Beneteau 361 Water Heater

[Vesna]

Have a 2003 Oceanis 361, in which the water heater has stopped functioning with the following issues: initially heats up, as felt on the supply hose to the head, then after a few minutes a buzzing sound comes from the navigation control panel and the water ceases to heat further.

 

[suttonski]

Probably a bad contact behind the control panel. Make sure the wire makes a good contact with the breaker. You must have a loose connection, check also the ground. You might also want to try our a different breaker. Has the heater stopped functioning completely or does it start to heat then stop? Normally I would check the voltage at the heating element, check the heating element resistance but the buzzing suggest a bad breaker or connection. Hope this will help.
Georges

 

[Sailvayu]

hmmm a buzzing sound does not sound good. You might want to have a pro look at this if you are not familiar with trouble shooting AC electrical faults. I would leave it turned off until you know what is going on.

 

[Philip_Oceanis 361]

hmmm a buzzing sound does not sound good. You might want to have a pro look at this if you are not familiar with trouble shooting AC electrical faults. I would leave it turned off until you know what is going on.

+1. Absolutely agree. AC scares me, but it's probably just me....

 

[Ron20324]

Well, do you have to reset the CB to use it further? Maybe the buzz is an actual electric indicator the hi-temp shutoff (thermostat)on the water heater has operated?