Water heater...gain

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   hello all,I am finally taking my 2011 173T on its maiden voyage. Everything was going fine until I turned on the hot water heater. After about 5 minutes the lp alarm starts wailing. I had to pull the fuse to stop it. I also turned off the inside switch that that was not working anyway with the fuse pulled. Does the heater work on electric if I only have the outside switch turned on? Thanks for your input.

Dan

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dansanmo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 Apr 2019 Location: Carthage, NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Topic: Water heater...gain Posted: 18 Jun 2019 at 9:00pm
	hello all, I am finally taking my 2011 173T on its maiden voyage. Everything was going fine until I turned on the hot water heater. After about 5 minutes the lp alarm starts wailing. I had to pull the fuse to stop it. I also turned off the inside switch that that was not working anyway with the fuse pulled. Does the heater work on electric if I only have the outside switch turned on? Thanks for your input. Dan
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 18 Jun 2019 at 11:11pm
	The water heater works independently on both propane (with 12Vdc for control), and 120Vac. To run on 120Vac electric you need to be connected to a pedestal or other AC source, have the outside on/off switch turned ON, and have the dedicated circuit breaker in the panel (the one labelled water heater) turned ON. Remember to turn either the circuit breaker and/or the outside switch to OFF when there is no water in the tank or you will burn out the heating element.
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TheBum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407	Posted: 19 Jun 2019 at 10:17am
	How is the health of your battery and was it charged? The LP/CO detector will trigger if the 12V voltage drops below a certain point. This should only be an issue if you're boondocking or the converter is dead.
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