Bottle heater help...
Bottle heater help... I just installed a NOS bottle heater and I can't get the heater to work...
I have power to the switch and relay but the heater after an hour of being on isn't heating the bottle at all..The relay is working because when I turn the switch on, the relay kicks in
I checked my grounds to make sure they are good and this morning I'm going to ohm the heater to make sure its good. I ohm'd the thermostat yesterday before I put it on the bottle to make sure it was good..
I didn't run the orange wire (constant hot wire) to the battery but did hook it to a circuit that could handle it..It it nessasary to run this wire to the battery itself ??
Any help would be appreciated....
I have power to the switch and relay but the heater after an hour of being on isn't heating the bottle at all..The relay is working because when I turn the switch on, the relay kicks in
I checked my grounds to make sure they are good and this morning I'm going to ohm the heater to make sure its good. I ohm'd the thermostat yesterday before I put it on the bottle to make sure it was good..
I didn't run the orange wire (constant hot wire) to the battery but did hook it to a circuit that could handle it..It it nessasary to run this wire to the battery itself ??
Any help would be appreciated....
Re: Bottle heater help... [quote]Originally posted by So Slow:
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I didn't run the orange wire (constant hot wire) to the battery but did hook it to a circuit that could handle it..It it nessasary to run this wire to the battery itself ??
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Is this wire that you have run a constant hot? Or is it keyed with the ignition.
You should have a large gage wire running from the battery (or constant hot) to the relay contacts and on to the heater.
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I didn't run the orange wire (constant hot wire) to the battery but did hook it to a circuit that could handle it..It it nessasary to run this wire to the battery itself ??
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Is this wire that you have run a constant hot? Or is it keyed with the ignition.
You should have a large gage wire running from the battery (or constant hot) to the relay contacts and on to the heater.
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Re: Bottle heater help... [quote]Originally posted by So Slow:
<strong>I didn't run the orange wire (constant hot wire) to the battery but did hook it to a circuit that could handle it..
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Where did you run it to?
<strong>I didn't run the orange wire (constant hot wire) to the battery but did hook it to a circuit that could handle it..
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Where did you run it to?
Re: Bottle heater help... had mine hooked to the power on the fuse panel. did not work. hooked it straight to the battery with no other changes, works like a charm. i'm gonna say must be hooked directly to the battery.
Chris
Chris
