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No Hot Water! Headed to Colorado in a week!!
We have a 97 XL 45 Vantare (Featherlite) parked at La Hacienda RV Resort in Austin,Texas. Last night, we turned on the shower and NO HOT WATER… Luckily, the resort has showers at the laundry facility.
I removed the cover from the left side of the Aqua Hot System and tested the wires running into the Webasto thermostat, and it registered 30.6 (amps?) on every post. So, there is power getting to it. The right side of the system is riveted on, so I can’t get behind it until tomorrow, when I can borrow a drill (if that’s the next step). I’ve checked fuses, breakers, etc. I can’t find any other source to check or reset.
What should I try next?
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7 Replies
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Call Rudy Legett @ 713 – 8 one 8 – three 2 three 4. Rudy is the AquaHot Man!
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Thank you! I’ve been reading some of his posts. I even went back out and tapped the motor to see if it “had a flat spot” on it or something.. But nothing happened. I’ll call Rudy tomorrow for sure!
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Nothing on the right side for you to access. Does the unit run on diesel and heat your water? Does it function on neither electric or diesel?
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David, Did you get it going? My phone is on if you still need help.
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So, work gets in the way of my personal life a lot. It did today again, so I didn’t get a chance to call Rudy. I just got home (back to the coach), and I decided to try the “Diesel Heat Hot Water”. It comes on, I hear the motor or solenoids running, and it smokes like a pile of burning tires. I turned it back off to respect my neighbors.
For what it’s worth, the Gray Water Dump button on the internal panel isn’t functioning either, and it stopped when the hot water stopped.. There was a glitch when I plugged into shore power Tuesday night. Both inverters went into Error, and they wouldn’t turn off or reset until I turned the generator OFF. It had been on AUTO. The Gray Dump button in
the plumbing bay still functions.When it is engaged, the internal button
lights red, as it is supposed to.So,
that could just be a glitch I need to trace down after I solve the hot water
issue.Should I shut down everything on the coach in
the morning and power it all back up slowly and see what happens? -
Update:Rudy walked
me through how to remove the burner and clean all of the necessary
components.We now have a running diesel
burner with no smoke, hot water (our primary need), and a boat load more
knowledge regarding how to maintain these land yatchs!We still don’t know what caused the electric heat to
malfunction, but we have a stop gap to get us through the trip to Pagosa
Springs next week.When we return to
Texas, we are going to visit Rudy and sort the rest out. (and have him double
check my work)Thanks to everyone who replied!Thank you Rudy for being friendly, helpful,
free (on the phone), and willing to share your knowledge with the rest of the
Prevost Community!Tomorrow (weather permitting)… I install my new Headhunter
Mach V water pump! It just started raining, so I get to shower and take a
break. -
As far as that Headhunter goes, did you mail them the sticker from the old one and get the new one for $500?
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