Starcraft Starcraft hot water
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@Gocats If you are running from 240v, there will be a 240v lead plugged into a power point inside near the HWS itself. You'll need to turn it on.
We leave the outide switch on permanently, and use the inside one to turn it on and off.
Make sure you have run the water from the hot water tap first, as if the tank is empty, you'll burn out the element.
We leave the outide switch on permanently, and use the inside one to turn it on and off.
Make sure you have run the water from the hot water tap first, as if the tank is empty, you'll burn out the element.
Thank you for replying, found a power point under the bed that was turned off, turned this on and now have warm water, not that hot.
It takes quite a while to heat up on 240v.
We tend to leave it on 240 when in parks for washing up and general hot water use.
When we want to have a shower, particularly if you want a longer shower, we turn in the gas at the same time as electric, and we find it keeps up.
Kind of, the toilet still takes water out of the tanks even if you are on external water. No idea why they do that.
Some like mine do have a separate flush water tank. I tought it maybe only the full ensuites that have the toilet water drawn from the main tanks, but I stand to be corrected.
What model Star Craft do you have @Gocats ? And glad you found the problem too its great when its any fix :thumb:
Interesting that you say that @Bellbirdweb the HWS in my Starcraft heats up in about 15-20mins to the point you cannot put your hand under it! I agree it is quicker on gas.but 240V is never a prob for us.
Hi, model is a 19.61-2 SC. one more question, mate come around to check the van out yesterday and asked where the hot water tank was, had a look and could not find it, does this need to be emptied at any stage.
The manual recommends draining the water if leaving the van for extended periods. This is to help extend the life of the anode inside the water tank.
If you open the metal cover on hot water system on the outside of the van, you will see a large brass nut towards the bottom, after you have relieved the pressure by turning on the taps inside (with the water off and power/gas off) you can then unscrew this nut, which is actually the anode.
Removing this will drain the tank. The anode also leave crap inside the tank as it decays, so its a good idea to flush the tank whenever you replace this every 12 months or so.
If you look in a cupboard inside that is opposite the location of the cover outside, you should find the tank. Its a hexagonal unit covered outside with foam insulation.
Attached is a troubleshooting guide on the unit that you may find helpful.
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Hi, just drained both water tank,attached mains water and toilet still flushing, thanks you your reply
Good to know. Does the water pump operate when you press the flush button, even through the water pump switch is turned off ?
Ours does, so had assumed its taking water from the tanks, but perhaps its just operating the pump from the outside supply.