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08-11-2012, 10:20 PM
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2011 28' Flying Cloud
Kingston
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Water heater switch
Hi All
When the water heater switch is turned on should there be a light on the switch.
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George
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08-11-2012, 10:26 PM
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2008 20' Safari SE
Thumb Area
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No the light only comes on if the burner fails to ignite.
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20' 2008 Safari SE, Dill TPMS Silver Dog House
2007 GMC 1/2 ton Sierra ARE Cap
AIR # 10494
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08-11-2012, 10:50 PM
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2006 19' Safari SE
Tucson
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On our 06 Bambi when you turn on the water heater, the light on the switch comes on momentarily until the heater is lit, then it goes off... if it stays on, it has failed to light.
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Travel Log: AZBambi...On the Road Again
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08-11-2012, 10:58 PM
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Sioux Falls
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I wondered the same thing about the light. Maybe I need to read the manual.
I have an Atwood 6 gallon, gas/electric.
I haven't tried the gas function yet, but on electric 120 volt function, the light does not light.
I thought maybe I wired it wrong.
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08-12-2012, 12:06 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 19' Safari SE
Tucson
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TBRich
On our 06 Bambi when you turn on the water heater, the light on the switch comes on momentarily until the heater is lit, then it goes off... if it stays on, it has failed to light.
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This is when the water heater is propane. I don't know how the light behaves with an electric water heater. (Sorry, I should have made that clear in my post.)
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08-12-2012, 12:15 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 22' International CCD
2007 Base Camp
Elk Valley
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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No light will come on unless it fails to light. Not very intuitive... maybe a flashing light for 'fail' and steady light for 'on' would be nice... I always double check to turn it off when we travel.
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08-12-2012, 05:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TBRich
On our 06 Bambi when you turn on the water heater, the light on the switch comes on momentarily until the heater is lit, then it goes off... if it stays on, it has failed to light.
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The newest ones do not do this. You will only see the light if there is a problem.
I agree a green for on and red for fault light would be nice.
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