Explaining Proper Operation of the Suburban RV Water Heater - w/"The Air Force Guy"
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Awesome video! Good point about filling up your water heater and not using the pressure relief valve. I was incorrectly told to use the pressure valve years ago. I was not realizing that you need room in the hot water tank for expansion. Thanks Paul!
Appreciate you watching.
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Awesome.... Hope to catch up with you one day!
@@TheAirForceGuy Yes! I have questions about my winch.
The manual that came with the unit in my Forest River Wolf Pup was unclear about operation on shore power. UA-cam videos showed me what I needed to know, but the manual never told me about the rocker switch that's up behind the gas line inside the side cover. I thought the element might be bad until I tested resistance... and spied the switch while I was doing it. Off to UA-cam I went looking for information on it.
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@@TheAirForceGuy Usually... but I often look for multiple videos on a topic before I dive in. Not all "creators" are created equal. 🙂
Thank you sir for your service and your time on this very informative video ! You opened my eyes to problems and solutions I hope I never have ! Kudos
Glad to hear it
Ty for your time and info. I did not know till now that I can operate my water heater off propane or electric. And hey I got it figured it out thanks to you I have hot water!
Awesome! Happy Camping.
@@TheAirForceGuy Thanks for great video, I have gas only suburban and the unit will start and then quickly it "poofs" and goes out. I have to go outside and push reset button and then it will work fine until next morning when I turn on switch and the issue repeats?? Any thought .. I have not blown out tube yet but plan to do that tomorrow. Thanks for your help
Thanks for the video
Most campgrounds o found that you stay a month or longer, you must pay for your electric usage.
On that note, i would like to how to wire in a remote electric switch on the control panel instead of removing the cover from the water heater everytime i want to turn the heater on or off for hot water efficiency.
Thank you
If you do one. Be sure to make a video and post it. Good Luck!
I changed my water heater from an Atwood to a suburban the wires are not the same. What wire goes where
Need to ask Atwood. Best of Luck
I have a suburban 6 gallon water heater in my 2021 Coleman travel trailer was just wondering if I leave the switch on after it lights does it automatically lower the flame when it reaches proper temperature? and use less gas or is it constantly heat or maybe even cycle on and off it is a DSi ignition
Hi. Bought a 2008 Springdale Summerland this past Spring. 1st TT for us. When trying out the electric part of the water heater do you always have to run electric and propane at first? I do not have a switch on the exterior of the water heater to flip. Just a switch (for the water heater) inside where the circuit breakers are. I know your video shows a switch on the exterior, but I insist mine does not have one.
I typically run electric and then run on both when taking multiple showers back to back.
FYI, I have a VRV-6X and the anode is actually on the back of the heater, not on the front. The hole in the front is just a drain.
Good to know. What RV is yours installed on. I have never seen one like the one you have.
It's on a 1991 Kit Road Ranger 26' fifth wheel
That's old school. Thank goodness it is not like that anymore!
I for the love of god can’t find out where the thermostat is on these water heaters because sometimes the tmp valve will drip/squirt water because the water is getting too hot, I have an idea but I hope that it’s somewhere simpler to get to before i start taking stuff apart
Sorry to hear. I’ll need to do another video.
Great Video. I have a 2014 Forest River XLR camper. I only have one electric water heater switch at the water heater. I only have one hot water heater switch inside that turns on the gas. This switch is only labeled as hot water and doesn't differentiate between gas or electric. When I turn the switch on in the camper, it lights the gas burner at the water heater. While hooked up to city electric, do I activate the electric water heater only with just the switch at the water heater? Thank you!
Yes. Just make sure you have water in the tank. I burnt up an element by forgetting that. I have a 2017 Forest River Cherokkee.
Chuck Russell how do you fill the water up? I have water running brut not sure how to fill it up I own a 2007 keystone 304LBS
I change the heating element and the Anode rod turned on the switch and still no hot water what is the problem I'm running on electric
How do I connect a on and off switch with a reset light for a sw6d gas only water heater
Can you adjust the temperature on a Suburban hot water heater?
Even though you ran the stove, you were still getting the DSI light on the panel when you switched to 12v. I was hoping for a reason that was happening to you.
I need a wire diagram for the wires on my new 10 gal electric DSI & 110V SW10DE 5243A 5143A 5143F.. suburban hot water heater ...DO YOU HAVE?
Sorry I don't
Great tutorial! Question: When in propane mode, does the burner stay on constantly, or does it cycle on and off? We're newbies and noticed that the burner seems to stay on. Thanks in advance!
When the water reaches temperature, the burner will shut off and it will just be a pilot light. It will re-ignite once it senses the need to heat up again.
It will cut on and off if the electric is on with the gas you want to make sure electric is off if you’re only using gas, this is in case your element goes bad or for some reason you just want to use gas
Where's the link you said was down below? I can't find it for the manual one
Sorry here it is - - - ua-cam.com/video/G5q6fEwnDPE/v-deo.html
Thank you n God bless
You are so welcome!
Awesome content! We have the tankless Suburban IW60. We are full-timers who need to winterize this system in order to get some work done. The manual, while in-depth, does not give me the step-by-step I would like to make sure I winterize this system correctly in order to de-winterize in a couple of weeks. Do you have any content related to this issue? Thank you very much.
I do not at this time. Sorry!
My suburban 6 gal electric and gas water heater will not work on gas and electric at the same time . I have the switch on for electric and when i put the switch on for gas it tries to light 3 times then the red light comes on for reset . Why can't i have both on so i can have longer shower ? Not sure how to trouble shoot this . I have a 2002 Salem by Forest River 29 ft tt . Thanks for the help 👍
Before turning on the LP side of the water heater, did you light your burners on the stove top?
@@TheAirForceGuy . I actually had heater going at same time . So no I didn't do the burners since heater was on .
Try blowing out the Lp line on the outside of the water heater. If that does not work, then get an RV Tech to look at it. Good Luck!
@@TheAirForceGuy thank you I just tried it with burner running still didn't work. Will get a tech to help now .
@@TheAirForceGuy ok I got canned air blew out the tube and turned on stove then turned on the gas switch for water heater and it works . Thank you so much for the video and replying back to me .
Did I miss the link to the gas only model?
Gas only model works the same way, just don’t have the electric ⚡️ option.
Can you replace a propane with an electric only heater?
Yes or you can put a tankless water in its place
@@TheAirForceGuy Any suggestions for replacing a SW6D ?
THank you. I have the sw6de model suburban water heater. (gas/electric) Just wondering if you could tell me the proper setting to just run electric at a site, versus gas. i.e. what position does the outside switch need to be in, I only have one switch inside the camper to turn on the heater.. thank you in advance.
Bryant, Thanks for watching. If you have a gas & electric one with only one switch inside, there should be one switch on the outside of the water heater. The one on the water heater will be for the electric side. Hope this helps! Good Luck...
@@TheAirForceGuy Thank you. I've got the tank full of water so I'll mess around both methods. thank you for the help
Thanks this was the same question I had. I have one switch inside and one outside on the left side bottom of the water heater.
Just curious.. You suggest filling the tank by leaving a faucet open, allowing an air pocket to remain in the tank, but is the pressure release valve not low enough to still allow for that?
If you use the pressure relief valve to fill your water heater tank, it will not leave an air pocket and you run the risk of it not functioning properly. Thanks for the question.
Very informative. We have an issue that was not addressed. We have a Suburban 6 gallon propane water heater in our rv. The water heats up for about 1/2 hour, then shoots out boiling with steam, through the pressure relief valve . It does this even after replacing the thermostat (twice). Do you have any ideas on what could be causing this and how to correct it?
Sorry , I do not know what causes that. May need to adjust the thermostat
How do you adjust thermostat.?
We are camping in the Southwest in the winter. Tonight is forcasted to drop below freezing for a few hours. If we run the water heater for a few hours before bed, will the water heater be safe without having to drain it?
I'd suggest disconnecting your water hose and just run your water pump using water from your fresh water tank. Leave water heater on.
@@TheAirForceGuy thanks. We are not hooked up. Just boondocking. I have another question. If the heater is left on, does the pump need to be left on too? Our pump turns on every thirty minute or so and it wakes my wife up. Will the hot water tank stay full if the pump is turned off or could it damage the heater?
Should say all about bugs
Is it safe to keep electric side of water heater on constantly?
I am assuming you are talking about while camping. Yes, that is safe.
Good job 👍
Good video 👍
I do have one issue maybe u could help me with....I have a 2009 r-pod with a suburban sw6 DE & I've been using the hot water with propane with no issues or leaks whatsoever.....until I decided to make sure the electric heating element was not blown & was in working order(which WAS in fact blown) & when draining the water heater tank, quite a bit of water leaked into the camper & I just wanna know weather that's caused from a hole in the tank or a hole in a hose? Obviously hoping for the latter as I'm assuming that replacing a hose is not quite as expensive as the $400 to buy a new unit.....but then again I am new to this😁 Any insight would be greatly appreciated & thank you in advance.
Thanks for the question. I would have to see the camper to determine the source of the leak. If it was inside, I would think it was a line, but again would not know for sure without seeing it. Good Luck
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Is it true if I'm wanting to switch from gas to electric water heater I should always turn off the gas at the tank before turning on electric switch? And vice versa? Then how long to wait to turn gas tank back on so I have gas for stove?
No. You can just switch off the Lp when done with it, while leaving the electric side on. That way the next time you want to turn it on you are all set.
+The Air Force Guy thanks!
Here again. So the electric switch outside should always be on whether you want to use gas or electric? When I turned on the dsi switch inside the red light went on but shortly thereafter went off. What does that mean?
Not one proper instruction on how to operate.....just a bunch of tips/tricks about what not to do. Clickbait title.
Sorry you didn't get the instruction you felt you needed.
Where is the propane only video?
Do not have it at this time, sorry. Works the same way, just using the Lp.
Stay on the fkn point god dam
Appreciate you watching. Not sure what you are referring too. But thank you anyway for the feedback. I do these without scripts and sometimes I do get off point. But, all in all, these are to give people good information. I hope you at least learned something from it. Happy Camping!
Thanks for watching. Not sure what you are referring to, but I do not have a script that I read from. I am not a professional actor, just a normal ole sales consultant. Hope you at least got something out of it!