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Originally Posted by colopr
Hi guys,
I bought a Coleman 244BH about 2-3 months ago (2016 first owner) and the first time I used I noticed that as usual when the water heater reach the hot temperature they go off until needs to heat again.
The second time I used the RV I noticed the water heater didn't went off for more than half hour until I decided to turn the switch off, worried that something is not right. The temperature outside was in the 65-70 degrees.
Any idea? I'm trying to avoid use Camping World warranty service (where I bought the RV) because my experience is not been pleasant at all plus another Coleman owner told me that they have the same issue the the Camping Workd warranty representative told him that Thad was usual/normal.
I'm thinking that should be something simple that I can fix
Any idea or suggestion?
Thanks in advance,
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I'm going to guess that you are running it on propane (gas) since you wouldn't be able to tell if an electric element was on or off.
Sometimes it does take a while. If you were running campsite water from underground and filled up the tank, it could be quite cold before heating, and does take a while. It's hard to tell by output temperature, since RV water heaters are set so high it would take a cooking thermometer to tell what temp the water output is.
It is possible the high temp limit switch (thermos switch) failed, but that's a warranty repair, not something you want to do.
Give it another try. Time it. Run hot water into a coffee cup, and measure temp with a cooking thermometer. I don't know exactly what they are set for, but I'd guess 140 to 180. If it REALLY gets hot, the overpressure valve is supposed to release excess pressure (from boiling).
Try to develop a good relationship with the CW repair folks. You might need them for something larger than this someday.
Good luck
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