HOWTO: Monitor Panel
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comes out of the hot water faucets when they are opened, the water heater has water in it. After turning it on, the red light to
the right of the switch will come on for a few seconds, than go off as the burner ignites. If the light keeps going off and on,
your burner is not lighting. Make sure that you have propane in your propane tank and that the main valve is open. If the
stove burners light, your propane supply is good.
Water heater switch and red indicator
light
Tank level indicators
Tank Levels and Battery Charge Indicator
To the right of the monitor panel switches are the indicator lights for the battery charge level, the propane tank level, the
fresh water tank level, and the black and gray water tank levels. Press the button for each to see the display. These will give
you an approximate reading, to the nearest third, of how much is in each tank.
Roadtrek recommends that you keep a small amount of water in your gray and black tanks at all times. This will reduce the
likelihood of material sticking to the inside of the tank.
The four indicator lights for the battery are low, fair, good, and charging. Battery voltage dips under load; the greater the load
the greater the voltage dip. A battery under heavy load will show much lower state than one at rest.
The propane indicators will show full when the tank is at it maximum capacity. Because of the safety-related need for a vapor
space at the top of the propane tank, the maximum fill capacity is 80% of the volume of the tank. Your 38 liter/10 gallon
