AQUA HOT

[Pete Masterson]

A slight odor of diesel is not unusual in the storage bays, especially near the AquaHot.

If even a small quantity of diesel is spilled during a servicing, (e.g. while changing the inline filter on the fuel line just before the burner) the odor can be persistent, even if the spill was minor and carefully wiped up.

Often, when the burner ignites, a bit of a "backfire" occurs, causing a little bit of diesel smoke to remain in the AquaHot rather than go out through the burner and AH Exhaust. This smoke generate an odor that drifts out the air-vents in the AH and permeates the storage bays.

So, if the odor is light but persistent, it may simply be "normal" odor. Some of us also have rather more sensitive response to the diesel odor.

In three years, I was never able to locate an actual source of diesel odor in the storage bays -- but I was always aware of it whenever I opened one of the doors.

Keep in mind that the smoke-burp (backfire) occurs more often as the burner nozzle ages. So, the recommendation for an annual service is reasonable. The basic service replaces the inline fuel filter, the burner nozzle, and does some general clean up and adjustment to the burner and igniters.

Parts can be obtained from AquaHot or Webasto.

===============================================

Pete Masterson, Author of

Book Design and Production: A Guide for Authors and Publishers

"Aeonix1@Mac.com"

Aeonix Publishing Group http://www.aeonix.com

===============================================

On Feb 26, 2010, at 12:22 PM, mcmike1952 wrote:

I have an odor of diesel in the bays under my coach. I have not taken the cover off of the Aqua hot yet but there are no obvious leaks. Any ideas about what I should look for. Where is the best place to get any needed parts.

Also a while back I had posted about sticking windows. I found a product made by gunk that is a dry spray lubricant that works pretty well.

Thanks, MIke Mcmahan 96 42' Wanderlodge



------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
"WanderlodgeForum-digest@yahoogroups.com"
"WanderlodgeForum-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com"

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
"WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com"

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/