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Technical Support / Re: inverter and battery issues 2008 Beaver Patriot
« Last post by Steve Huber Co-Admin on November 01, 2024, 11:54:55 PM »
Ante,
Do you get the same symptoms of the batteries showing low voltage with the inverter off when running the generator rather than shore power?
Steve
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Technical Support / Re: thermostat Beaver Patriot Thunder
« Last post by Steve Huber Co-Admin on November 01, 2024, 11:48:32 PM »
Ante,
To follow up on Joel's excellent advice.... In your other post you said the Aqua Hot tank was only about 1/4 full and asked if the water and AH were the same. No. The only AH tank is the small plastic expansion tank above the AH unit. It should be at the Cold level when the AH is not on and cold. When hot it will be near the Hot indicator on the tank. The fluid is boiler antifreeze and is red in color. The AH heats water from the fresh water tank as it flows through it.
Furnace heat is generated by the AH heating the boiler antifreeze and then pumping it through the heat registers on the floor of the coach. The fans of the heat registers should not start running until the hot antifreeze reaches them.
You do not have to have both the Diesel and Elec switches on. Select 1 or the other. Diesel will heat faster but electric is quieter.
It sounds like your AH may be malfunctioning. If you haven't, check the AH control panel for any error indicators. Even if you don't see any, press the Reset button. You'll have to use a toothpick or paper clip to reach the button.
Steve
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Technical Support / Re: thermostat Beaver Patriot Thunder
« Last post by Joel Ashley on November 01, 2024, 10:59:30 PM »
Ante, answering some questions may help us help you:

There should be a black panel on one wall of the bay that your AquaHot is in.  Are there any red LED's on its front?  All lamps there should be green when the unit is on.  If there is an issue with charging your coach batteries, a low battery lamp on the black panel may be on, and keeping your system inoperative.  Lithium batteries are a different sort of animal, and the electronics need to be set up correctly;  I'll leave that notion to others more familiar with them.

I might surmise a bad pump or mixing valve, but with neither coach heat at any outlet nor hot water, it sounds more like your burner is in need of service.  Do you keep your diesel fuel tank relatively full?  The generator and AquaHot fuel pickup tubes mount higher in the tank than the engine's tube, so you can always start the engine even after long camping stays. 

As long as fluid is up to the minimum line (when cold) on the small tank in that bay, and it's "Boiler" fluid, you shouldn't need to be adding any unless there's a leak somewhere.  Your engine has connections that circulate its coolant through the AquaHot, so do you have heat or hot water immediately after driving? 

-Joel
https://www.campingworld.com/boiler--100f-antifreeze-gallon-72724.html?srsltid=AfmBOooYd9-4vyXRCwVQYqgXaORSTWUf25g2llctASNmfKOFU5Ii3Vqg
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Technical Support / Re: inverter and battery issues 2008 Beaver Patriot
« Last post by Ante Peros on November 01, 2024, 08:01:58 PM »
We do have a Surge Guard RV Power Monitor (4250 Transfer Switch) and it shows usage. We are traveling now and the inverter is on and running with 13.7 volts and 0 amps. When we were attached to shore power we turned the inverter off and the charge on - but it really depleted the batteries - so we switched the inverter back on and the battery power ramped up again. We did not have hot water or heat this morning but since we were only staying the night we did not fill the aquahot tank very full - it was about 1/4 this AM. I tried trouble shooting the aquahot water levels to no avail. This brings up another question. Is the Aquahot tank the same as the clear water tank? I haven't seen any other clear water tank in the bays? So much to learn and know....
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AMAZING!! And there it was!! Thank you so much!
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Technical Support / Re: inverter and battery issues 2008 Beaver Patriot
« Last post by Ante Peros on November 01, 2024, 05:08:29 PM »
Dear Steve
  Thank you so much for your reply. You sound much more knowledgable then we are! We do not have a way to read the battery loads. It might be something we need to add to our tools! We will also check out the pages you suggested. Always learning.....
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Technical Support / Re: thermostat Beaver Patriot Thunder
« Last post by Ante Peros on November 01, 2024, 05:02:04 PM »
Thank you sooo much all. We have a 2008 Beaver Patriot Thunder Brandywine. This morning the heat and hot water are not working....we are still learning and I have no ideas as to what we are doing - keep thinking it is operator error. I've set the thermostat to furnace on all 4 zones and the temp to 70. It is running but blowing out cold air and there is no hot water. The aqua hot is about 1/4 full and all three buttons are on - AQ hot 110/AQ diesel/ AQ HI.  I've re-read the manual and turned everything off and have tried to follow the order in which it is explained - First turn on the AQ diesel - wait and then turn on the AQ110 and then AQ HI. We are waiting the 20-30 minutes to let it run. Fingers crossed.
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Look on the wall to the left rear of the driver's seat.
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Technical Support / Re: 2000 Marquis left front airbags
« Last post by Duane Kunze on November 01, 2024, 03:41:20 PM »
Okay, thanks again for the reply and advice. More.work to do.
Have a great day
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Where can I find the plate that shows the Vehicle Identification Information? May show the VIN and different weight information. Please advise!

Thanks!
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