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#1Flyboy

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Posted: 02/01/23 05:10pm

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Wnjj… I’ll try your suggestion when I get time, on the road for a while and propane heater works fine… thank you….

enblethen

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Posted: 02/01/23 06:39pm

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Do all the 120-volt receptacles and appliances work?
If they work, try this. Water heater is normally on its own breaker. Try resetting the breaker. Turn it off applying light pressure toward off then turn it on.

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#1Flyboy

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Posted: 02/01/23 07:46pm

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rnblethen… that was the first step, thanks for sharing….

pianotuna

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Posted: 02/01/23 10:05pm

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Hi,

I thought my element had failed. I bought a new one. After replacement, the new one started to work. I guess the relay had frozen "open" and the act of replacing the element "fixed" it.

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enblethen

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Posted: 02/02/23 07:36am

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Your Honda genset has a floating neutral. Your reading between element and frame can be missing leading. For my inverter genset, I made a plug cheater that ties the neutral and ground together. It is inserted into the duplex receptacle.

wnjj

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Posted: 02/02/23 11:40am

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enblethen wrote:

Great point.

When measuring AC voltages around the water heater, use the other pin on the element as the neutral (the one not connected to the relay/switch/limit switch).

deltabravo

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Posted: 02/03/23 06:58am

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This is probably the best water heater troubleshooting video I've seen.

Diagnosing a Suburban RV Water Heater AC and DC Electrical

He's a mobile RV repair tech and has a lot of really good videos on his channel

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