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Problem with Alde heat

jalars8
jalars8 Member Posts: 52
in Heating/Plumbing & Winterizing
Turned on the Alde on my 2018 320s to get heat using 120 electric and got no response.  I was getting 120 to the trailer but, looking at the standby screen there was no electric plug icon, as is shown in the Alde manual to indicate that "120 volt is connected to the heating." The Alde breaker was not tripped.  Any ideas of what is causing my problem? 
2018 T@B 320S.  Tow vehicle: 2020 Toyota Hylander Hybrid
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  • Bill&Suze
    Bill&Suze Member Posts: 174
    Check the Priority setting. Is it set to propane, and is propane turned on at the tank valve?
    Susan & Bill, Yarmouth, Maine
    2024 T@B 400 Boondock Black Canyon
    2024 Kia EV9
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  • MuttonChops
    MuttonChops Member Posts: 1,934
    @jalars8 also check that the ADLE 120VAC power cord is plugged in.
                   It is a known issue that the plug can vibrate out of the outlet while traveling.
                   120VAC outlet is on the Alde Compartment front wall.
    '18 320 S,  pitched axle, 3020HE; PNW based
    TV: '17 Colorado V6 Z71 4x4, Tow Package, GM Brake Controller
    TV: '25 Canyon AT4
    Adventures:  58   Nights:  405  Towing Miles 50,180
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  • Bayliss
    Bayliss Member Posts: 1,496
    @jalars8, both of the previous posts provide good advice.  In the below discussion, I posted a photo showing how I secured my 120V plug:

    https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/17004/hot-water-when-in-florida#latest
    2019 T@B 320 S Boondock Lite; 2025 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4x4
    (Alde: 3020; Refrig: Isotherm Cruise 65 Eleg; Battery: BB 100Ah LiFePO4; Solar: Renogy 220W Portable Suitcase w/ Victron SmartSolar MPPT 75/15 Controller; Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor w/ Shunt; Pwr Cntr: PD-4135KW2B; EMS: PI-HW30C)
    Greg & Marlene (Tucson, AZ)


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  • jalars8
    jalars8 Member Posts: 52
    Muttonchops - you were correct about the plug.  Thank you and thank you also to Bill&Suze and Bayliss.  I have another question - adding fluid in the expansion tank, I added too much and got the level to about half way between minimum and maximum marks.  How much of a problem is this?  Since having it at half inch above minimum mark is the rule, what is the point of the maximum mark?  
    2018 T@B 320S.  Tow vehicle: 2020 Toyota Hylander Hybrid
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  • MuttonChops
    MuttonChops Member Posts: 1,934
    jalars8 said:
    . . . fluid in the expansion tank, I added too much and got the level to about half way between minimum and maximum marks.  How much of a problem is this?  Since having it at half inch above minimum mark is the rule, what is the point of the maximum mark?  

    A fluid level between the min/max lines will be fine.  As the system runs the glycol will heat and expand and you will see the expansion tank level change.

    Worse case if you over filled the tank (above the max level) . . . when the glycol expands during operation any excess fluid  will drain out the trailer bottom.  There is a clear tube from the expansion tank top that is routed down to the ground in the Alde compartment.
    '18 320 S,  pitched axle, 3020HE; PNW based
    TV: '17 Colorado V6 Z71 4x4, Tow Package, GM Brake Controller
    TV: '25 Canyon AT4
    Adventures:  58   Nights:  405  Towing Miles 50,180
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