Hot Water Heater

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chicagodave

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Jun 3, 2004
37
Beneteau 423 Chicago
Beneteau 423

The hot water heater does not work when connected to shore power.
The breaker at the main AC panel is on.
I has access to the front of the heater and could not find any type of reset button.
The heater does work with the exchanger while the engine is running.
I have not yet checked the circuit with a volt/ohm meter, but that will be the next step.
I was hoping to find a reset button on the unit.
Thanks for any help.
Dave
 
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Don Lucas

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Jan 12, 2011
930
Hunter 410 full time cruiser
Even home heating elements fail. You need to check yours for an open to see if it has failed.
 
tbilyeu

tbilyeu

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Jul 29, 2014
37
beneteau oceanis 45 south haven, mi
breakers also fail. check to see if power is reaching the heater.
 
Ragbaggers

Ragbaggers

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Sep 21, 2014
12
Beneteau 400 White lake
I have a Raritan 1700 on our B-400. There is a reset button under the side cover, POWER OFF First! Pull back the insulation and slide your finger down from the top.
Push in the reset, if you hear a click, you may be needing a new element soon. I found our PDF manual on there web site. You can get the elements for$36 at Defender.
 
Canonshooternb

Canonshooternb

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Aug 14, 2011
182
Hunter 35.5 Legend PCYC Shediac, NB
Ragbaggers said:
I have a Raritan 1700 on our B-400. There is a reset button under the side cover, POWER OFF First! Pull back the insulation and slide your finger down from the top. Push in the reset, if you hear a click, you may be needing a new element soon. I found our PDF manual on there web site. You can get the elements for$36 at Defender.
Click to expand
I am having the same problem with mine. The element is good but leaning towards a failed thermostat. Can they be replaced ? And if so where ? I live in Canada
 
Tally Ho

Tally Ho

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Jan 7, 2011
5,621
Oday 322 East Chicago, IN
My first boat had a seaward 6 gal HW heater that stopped working on shore power. I traced the power to the WH first, but did not have power at the terminals on the element. There was a reset switch between the top terminals and the element. It was bad (would not reset) and had to be replaced.

My current boat has an Atwood heater. It uses a different style temperature limiting switch, but also replaceable if necessary.

You can also check the resistance across the element terminals (make sure power is off) to see if the element is bad.

Greg
 
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