gunny357
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mpmeisch wrote:That switch is for the electric element in your water heater. You can run it on LP or electric or both if you want a fast recovery for a second shower or a long shower. Flip it on and it will draw about 15 amps so if you have a 30amp coach you may not have enough overhead to use it with the A/C on.
That is correct.
Sounds like a factory installation as our '03 Journey hadgthe same thing in the same place.
Look again in the compartment where you see the jacket water heater cord, should be a receptacle in there somewhere. The switch in question controls that receptacle. On a cold morning you can preheat the engine for a better start. Runs off of shore power or the genset. An hour or so of preheat should be all you'll need down to around zero F. Do NOT leave it on full time, at 1500 watts, its an energy hog and wasteful of resources.
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racerchaser
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Agree with Gunny. Both of those switches are factory installed. They just did not put them with the main panel as they have on current coaches. As for plugging in the block heater, with my 03 Horizon it took me quite a while to find the receptacle. It was in the upper right of the electical bay facing aft. Looking in the bay I did not realize I was looking at the edge of the receptacle. When I finally realized what it was I could just barely see the face.
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propane1320
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SCVJeff wrote:I have to say, and with all due respect that someone living anywhere in Canada doesn't know what an engine heater is.
Wow. 
Read the rest of the posts. Along with the original. I'm pretty sure I have a solid understanding of block heaters. I was asking where it plugs in...
The rest of you, thanks for the replies!  Having the switches by the microwave due to the high current draw.
And I will find that pesky outlet when I go to the shop later today.
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horizon451
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Propane, Look in your electric & water compartment at the rear of your rig. If your coach has an inverter you will find the outlet to plug it in to right there. It's hard to see and will be on ther RH side of the compartment.
And yes, the two switches are factory installed ones and work as mpmeisch wrote.
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SCVJeff
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propane1320 wrote:SCVJeff wrote:I have to say, and with all due respect that someone living anywhere in Canada doesn't know what an engine heater is.
Wow.
Read the rest of the posts. Along with the original. I'm pretty sure I have a solid understanding of block heaters. I was asking where it plugs in...
OK.. It depends on how you read the question. The one thing I remember about Edmonton when I was there as a kid were the thousands of parkinglot plugs for block heaters.
Anyway, mine is the same as yours and the outlet is tucked up in the corner out of the way.
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propane1320
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Found the wall plug for the engine pre-heater... it was facing backwards towards the back wall of the cabinet!
Thanks for the help!!!
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McDuff
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Cool. Makes you wonder, does each installer go, "let's see, I'll put this one here today."
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