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Thermostat in wetbay

Does the Aqua Hot need to be on for there to be heat coming out of the fan in the wetbay.

Just noticed this morning that the fan is running but only blowing cold air. My Aqua Hot is off.

Dylan and Aimee
2001 U320 4013
Unit# 5896
450 HP/IFS
 

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #1 –
Yes it has to be on. It uses the bathroom pump to get heat.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #2 –
Turn the thermostat back to "0" and it should shut off the fans on the radiators. Several of us have installed a separate on/off switch and leave the thermostat set.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #3 –
I discovered that even turning the thermostat down to zero does not even turn  the fan off. In discussion with Rudy, he advised to pull the C and D fuses from the AH which solved the issue of the fan in bay running.  This also negates the fans in the living/bedroom/ bathroom as well though.... I switched the thermostat to basic home 2 wire thermostat which has an off switch. I have not tested it to see if i do not have to pull fuses yet but come spring i will test and comment then
Peter    Alberta Canada
'98 U320 40'  Build 5359 M11 450 HP, Aqua hot, Blu Ox

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #4 –
If you are not in sub zero temps something is wrong with the thermostat or stuck relay.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #5 –
Quote from: craneman –
If you are not in sub zero temps something is wrong with the thermostat or stuck relay.
Or the temp is set too high
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #6 –
Is the thermostat inside also turned off for all zones? Maybe that is also calling for heat even though the heat source is turned off.
Dennis Haynes
Bohemia NY
2008 Nimbus 342 SE Carlyle
Build #6475
Motorcade #19148

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #7 –
The problem is the fan keeps running with no heat going to the fans.  I like Mike's idea of putting
a on/off switch in and I will do that for mine when it warms up that I don't need the fan.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #8 –
To be specific, the wet bay fans will run whenever the temperature sensed in the bay is colder than what's set on the wet bay thermostat, REGARDLESS of whether aquahot switch is on or off, AND, REGARDLESS of the thermostat setting in the bath.  You can run the setting down to zero, but if it get's that cold, the fans will still run.  As some have suggested, you can wire in an SPST on/off switch to one of the wires to the thermostat in the wet bay so the fans don't run constantly when it's cold and the aquahot is cold.
2001 4010 U320 build #5865 "Bluto-d-Bus" since 09/18
2006 Honda Element ESP Toad
Full timing since 2016 in Western MT
Copilot: Sitka
1975 GMC 260 Avion: sold

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #9 –
Thanks for the replies, I don't live in a particularly cold region. Based on the explanation of how the thermostat works in the wet Bay, I moved thermostat to a lower temp  and the fan shut off. We don't get below freezing here very often and in the past when the forecast calls for that I turn the Aqua Hot on anyway.
Isn't the idea that the thermostat should be set around 32 so the water doesn't freeze?
Dylan and Aimee
2001 U320 4013
Unit# 5896
450 HP/IFS
 

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #10 –
Technically, yes.
Richard & Betty Bark & Keiko our Golden Doodle
2003 U320T 3820 PBDS
Build # 6215
MC # 16926
2016 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 diesel

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #11 –
I set mine to 38 degrees.  I was wanting some buffer incase the heat didn't make it every where
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

Re: Thermostat in wetbay

Reply #12 –
I full time, so have mine set at 50 with aquahot on.  Keeps the tank warm and the cold water less painful to wash hands in!!!

Quote from: dlkj07 –
Thanks for the replies, I don't live in a particularly cold region. Based on the explanation of how the thermostat works in the wet Bay, I moved thermostat to a lower temp  and the fan shut off. We don't get below freezing here very often and in the past when the forecast calls for that I turn the Aqua Hot on anyway.
Isn't the idea that the thermostat should be set around 32 so the water doesn't freeze?
2001 4010 U320 build #5865 "Bluto-d-Bus" since 09/18
2006 Honda Element ESP Toad
Full timing since 2016 in Western MT
Copilot: Sitka
1975 GMC 260 Avion: sold