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Subject: Hot Water Heater Author: George Allen [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 12/ 12/ 02, 2:37pm Hello everyone. I have recently became the new owner of a 1979 FC.(#236). House Car series, 33ft. Mdl. WL FC3203. My hotwater heater does not work. I found it under the closet in the rear bath. I can't figure out how it works from the engine heat, so I don't know if a valve is closed somewhere or what. It does not work off the electricity. I read somewhere in one of the letters on the Vintagebirds site that the factory uses 10 hours of labor to install a new one. Don't know what that costs, but must be in the $1,000. range with cost of heater. Does anyone have a better idea? Is there a way to change to a propane/elect. heater, or even an Aquahot type? Have just about fixed everything else, but sure could use some help here. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Hot Water Heater Author: Jeff Miller [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12/ 12/ 02, 5:18pm Check power to your heater George, some have a switch and some have a pressure sensor to ensure the heater is full, one might have been added to your '79. The heating elements are cheap, can buy them at a builder supply. There are valves under the coach, about beneath the driver's seat to shut off the rear loop. Be sure that they are open. Next check the winter/summer valves in the rear, near the heater, and you should have hot water flow to the water heater heat exchanger. - Jeff [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Hot Water Heater Author: George Allen [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12/ 13/ 02, 6:07am Jeff, thanks for your response to my email. Do you know if there are diagrams or photos available from the factory or some second party that would show the location of any or all of these valves and switches? Do you know if there is such a thing as a " how to " manual to help remove equiptment from an older BlueBird? They certainly used great innovation in finding spaces for things, but also makes it hard to work on the equiptment. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]