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06-07-2022, 06:29 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Alabama
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water heater only gets warm not hot
hello group new to this .
so on a hurricane 34J is there a temp control some where, I havelooked under counter and outside and dont see one. any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
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06-07-2022, 07:40 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,317
THOR #7035
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What year? On propane or electric? Tank or On-Demand?
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06-07-2022, 09:10 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 35m
State: North Carolina
Posts: 933
THOR #13505
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 16ACE27
What year? On propane or electric? Tank or On-Demand?
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Funny how alot of the one hit wonders never post what rig, etc.
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06-07-2022, 09:23 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,317
THOR #7035
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Quote:
Originally Posted by macdaddy1111
Funny how alot of the one hit wonders never post what rig, etc.
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Hey, it's only been 3 hours (so far). So what if he left the forum the same minute he posted the question not waiting to see if he got a useful response.
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2016 ACE 27.1
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06-08-2022, 03:32 AM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Aria 3901
State: Idaho
Posts: 696
THOR #9660
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Make sure your outside shower valves were not left on after winterizing. If they are on it will mix cold water with the hot.
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06-08-2022, 12:25 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 24F
State: Ohio
Posts: 4,148
THOR #16721
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trifives
ONE HIT WONDERS AND YES I HAD TO LEAVE THE POST MACDADDY HAD NO TIME TO SIT HERE FOR THREE HOURS WAITING FOR YOUR SMART ASS REMARK. Now for the ones that really want to help the rig is 2017 Hurricane 34J with a Atwood model gc6aa-10e heater
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Fast food has additives that contribute to impatience... just stating something I heard... Thanks for coming back with the info. Now we'll figure this out!
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06-08-2022, 01:39 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
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THOR #7035
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So a standard tanked system.
Have you verified the bypass valve is not open?
Have you verified the outside shower valves as m1noel suggested?
When did it last work correctly? What has changed/happened since then?
Same results from using either propane or electric to heat the water?
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06-08-2022, 01:55 PM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Citation
State: Texas
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06-08-2022, 02:21 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Fourwinds 24F
State: North Carolina
Posts: 775
THOR #9511
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Download the Atwood Master Water Heater manual:
http://techsupport.pdxrvwholesale.co...ter-Manual.pdf
Find your model of water heater and read about your heater then look at the troubleshooting guide. It will get you to the problem fairly quick.
Let us know if you get it fixed and what the problem was or tell us what didn’t work and we can help.
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06-08-2022, 02:26 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Miramar
State: California
Posts: 894
THOR #22927
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I would drain the water heater. And refill. Just to be sure no bebre.
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06-08-2022, 02:35 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Fourwinds 24F
State: North Carolina
Posts: 775
THOR #9511
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbo12
Download the Atwood Master Water Heater manual:
http://techsupport.pdxrvwholesale.co...ter-Manual.pdf
Find your model of water heater and read about your heater then look at the troubleshooting guide. It will get you to the problem fairly quick.
Let us know if you get it fixed and what the problem was or tell us what didn’t work and we can help.
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PS - the TMC Water heater quick start guide on the Owners Knowledge Center is a good read as well.
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06-08-2022, 02:45 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Freedom Elite 30FE
State: Arkansas
Posts: 371
THOR #12827
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For what it’s worth, when I dewinterized my water system this spring, I opened the water valves going to and from the water heater but failed to close the bypass valve. This resulted in getting Luke warm water from the faucets. Once I closed the bypass valve, I was able to get hot water at the faucets.
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06-08-2022, 03:33 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 31S
State: Texas
Posts: 4,174
THOR #6411
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Atwood tank type water-heaters two different fixed temperature sensors that are stuck to the aluminum tank and covered with insulation. You can replace the present 120 F degree ones if you like. You can check that the sensors are making good contact with tank. If you have both the propane and electric units on for an hour and a half, you should have plenty of hot water. The recovery time is dependent on the temperature of the incoming water . For us, it takes about 2 hours on electric on a cool day and 40 minutes on propane and electric for a full recovery. Usual temperature problems with the Atwood tank heater are: bypass valve on the rear of the water open or leaking, outside shower not completely off, thermostat not making good tank contact and the high temperature shutoff (anti scald) failing.
On another subject, we volunteers who try to help. Our time is just as valuable as yours. When you do not completely describe your coach and the problem you are having (what is warm?), a lot of us (I include myself in that bunch) will ignore the post, as we are not as good as guessing as you would like. With an RV problem, there is never too much information.
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06-08-2022, 04:03 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,317
THOR #7035
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beau388
On another subject, we volunteers who try to help. Our time is just as valuable as yours. When you do not completely describe your coach and the problem you are having (what is warm?), a lot of us (I include myself in that bunch) will ignore the post, as we are not as good as guessing as you would like. With an RV problem, there is never too much information.
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Lack of information in the question is understandable; after all, most questions come from people new to the RV world and don't know enough to know what information to provide. I can live with that.
What people get frustrated about is when the OP starts a thread with a question and never comes back to interact in their own thread. And just as bad; they do come back but don't answer the questions posed to them to help elaborate on their problem, or just answer one of several questions.
But it is the nature of the beast and we have to try to not jump on the drive-bys too soon.
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06-08-2022, 06:03 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 31S
State: Texas
Posts: 4,174
THOR #6411
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Gee, I agree with Ted. Imagine that!
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2016 Hurricane 31S
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06-08-2022, 06:54 PM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,317
THOR #7035
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beau388
Gee, I agree with Ted. Imagine that!
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Say it isn't so.....
Now back to the topic.
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2016 ACE 27.1
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06-15-2022, 09:56 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Sprinter four winds
State: Georgia
Posts: 150
THOR #14780
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 16ACE27
Lack of information in the question is understandable; after all, most questions come from people new to the RV world and don't know enough to know what information to provide. I can live with that.
What people get frustrated about is when the OP starts a thread with a question and never comes back to interact in their own thread. And just as bad; they do come back but don't answer the questions posed to them to help elaborate on their problem, or just answer one of several questions.
But it is the nature of the beast and we have to try to not jump on the drive-bys too soon.
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Go with Ace on the solutions, I would start with you bypass valve.
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06-15-2022, 11:41 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: California
Posts: 889
THOR #17478
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Never a response back from the OP. I bet it was the outside shower head with the valves open and the head shutoff closed. It happens a lot. Only once to me when I was new to RV camping.
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06-15-2022, 11:56 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Thor Ace 33.1
State: Illinois
Posts: 1,266
THOR #20274
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MLP
Never a response back from the OP. I bet it was the outside shower head with the valves open and the head shutoff closed. It happens a lot. Only once to me when I was new to RV camping.
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Never happens to me I leave all the faucets open. That way I can flood the lower compartment in the spring when I flush the lines out
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06-16-2022, 12:20 AM
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Site Team
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
Posts: 14,317
THOR #7035
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MLP
Never a response back from the OP. I bet it was the outside shower head with the valves open and the head shutoff closed. It happens a lot. Only once to me when I was new to RV camping.
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He did respond but was chased away.
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