no gas, no hot water

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Hello??

The solenoid is controlled by an LP sensor located near the booth or under
the refrigerator. This supplies the 12 vdc to the solenoid valve that shuts
off LP to all your LP systems. You should get a green LED when the button
is pushed, and at times it may sound an alarm if it has not been actuated
in some time. Also it can some times be cleared by blowing a short blast of
air from the lungs into the hole next to the button to clear dust from the
sensor.

Hot water: Even though the 110 VAC breaker is on and you measure voltage
coming out of the panel, that voltage goes to a relay located in a 4x4
electrical junction box, usually under the bed. This relay is a 12 vdc coil
relay and is activated by a hot 12vdc presence on one side and the other
side of the coil goes to a sensor located in the out side of the water
heater and supplies a ground potential when water is present in the pipes.
This ground wire does corrode up and break off from time to time. Point is,
the relay has to be picked up to allow the 110VAC to pass through the
contacts to the ECO and temp sensor then on to the heater coil.

The above is the sequence of operation for that circuit, so next thing to
do is locate the relay, then using am VOM check for 110VAC on the contacts
of the relay, then follow it to the ECO then thermostat and finally the
heater coil. This will tell you exactly where your missing the voltage.
Once you get to the heater coil and you have voltage then you know the
heating element needs replacing and that is not an easy chore in most
cases. If you have an old water heater (original) now may be a good time to
replace it with an Atwood EH-911, 11 gallon unit which will or should drop
right in and some minor plumbing changes made and your set to go.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm

At 01:15 AM 9/4/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>I have a 1983 fc-35, I bought after hearing so much about
>wanderlodge.
>Seems like I have more things not working than i do working.
>I have several problems
>1. No gas I gave narrowed it down to the sloenid valve, but can't get
>it to reset, it won't move at all. Any ideas.?
>2. no hot water i have voltage to the junction box, but no amp draw,
>any one ever replace an heating element in one of these heaters>
>3. someone said run two air intake lines out the front to get cool
>intake air and more volume.How?
>4. Whats the larest on the backup camera? anyone got one fixed or
>replaced recently
>
>thanks for your help
>re brake
>
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