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RE: [a/s] Re: Does It Ever End?



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technician there showed us that the installer had failed to plug in the frig!  He insulated it well, and after another 2 hour wait to check out the system, it now seems to be working fine!   

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Greatest cause of electrical appliance failure  ... lack of electron flow. (Industry joke ...but fairly accurate.)
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However......now we find that the hotwater heater is not always shutting off.  That means it sometimes overheats and releases the water outside.  We have the shutoff switch in the bathroom, but that doesn't always shut it off. We finally figured out to go outside and turn off the gas to the unit to get it to shut off.  Any ideas?
Judy 
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    Check the wiring guide  in the owners manual and I'll wager that there is a [ Thermocouple or Temp Sensor or Thermostat]  that regulates the water temp by a bi-metal switch of some type and there is your problem. Unless fairly well versed in things electrical not a good idea to self fix. Any electricians in the campground?? maybe able to help. Call the company ...order the part by model # and figure # and have them FedEx it to your campground.
 
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Hmmmm methinks I may bring my tools and testers on the road with me. There always seems to be a call for on the road minor repairs .... maybe being a technician for 32 years wasn't so bad after all.
 
Kip and Dev