Author Topic: sanicon fuse  (Read 7994 times)

Robert Mathis

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sanicon fuse
« on: July 03, 2011, 04:19:17 PM »
I just tripped the breaker on my sanicon and cannot find it. I have a 2007 Contessa. The book says it's a 20 amp mini breaker in the battery bay, but I can't find any such animal?

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2011, 03:15:59 PM »
Go to the bay behind the batteries where the battery shutoffs are and open the door.  There are several 20 amp fuses there.  Good luck.
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Robert Mathis

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2011, 06:17:09 PM »
No joy. I checked every fuse in the battery conrtol bay and all are okay. My manual refers to a mini-breaker, but I can't find one. I guess I'll wait until I get home and then try to locate it. I have disconneted the sanicon and an using a "stinky-slinky". Now that was a fun experience. ??)

Ken Buck

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2011, 02:48:47 AM »
Robert, if your Sanicon is like mine, the inlet to the pump itself has clogged. When you take it apart, the problem of the hose going from large to small into the pump will be obvious. I like the Sanicon idea, but that has to be the stupidest reducer ever invented. Someday I'm going to take mine apart again and make a better reducer, until then, mine just rides around unused. I only needed to unhook the clogged up unit once to decide it isn't worth it.

When you find the breaker please advise all of us. It seems like a few of us have the same coach.

Ken
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Robert Mathis

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2011, 01:38:08 PM »
I'll post the location when I find it. I'm sure the inlet is clogged, and getting to the pump isn't going to be easy. I had similar problems with the macerator pump in my boat, but it was easy to access, even though it was a nasty job. Unfortunately, some people just can't understand that you don't put anything in the head that you haven't swallowed first. :X

Ken Buck

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2011, 03:09:55 PM »
If you have a boat then you'll regognize the pump inside the box. For what it's worth, I was able to unscrew the box by reaching under the control panel and take it apart without crawling in thru the compartment or taking the panel off.

Ken

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2011, 02:39:07 AM »
I think!  the fuse for the SaniCon in our 07 Contessa is in the small covered panel located within the large panel in the bathroom.  Unfortunately, I can't get at our coach at the moment, so can't verify my memory.
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Robert Mathis

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2011, 01:40:23 PM »
I got the call from Monaco yesterday and Donald is absolutely correct. It's the only 20 amp fuse in that little covered fuse panel in the bathroom. I really can't understand why it is so difficult for a company to put an electric schematic in the manual.  I am not going to work on the pump until we go home on Saturday. thanks for the replies.

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2011, 07:59:47 AM »
I'm not sure why you didn't get a seperate book of schematics, Robert.  One came with our '06 Monterey, as it apparently did for many other Beavers.  Perhaps you bought your coach used?  It seems to be common for used rigs to have lost their original documents, though I've never understood why people would ever take them out of their rigs.

One great thing about this Forum and the BAC is that members are willing to provide copies of their schematics and other documents when a fellow member needs them.  There are quite a number of '07 Contessa owners here, so if you ask the next time you need a schematic, one of them would probably be happy to scan what you need and email it to you.  They likely will need to know your floor plan, though, because our book, at least, has schematic pages for multiple floor plans.

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Robert Mathis

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Re: sanicon fuse
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2011, 02:14:39 PM »
I did buy the coach used, but it was only a few months old and almost everything was unopened.  The ice-maker had never even been turned on, down in the bay.  We never found out why it had been traded in, with only 8000 miles on the clock, which included the delivery miles from Oregon to Florida, but suspect that it had something to do with the engine recall on the ISl for "suspect connecting rods", that we actually received shortly after the engine blew in Alaska.  If there is anyone out there that has a schematic for this coach, I would love to get a copy.
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