Drew Callahan · May 27, 2026
Skip this repair and you’ll be sitting in the cold, watching your heater cycle and fail, cycle and fail—or you’ll crack and hand a dealer $400 to $600 for what amounts to swapping a spark plug. I’ve seen it happen too many times on Jayco Melbournes: the glow plug dims, the fuel pump starts misfiring, … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 26, 2026
I have a glow plug sitting on my workbench right now that I pulled from a Thor Dazzle last February—it’s blackened at the tip, corroded where it threads into the combustion chamber, and completely dead when I run voltage across it. That plug represents a frozen cabin at 2 AM in the Sierra Nevada, a … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 26, 2026
Hi, I’m Drew Callahan, and after logging over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve learned a thing or two about keeping my Coachmen Galleria’s diesel heater running smoothly. Recently, I’ve received several questions from fellow Galleria owners about why their diesel heaters won’t light on those cold mornings. More often than … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 25, 2026
Hi, I’m Drew Callahan. After logging over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve come to appreciate the nuances of RV maintenance. Recently, I found myself facing a familiar challenge with the Winnebago Ekko’s heater shroud removed, and I’m staring at the combustion head. The glow plug is corroded enough that I … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 25, 2026
Hey there, I’m Drew Callahan, and after covering over 80,000 miles across North America in three different rigs, I’ve learned a thing or two about keeping my diesel heater running smoothly. If you find yourself needing a diesel heater glow plug replacement on an Outside Van Aterra, you might get quoted anywhere from $180 to … Read more
Drew Callahan · March 8, 2026
I’ve got a dead igniter sitting on my workbench right now—pulled it out of a 27DBS last month. It’s a coiled metal element about the size of your pinky finger, and when you hold it up to the light you can see the hairline fracture in the ceramic insulator where the high-voltage lead connects. That … Read more
Drew Callahan · November 28, 2025
RV Water Heater Thermostat and Heating Element Replacement I’m standing in front of the water heater access panel on a Grand Design Solitude, and the owner just told me they haven’t had hot water for three weeks. Three weeks of cold showers, lukewarm rinses, and a growing sense that something inside this hybrid system has … Read more
Drew Callahan · November 27, 2025
RV Water Heater Thermostat and Heating Element Replacement Most Keystone Montana owners will ignore their water heater until it stops working, and by then they’ve already made the problem worse. Here’s what actually happens: the heating element corrodes silently, or the thermostat drifts so far out of calibration that it either locks the element on … Read more
Drew Callahan · November 26, 2025
RV Water Heater Thermostat and Heating Element Replacement I was three weeks into a solo desert run through Arizona when the water heater on my North Point quit cycling properly. Started with that annoying pattern—lukewarm for ten minutes, then scalding, then back to lukewarm again. I kept adjusting the dial thinking I’d just dialed it … Read more
Drew Callahan · November 24, 2025
RV Water Heater Thermostat and Heating Element Replacement I’ve got a small cardboard box wedged behind my tool cabinet in the cargo van — labeled in Sharpie with “Arctic Wolf repeats.” Inside are four heating elements and three thermostats, all Forest River originals. That box exists because the water heater on these rigs fails the … Read more
