Tank heater on Pinnacle 38FLWS

CraigBU · 02-24-2021, 04:43 PM

While fantasizing about the upcoming season's adventures I was playing with the buttons and gadgets on our new Pinnacle 38FLWS. I noticed on the switch control panel that the button for "tank Heater" was a dummy button. This implies to me that I do not have a tank heater option. Several questions: If you do not have the tank heater option, is the control or power wiring there for a tank heater? If so, what tanks does pertain to? If I do not have the electric tank heaters, is the underbelly heated by the furnace? How hard and expensive is it to add tank heaters and how cold does it have to be to need a tank heater? Many thanks

Jeffur · 02-24-2021, 04:58 PM

Tank heater refers to the 12v heating pads that are taped to the bottom of your septic tanks and fresh water to prevent them from freezing. It’s an option

billcf7 · 02-26-2021, 09:54 AM

Your furnace supplies heat to the under belly of rv

Jeffur · 02-26-2021, 06:47 PM

It’s part of the winter climate package. Your furnac alone ( as it cycles on and off) is not enough to keep things from freezing

CraigBU · 02-26-2021, 07:30 PM

Is the tank heater something that can easily be retrofitted? What is the power draw of a typical tank heater? Is the wiring from the switch panel down to the heater installed at the factory even if the winter package option is not selected?

billcf7 · 02-26-2021, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffur

It’s part of the winter climate package. Your furnac alone ( as it cycles on and off) is not enough to keep things from freezing

If you have your temperature in the rv set to a comfortable temperature your tanks will not go below freezing

NoFly · 12-19-2021, 12:16 PM

We just purchased a 2020 37dqs and it's suppose to have tank heater pads, but I can't find a button anywhere in the bathroom, and there's nothing on the Jaycommand system for tank heaters.

Can anyone confirm where the switch would be to turn them on? The manual is very vague on where it would be located.

Thanks

jetlag · 12-19-2021, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoFly

We just purchased a 2020 37dqs and it's suppose to have tank heater pads, but I can't find a button anywhere in the bathroom, and there's nothing on the Jaycommand system for tank heaters.

Can anyone confirm where the switch would be to turn them on? The manual is very vague on where it would be located.

Thanks

On the Jaycommand tablet or the App on your cell, go to the tanks page and it will be there bottom right and will say TANK HEATER

NoFly · 12-19-2021, 12:54 PM

Nope... Nothing there...I would have taken a pic of the screen but my phone won't take pics down to the 1200x1200 Max size.

NoFly · 12-19-2021, 12:58 PM

I would have thought the tank heaters would have been part of the climate package on the rig. Can't find anywhere on the spect sheet, that says tank heaters.... If anyone has their spect sheet that says tank heaters are on their rig, it would confirm their not on ours...

jetlag · 12-19-2021, 01:03 PM

This should be Jaycommand standard, as the App has this as well as the tablet which is the same thing. There should be 4 squares, one saying, " WATER PUMP", to its right "ELEC WTR HTR", below left "GAS WTR HTR, and to its right "TANK HTR". Below that you should see the tank gauges.

jetlag · 12-19-2021, 01:22 PM

And unless I am mistaken, the tank heaters are part of the extreme weather package, which is an option. It includes the tank heaters, holding and black water tanks, water lines wrapped and an interior switch. It was a $743 option on m ine.

NoFly · 12-19-2021, 01:58 PM

Rgr that Jetlag.... I'll contact Jayco rep to ask if this was installed...I don't see that package on the spec sheet..

jetlag · 12-20-2021, 05:07 AM

The "window sticker" that came with our unit shows the package added as an option.

NoFly · 12-20-2021, 05:50 AM

Thanks again Jet! I just found out last night our kitchen grey tank was not winterized so now the sani con pump and line are frozen solid. .. that would explain why I can't empty the kitchen tank... Hopefully the turbo heater can thaw it out enough to drain, and it didn't damage the massinator pump...

Donna · 12-23-2021, 06:45 PM

It maybe for the Gerard Tanklless option that you don't have. I have the option and have a heater switch to turn the system on inside the main panel.

NoFly · 12-24-2021, 09:36 AM

Hi Donna,

Yeah, we have a 10 gal tank (for now)... We had the Gerard in our other rig and I loved it.... I'll be getting one for our new home, in the next future.

I did ask Jayco directly; which they did confirm the "extreme winter" package was an option that was not installed on mine... So I ordered all the heater pads and pipe heaters and will install them myself....

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