check out the new remote control Jockey Wheel SmartBar rearview170 Topargee products Enginesaver Low Water Alarms
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: SWIFT HOT WATER PROBLEMS


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 358
Date:
SWIFT HOT WATER PROBLEMS


Gas stopped igniting a few days ago. The red light on the switch stopped working and no ignition.  Swift sent us a new ignition unit.  No luck.

Put the meter on the circuit on the igniter 12 ok. No 12v to ignition module though.  Sparky suggested I run wire from the switch to the ignition module. 12v so the internal wire not getting any.

Further, the 240v element has never worked and assumed it had been burned out by the dealer running it with no water to test it.  Sparky tested and said nothing wrong with it. However, it trips the circuit breaker when I turn it on.

My feeling is that the entire heater unit is stuffed?

Also, as a side issue, the hot plate on the stove also blows the circuit breaker, since new.



__________________

Kevin Kyle

On the road full time with Son and 21 year old cat and 3 year old Manx.

Toyota Landcruiser 100 series V8.  Nextgen semi off-roader.  3 120 AH agm batteries, 1KW Solar



Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 358
Date:

Advised by Swift to reset thermostats, I did, and now working. (Well the gas is)

I have say that on 2 occasions where I have called on Swift for support they have gone out of there way to assist. No charge either.

__________________

Kevin Kyle

On the road full time with Son and 21 year old cat and 3 year old Manx.

Toyota Landcruiser 100 series V8.  Nextgen semi off-roader.  3 120 AH agm batteries, 1KW Solar



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 2814
Date:

My Swift 240v stopped working, had the element replaced under warranty, turned out to be the switch in the cupboard.............maybe check first.

Cheers Bob

__________________

Make it Snappy......Bob

 



Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 358
Date:

Bobdown wrote:

My Swift 240v stopped working, had the element replaced under warranty, turned out to be the switch in the cupboard.............maybe check first.

Cheers Bob


 Ours never worked, cut the wires to the switch this morning. Another job completed.yawn



__________________

Kevin Kyle

On the road full time with Son and 21 year old cat and 3 year old Manx.

Toyota Landcruiser 100 series V8.  Nextgen semi off-roader.  3 120 AH agm batteries, 1KW Solar



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 2061
Date:

Our swift HWS has been problematic from new when run on gas. New circut board seems to have fixed it. Gas cook top not assembled correctly and would not light. Used matches on one for 2 years untill i finally sorted it. Gotta say, 12 month warrenty is a joke. Should be more like 5 years. Companies these days seem to consistantly fail regarding quality of build.

__________________

Sta



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1743
Date:

Snippy wrote:

Gas stopped igniting a few days ago. The red light on the switch stopped working and no ignition.  Swift sent us a new ignition unit.  No luck.

Put the meter on the circuit on the igniter 12 ok. No 12v to ignition module though.  Sparky suggested I run wire from the switch to the ignition module. 12v so the internal wire not getting any.

Further, the 240v element has never worked and assumed it had been burned out by the dealer running it with no water to test it.  Sparky tested and said nothing wrong with it. However, it trips the circuit breaker when I turn it on.

My feeling is that the entire heater unit is stuffed?

Also, as a side issue, the hot plate on the stove also blows the circuit breaker, since new.


 Find a good sparky who does find out why the circuit breaker OR is it the RCD?  is tripping

The circuit breaker trips from overload .

An rcd trip due to an earth fault/ not to be ignoredno



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us
Purchase Grey Nomad bumper stickers Read our daily column, the Nomad News The Grey Nomad's Guidebook