1988 FC water coach heater question

[Jeff Miller]

Under the sink against the back wall is a strip electric heater for
freeze-heat, and under the sink in the kickboard is an electric
heater, sure it isn't one of these?

The summer/winter switch should shut down flow to the heaters, if
not then you need a sporlan valve rebuild kit as it apparently
isn't shutting off, very common.

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "birdshill123"
wrote:
>
> We are on our maiden voyage in the new to us Bird. I will post a
story
> of the trip later. Right now I have a small problem. I have the
blue
> Box for our unit but section 10 with all the plumbing and
electrical
> diagrams is missing. Our coach has a heater (engine hot water)
under
> the kitchen drawers beside the fridge. We are in AZ. It was 101
today.
> My wife went to get something from the drawers and she said she
almost
> burned herself. I checked and the heater core. It is damn hot.
Checked
> the switch for summer/winter and it is set on summer. How do I
stop
> the water from circulating to the heaters? I know the switch is
> supposed to activate a solenoid. Where is that solenoid located?
Why
> couldnt they use a simple Ranco valve? Without the diagram for the
> heaters I am having trouble figuring how this works. Are there
> seperate lines going to the water heater? For now I would like to
just
> install a simple gate valve to stop the water from entering the
> heater. I havent yet checked to see if the other heaters are also
hot.
>
> Thanks: Bruce
>