dnyelator
New Member
I am a new fun finder camper owner. I am so glad I found this forum, I have learned so much already! Our camper is 5 years old and we bought it used.
Last time out, we had no hot water. I think what's happened if I understand some of the other posts, is I mistakenly turned on the switch in the water heater compartment before I turned on the water flow. So I probably burned up the heating element??? So if I did, does that mean I need a whole new water heater? Is that something I could replace myself? I've replace mine in the house a couple of times, but this is completely different with all the valves, etc. Will the water heater still work if I use the gas mode? After I filled the tank, sometime after that I found that the breaker had blown. We were on our way home, so I don't know if it still works or not.
So another question, the switch that's connected to the red light inside, is that just for gas operation? I thought it was to turn on the electric circuit, but now am wondering if I had that wrong all along.
And finally, do I need to light a pilot light if using gas mode, or does it self ignite? I know how a water heater works at home, but this electric/gas combo has me stumped. Sorry for so many questions in my first post. Any help is very much appreciated. You folks have a great forum here!
Dale
Last time out, we had no hot water. I think what's happened if I understand some of the other posts, is I mistakenly turned on the switch in the water heater compartment before I turned on the water flow. So I probably burned up the heating element??? So if I did, does that mean I need a whole new water heater? Is that something I could replace myself? I've replace mine in the house a couple of times, but this is completely different with all the valves, etc. Will the water heater still work if I use the gas mode? After I filled the tank, sometime after that I found that the breaker had blown. We were on our way home, so I don't know if it still works or not.
So another question, the switch that's connected to the red light inside, is that just for gas operation? I thought it was to turn on the electric circuit, but now am wondering if I had that wrong all along.
And finally, do I need to light a pilot light if using gas mode, or does it self ignite? I know how a water heater works at home, but this electric/gas combo has me stumped. Sorry for so many questions in my first post. Any help is very much appreciated. You folks have a great forum here!
Dale