Hot Water Heater Issue - Event Date: 08 Oct 2016

  So just returned from a 7 week trip.  We have a 2014 178.  We ended up having a problem while traveling with the hot water heater.  The switch on the outside is on and can't toggle it off.  If I understand the good info here that means the HWH will run on electric.  So tank works fine when we camp and turn on the inside switch which then allows the gas to heat up the water.  We turn the inside switch off before travel and everything appears ok.  We got home last night and I plugged into shore power and left the inside switch off.  I was assuming the electric would heat the water up over night.  I checked this morning and water in tank is cold.  So I assume that means I may have more than a switch issue? I understand the switch being completely bad could cause the electric to not heat the water.    I have to go look at how much of a pain it is to look at the switch for repair or replacement.  Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated?

+ 1  Sailor is most likely spot on here, good advice.

Bit confused as to inside switch and gas, I keep my outside switch off until I have ensured water is available to water heater. Once I have flow I enable inside circuit breaker, thus both inside and outside switches are on.  Agree many leave outside on and enable heat from inside once heater has water, the gas part is confusing to me.  Agree outside could be defective if it makes no difference.

Thanks furpod, tracking now:)

Originally posted by DaveS Hi   Thanks for the response Furpod.  I was able to get the outside switch working again.  If the circuit breaker is on and the outside switch is on should I expect the water heater to heat the water on electric only?  I know I can run both gas and electric at the same time and that will warm the water more quickly.  Right now I am trying to determine if the electric is working the way it is supposed to.  Thanks for the input.

If the breaker is in the on position, and the outside switch is in the on position, and the pod is hooked up to shore power, and the inside switch is OFF, then the WH will be running on elec only.