RV tankless water heater
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Utclmjmpr
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This question ranks right up there with ,,,,"where did I leave my crystal ball?".>>>Dan
Rene T
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What Dan was referring to is we need just a little bit more information. Like maybe year, manufacturer, model number, what have you tried so far, has it been working good up until now.
John From Detroit
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Ok, Tankless Water heaters are typically Propane only, However they may (Should in fact) be using 12 volt electrical for several function.. Like opening the gas valve and lighting the flame.
Here is an opration description for a 12 volt controlled Tankless DSI water heater
Water flows, closing a flow switch (like a sail switch on a furnace, in fact, other than being waterproof, it is identical)
IF thermostat is cool, then the control board opens gas vale and inititates sparking (ignition)
Flame sensor sends "I'm hot" signal back to control board and flame continues tilll...
Thermostat says I"m hot or water stops flowing.. (either one).
Possible issues:
Water flow too slow
Switch (flow) bad
Thermostat bad
Mother board bad
No propane
Propane valve bad
Ignition points set too far apart (Very popular error Half the DSI products I've worked on had this). (two out of 4)
Bad flame sensor
Bad control board again (Flame detector circuit)
And of course, no 12 volts (blown fuse, bad connection, broken connection, Switch OFF)
Here is an opration description for a 12 volt controlled Tankless DSI water heater
Water flows, closing a flow switch (like a sail switch on a furnace, in fact, other than being waterproof, it is identical)
IF thermostat is cool, then the control board opens gas vale and inititates sparking (ignition)
Flame sensor sends "I'm hot" signal back to control board and flame continues tilll...
Thermostat says I"m hot or water stops flowing.. (either one).
Possible issues:
Water flow too slow
Switch (flow) bad
Thermostat bad
Mother board bad
No propane
Propane valve bad
Ignition points set too far apart (Very popular error Half the DSI products I've worked on had this). (two out of 4)
Bad flame sensor
Bad control board again (Flame detector circuit)
And of course, no 12 volts (blown fuse, bad connection, broken connection, Switch OFF)
Arch Hoagland
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A friend of mine had the same problem.
She discovered she had turned off her propane tank and forgot to turn it back on.
Is yours propane or electric?
She discovered she had turned off her propane tank and forgot to turn it back on.
Is yours propane or electric?
Raylc
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They also make them that run on diesel. Aqua Hot. That is what we have.
steve407
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John From Detroit said:
Since we're on this subject, I have a Girrard tankless and my problem is it's either scalding or ice cold. There doesn't seem to be a middle ground in the shower where you can get it one temp. The water heater switch has 2 positions: Auto and Low. I've tried both but it just does the same thing. Scald for 30 seconds, then ice cold for 30 seconds. I was told the temp was suppose to be regulated by water flow: i.e., the more water you run the cooler it gets, but that seems to make no difference either. Anyone have ANY ideas? Thanks in advance.
glen54737
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@steve407 I have one of those too. It sounds like it is cycling, there is a high temp shutoff that is stopping the burner when the water temp gets to 140 then as it cools it relights the burner. Try putting it on low and turning the hot water on full if it still does this you need to draw more hot water to get the temp down try turning on the sink hot water to control temp I realize this uses a lot of water.
The newer model has a rheostat that will allow better control of the burner they will upgrade you for a price i think it was about $300 and you need to return the old one.
The newer model has a rheostat that will allow better control of the burner they will upgrade you for a price i think it was about $300 and you need to return the old one.
steve407
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Thanks for that info. I'll give the additional water issue a try but sounds like the upgrade is what I need. I'll contact them and see if it is still available.
I appreciate the help!!
Steve
I appreciate the help!!
Steve
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