Aqua Hot Issue

[slate]

We have a 2021 FW Discovery LXE with an Aquahot 400. While in storage, we simply leave the unit plugged in, to keep batteries charged etc. There is a "whirring" sound coming from the AH. Sounds like a pump to me. Why is it doing this? And short of unhooking all batteries and leaving it sit, what do i do? We are in Canada and need the batteries to stay charged in the winter. I suppose i could shut off the breaker for the AH, but that won't fix the problem.

[96 Wideglide]

Take the cover off the front of unit and feel the pumps.

A pump running for no reason will just prematurely wear it out.

[WatchMeRV]

You may want to check if your basement heater is on.

[RichardE]

Check to see if you have a thermostat on, don't forget about bay heaters and the engine preheat. That would cause the circulation pumps to run.

You are correct, the AH and AH control systems are on 12V, so turning off 120V breakers does not help.

[slate]

This unit has a master switch for the AH that is in the "off" position. Can't say i know if this unit has a thermostat in the basement. And not sure if it overrides the master in the coach itself.

[shootist]

Stir pump or basement heat. Make sure you have the thermostats off of furnace in the coach and the one in the basement turned all the way down. Electric heat and diesel heat switches on off.

[dadej]

My basement heater is controlled by a button thermostat in the water bay. When it gets below 40 ish degrees it turns on the fan and stir pump. I put a switch before the thermostat so both would not run. Other motorhomes have had a regular setable thermostat. It is there just find it.

[DuaneMiller]

Originally Posted by slate

This unit has a master switch for the AH that is in the "off" position. Can't say i know if this unit has a thermostat in the basement. And not sure if it overrides the master in the coach itself.

Slate, your coach does indeed have an analog t-stat to control heat for the basement... It is hidden in the wet bay behind the panel just above the faucet of the outside shower. It should be set from the factory at 40 degrees, but I have heard others with the same coach with different settings. I relocated my t-stat to outside that panel so I could access it.

The basement heating unit, or "Cozy" should be mounted to the ceiling in the bay just forward of the wet bay.

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[Topperace]

That is what was happening to ours, the basement thermostat was set really high, so the unit would run even if we had the power "gas" switch turned off...
Ours is a analog Coleman Mach thermostat down there that I wish I could swap with a bluetooth enabled digital thermostat and be able to change via my phone app.

[slate]

Thanks for all the replies. "New to us" unit and om's quite vague on some of this. I did locate that thermostat, but with the lowest setting being 19F, it would still cut in. On another thread owners of the same coach with AH 400's are saying that if the burner and the electric element are"off" in the display, and check that it is not heating, this would override where the thermostats are set. Basically nothing in the AH unit should run if burner/element are in "off" position. Dealers up here don't know how these systems operate, so i gave up talking to them.

[WatchMeRV]

You could test that thermostat. If you hear a click as you turn it to a lower setting, then it should be working properly. I don't think the pump will run if you turn-off the main coach power switch. On my coach the batteries still charge with the main coach power switch off. I'd call Fleetwood and ask them if the AH basement heat is wired so it's always on. Are you getting heat in the storage bay where the thermostat is? If not, this could be an issue with the AH, however, I've never heard of a pump running without circulating the anti-freeze.

[slate]

No heat in the basement. Burner and electric element are off. Just pump 2 running constantly.

[shootist]

Originally Posted by slate

Thanks for all the replies. "New to us" unit and om's quite vague on some of this. I did locate that thermostat, but with the lowest setting being 19F, it would still cut in. On another thread owners of the same coach with AH 400's are saying that if the burner and the electric element are"off" in the display, and check that it is not heating, this would override where the thermostats are set. Basically nothing in the AH unit should run if burner/element are in "off" position. Dealers up here don't know how these systems operate, so i gave up talking to them.

Then that pump lite on the main board has to be lit. You can disconnect the wire for the pump at the board until you figure it out.

[slate]

Originally Posted by shootist

Then that pump lite on the main board has to be lit. You can disconnect the wire for the pump at the board until you figure it out.

Even if the main board shows the AH as turned off, diesel and electric?