore power does it get turned on or off ? thank you
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
07-24-2014, 09:45 PM
|
#2
|
|
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: In a lawnchair
Posts: 11,993
|
In our Bounder, the red light comes on until the water heater lights on propane. It does not stay on once the water heater burner is lit. In other words, the red light goes off unless there is a problem.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
07-24-2014, 09:52 PM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 190
|
Okay but what I have is a light switch it's just not a light that goes on you have to manually switch it up or down
|
|
|
|
|
07-24-2014, 10:03 PM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Solo Rvers Club
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: The Constitution State
Posts: 4,583
|
Mine is similar, it's on when I'm on shore power and I just leave the switch on always. When on, it heats your water with electric and LP. When there's no shore power, just the LP heats the water.
|
|
|
|
07-24-2014, 10:13 PM
|
#5
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 190
|
Okay so anytime I want hot water it should be in the on position
|
|
|
|
|
07-24-2014, 10:22 PM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: FTer Class of 2015 Origin: Evergreen, Colorado
Posts: 1,565
|
Anytime you want the hot water heater on electric, the switch should be on. If you are running the hot water heater on propane, the switch should be off.
__________________
Ken, Deb, & Gadget (WIT Club, FMCA, SKP, and grateful volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and SOWERs), traveling in a well-behaved 2005 Winnebago Vectra 40FD w/1100w solar, some gee-golly-whizbang, and a TRAILERED 2015 Cherokee TrailHawk toad.
|
|
|
|
|
07-24-2014, 10:36 PM
|
#7
|
|
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: In a lawnchair
Posts: 11,993
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cola ny
Okay but what I have is a light switch it's just not a light that goes on you have to manually switch it up or down
|
From the sound of it, you should turn the switch on and leave it on as long as you need hot water. When we arrive at a campground, we turn on the water heater as part of our "set up". It stays on until we pack up and hit the road.
Does your RV water heater have both propane and electric, or is it propane only?
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
07-24-2014, 11:07 PM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,660
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cola ny
Okay so anytime I want hot water it should be in the on position
|
Yes. Usually, on most RV water heaters that use both propane and 120VAC, there will be two separate water heater switches. The one you refer to uses both 12VDC(as control power) and propane for heating. Also, newer model heaters come with DSI(Direct Spark Ignition)and it's own 'Fault' light near the switch.
When hooked up to shore power, 120VAC powers the heater's element(s) though it's separate switch(on ours, this switch lights up as well). If faster water temp. recovery is needed, both switches can be activate at the same time.
__________________
Jan and Bob
'05 Monaco Windsor 40 DST - ISL / '08 Wrangler
|
|
|
|
|
07-24-2014, 11:15 PM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 190
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahW
From the sound of it, you should turn the switch on and leave it on as long as you need hot water. When we arrive at a campground, we turn on the water heater as part of our "set up". It stays on until we pack up and hit the road.
Does your RV water heater have both propane and electric, or is it propane only?
|
Yes my RV has a electric and propane heater
|
|
|
|
|
07-25-2014, 08:26 AM
|
#10
|
|
Senior Member
Outdoors RV Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Manitoba,Canada
Posts: 2,789
|
Our hot water tank has both electric heat and propane heat. What we find somewhat confusing is if we want electric heat, we turn that switch on, and it glows red. If we want propane heat, we turn that switch on, it glows red until the propane heater is working, and then the light goes out. If that light is on, the propane heater is not working.
So. If the electric heat is working, the switch glows red. If the propane heater is not working, that switch glows red. 
Jim
__________________
2016 Creekside 23RKS
2012 Ram 2500 Laramie 4X4 Cummins 6.7L
Canada, eh? 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
