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Title: HWH Control Pad - '98 U320
Post by: Chad and Judy on July 24, 2017, 12:50:45 pm
I moved the coach to dump, and when I returned to our pad to re-park, the coach would not level; when the "LEVEL" button in touched, numerous lights flash / wink on-and-off rapidly. When the button is released, all activity stops. Thankfully, the Travel Light IS still coming on normally; we're not "stuck", just can't level.  Had it in FT (and later HWH) last year for another HWH symptom (left-right leveling) but this seems entirely new. Have a call into HWH but experience tells me it will be several days before I get a call-back. Hoping someone may have dealt with this and offer some ideas. Also, I see in several posts, discussion of the "HWH Re-Set Button". What and where is this, please?

Thanks!
Chad and Judy
'98 U320 
Title: Re: HWH Control Pad - '98 U320
Post by: John Duld on July 24, 2017, 03:25:51 pm
 Chad,
Pull up the control pad and unplug and re plug in the telephone cable on the back.
Might help.
Title: Re: HWH Control Pad - '98 U320
Post by: sedelange on July 24, 2017, 09:43:30 pm
Are the fore/aft and Left/Right yellow lights alternating like there is no dead band between the opposing positions?  Do you have the mercury sensor or the electronic upgrade.  Reason I ask is mine was alternating and I repaired it by replacing the sensor.
Title: Re: HWH Control Pad - '98 U320
Post by: Chad and Judy on July 29, 2017, 05:27:54 pm
Thanks for the replies!!

Since my initial question, I have tried to inspect and clean all the electrical connections I can find; Mercury-sensor, control-box, control-pad. Instead of the "everything flashes" I'm now getting a fairly steady red-light (rear) thou the system is still inoperative.... Excepting a green travel-light, thankfully...!

FTR: HWH Tech Support (?) advised they are currently replying to inquiries 'from June'.... I should plan on waiting about three-weeks for a call-back. Wow....
Title: Re: HWH Control Pad - '98 U320
Post by: stevec22 on July 29, 2017, 05:37:17 pm
When I first got my coach, I pushed the button once and nothing happened to auto level.  After a few minutes I gave up and manually leveled my coach.  It was a couple of months later that I learned that I had to push the button twice to start the auto level mode.

You are not having the same problem I did?

Can you manually level the coach?

Title: Re: HWH Control Pad - '98 U320
Post by: Twig on July 29, 2017, 06:18:16 pm
This may or may not help, but what I would do is open the control box and cut 12V power and then plug it back in......just sayin.
Title: Re: HWH Control Pad - '98 U320
Post by: amos.harrison on July 29, 2017, 10:30:57 pm
Chad,

You know you can manually level the coach, then remove the 7.5a fuse on the main board in the control box and drive many miles that way, right?
Title: Re: HWH Control Pad - '98 U320
Post by: craneman on July 29, 2017, 11:20:32 pm
When I bought our coach in S.C. I drove 2400 mi. back to L.A. that way. The fuse had lost connection in the holder.