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09-06-2018, 04:09 AM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Challenger 35MQ
State: Florida
Posts: 45
THOR #12430
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Unknown Breaker
Anyone have an idea what this unlabeled breaker would go to? I haven’t been able to track it down.
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09-06-2018, 09:18 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Miramar 34.4
State: Virginia
Posts: 132
THOR #5560
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Is your MH plumbed for a washer and dryer? That could be what this breaker is for.
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09-06-2018, 09:24 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 31E (2019)
State: California
Posts: 249
THOR #12270
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mine had that breaker at the dealership and they removed it when i had them install the inverter. it's a nice wide open hole now i like to stab with a fork.
at least count your blessings. nothing in my coach is labeled. 
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09-06-2018, 11:01 AM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,305
THOR #7035
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What doesn't work when you turn it off?
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09-06-2018, 11:11 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Still Looking
State: Missouri
Posts: 425
THOR #5437
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I you feel comfortable around electric stuff. Unplug your unit from shore power and remove the panel cover. Look to see if that breaker even has wire attached to it. While at the breaker panel it would not hurt to take a screw driver and tighten all of the screws holding the wires. The ones on the ground bar and the one on each breaker.
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09-06-2018, 11:58 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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Do you have gas/electric water heater?
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Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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09-11-2018, 03:04 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Challenger 35MQ
State: Florida
Posts: 45
THOR #12430
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I do have an Atwood combo gas/electric water heater and figured that's what it would be. However, it wasn't. I took the cover to the panel off and traced the wires to a computer type case fan that is used to move air inside the electrical panel.
So now the new question - where is the water heater breaker? I turned off the GFCI, microwave, and receptacle breakers and none of them controlled the electric portion of the water heater.
Any thoughts?
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09-11-2018, 03:22 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 35SF
State: Missouri
Posts: 738
THOR #2020
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Maybe water heater? I don't see that listed.
(I posted the above and then when the thread refreshed I saw that you had posted that it was not the water heater. Perhaps one of the others is mislabeled but seems maybe you checked all of those.)
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09-11-2018, 03:30 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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Maybe it has its own breaker closer to the water heater or some type of inline slow-blow? Can you get to the wiring area of the heater to snoop around?
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Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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09-11-2018, 03:31 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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How come when you turn that breaker off: my garage door opener quits working? 
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Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-11-2018, 03:36 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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Same reason your kids look like the mailman.
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Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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09-11-2018, 04:45 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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If we had known that you weren't going to retire from the USPS: we wouldn't have thrown that "Going Away" Party.
http://www.thorforums.com/forums/att...1&d=1536684344
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-11-2018, 05:35 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2017 Axis 25.4
State: Arkansas
Posts: 2,669
THOR #12231
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You guys are too funny. I can always count on Bob or Gritz for some zingers.
I think Thor likes to make our RV a mystery - What is this for? What does this do? Why dont this work? Where did these screws on the floor come from?
Keeps us guessing and entertained I guess. Otherwise life would be boring?
Just think: "What did you do on your trip" Well everyting went fine, nothing broke, Everything worked. Lots of room at the CG, CW rotated my tires in one hour for free".
That would not be any fun and all Forums would cess to exist.
So if you look at it Thor is doing a a favor.
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09-11-2018, 05:54 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-11-2018, 05:56 PM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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They should include a Ouija Board; so that we can contact the folks who designed our rigs... They're obviously brain dead! 
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Good Sam Member 843599689
Current coach: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
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09-11-2018, 06:01 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Challenger 35MQ
State: Florida
Posts: 45
THOR #12430
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As a first time RV owner, having a Thor has definitely kept me on my toes.
I can access the wiring on the back of the water heater under the sink but I can't really tell where it runs to. It looks like it might have gone to a receptacle under the sink which is why I thought it might have been on the GFCI breaker.
Am I right in assuming there should be a breaker somewhere or do these sometimes just have relays and breaker type items built into the heater?
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09-11-2018, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 24F
State: Arizona
Posts: 250
THOR #2878
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You should call Thor with your coach serial number and they will provide you with a wiring schematic that might help, though these are somewhat generic. 
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09-11-2018, 06:49 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Georgia
Posts: 2,585
THOR #4735
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chances are:
- it's just filling an 'unused' slot
- it's for an 'optional' Electric water heater feed
find out by removing the panel cover. if no wire is exiting this breaker at the bottom, then it's just filling a space, otherwise it's powering something(!).
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09-11-2018, 08:02 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: THOR Chateua 35SF
State: Florida
Posts: 5,850
THOR #11130
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Some models have an outlet under the sink (hidden) that the water heater plugs into. I think you've found.that mouse! Flip that breaker and check power at the water heater. There was a guy recently whose water heater was not working. He found they never plugged it in.
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Traded Thor for Melbourne Prestige 24NP
2018 THOR Chateau 35SF
Two Labs, Bugsie & Blondie
Blondie passed in 2020 at 5 to Leukemia
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09-11-2018, 08:52 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2016 Siesta Sprinter 24ST
State: Florida
Posts: 604
THOR #2812
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MY converter is identical and that breaker is labeled WATER HEATER.
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