Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 16, 2025 ...

I just wired the switch locally using the same 12 v feed for the propane control as a control wire for the 110... So I can turn on propane and electric at the same time. after it comes up to proper temp it tend to cycle on the electric and the propane hardly runs at all. If I don't want the 110 I just cut off the switch under the bed.

@acousticart Thanks for bringing this up. I replace mine several month ago and just wired up the switch and capped off the orange wire. Needless to say it didn't work. Haven't had time to dive back into so it been propane only.

@Dave Thanks for the fix! I was going to have FOT look at it since I'm having other work done. Instead I'll probably just do your fix at camp foretravel! (If we ever meet I'm going to be really disappointed if you don't look exactly like Eric Clapton!)

see ya
ken

Also, expect to buy the adjustable thermostat for it. Way too hot! Also cuts way back on cycle time!

Yup. About a 45 second job.

I'm still trying to learn about the workings of my coach.
I read the reference to the red illuminated switch that's mounted to the foot of the bed. My belief was that switch was for the engine block heater. I have never used this switch. Does this switch actually activate the heating element in the hot water heater?
I have not been able to get the hot water heater to work with the electric element to heat the water. Could it be this simple that all I have to do is flip the switch on the bed pedestal?

I have a Primus heat system and assumed that on the Primus control board the buttons to turn on electric heat as 800w or 1600w was controlled entirely by the Primus controls. I also assumed that this controlled the electric heat for hot water at the taps.

Sorry for the thread drift!