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12-23-2004, 02:39 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Jonesborough
Posts: 235
M.O.C. #2313
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Water heater
Picked my 2955RL up yesterday, and want to make sure I understand how to use the gas/electric water heater. If I want it on gas, I turn the switch in the kitchen to the "on" position. If I want to run on electicity, I leave the kitchen switch on off, and turn the switch on the outside in the water heater compartment to "on".
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12-23-2004, 03:38 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Haldimand County
Posts: 2,413
M.O.C. #122
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by 2002dura
Picked my 2955RL up yesterday, and want to make sure I understand how to use the gas/electric water heater. If I want it on gas, I turn the switch in the kitchen to the "on" position. If I want to run on electicity, I leave the kitchen switch on off, and turn the switch on the outside in the water heater compartment to "on".
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Right! (There may be a safety clip in the outside switch that you will have to pull out. It is there to prevent anyone accidently putting the power on when the tank is empty). Also, if you want to, you can run both gas and electric at the same time to get quick heat recovery. You should also see a tiny red LED by the gas switch that will only come on while the gas ignitor is operating - should be only on for a few seconds.
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12-23-2004, 03:51 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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Ditto what OntMont said. Congratulations on your aquisition!!
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12-23-2004, 04:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bakersfield
Posts: 5,316
M.O.C. #15
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2002dura,
On our rig... a 3295RK.... our electrical breaker box is very accessible so we just use the breaker in there to control the electric part of the Hot Water Heater. Beats having to go outside to switch it. And on the gas switch back on the control panel our light stays on all the time if we have the gas on.
HamRad
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12-24-2004, 04:31 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Chandler
Posts: 624
M.O.C. #740
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Congrats on your new rig. I'll bet your pretty excited.
We run the hot water on elect. but when taking a shower we turn on the gas as mentioned for quick recovery. (longer shower). We sometimes will put it on gas when we first arrive at our destination if we need hot water right away. The only time we turn off the Elect. switch is when we are at home and our rig is in storage. Then it's back on again at the first stop and for the duration of our trip.
Happy camping
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12-24-2004, 05:32 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
Posts: 10,917
M.O.C. #420
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If there is no electric charge or if the electric is charged at a flat rate we turn off the gas.
If we are charged for actual usage via a meter, off goes the electric on comes the gas.
Since Oct 18th, 03 we have only used 60# (2 tanks) of propane. I should mention that we do eat out a lot and therefore use very little gas for cooking and the heater thermostat is never set above 68.
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12-24-2004, 07:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Malta
Posts: 3,075
M.O.C. #607
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congrats. and merry Christmas
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12-24-2004, 09:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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We do as HamRad does, use the breaker. Just don't forget you still have to have the electric switch on the heater turned on. We leave that on all the time, then use the breaker for on and off.
In warm weather we use electric only, then turn gas on for quicker recovery when the grandkids are staying with us and multiple showers in quick succession are needed. In cold weather we run propane only simply because on ours electrically heater water isn't hot enough by the time it gets to the shower. More loss of heat enroute to the shower during winter. Plus, in winter we run some electric heaters to supplement the furnace and the water heater electric element kicking on when all those things are running sometimes pops a breaker. Just less aggravating to use propane only in the winter. For us, anyhow.
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12-25-2004, 03:13 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Ore City Texas
Posts: 1,648
M.O.C. #2224
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Dura, I am completely in agreement with Steve & Nina above. I have the 2955RL. Since we are 'travelers' and not 'full timers' we just leave the electric water heater ON unless we have some reason to turn it off. When we return home, we turn it off. Electricity is usually part of the campground fee, but we pay for our own propane, so it is a matter of economics to use the electric unless we need quicker or more lasting hot water.
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12-25-2004, 03:26 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Jonesborough
Posts: 235
M.O.C. #2313
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Thanks for the replys. Since we plan on using campgrounds with hook-ups, I will use electric to heat the water. Sounds like leaving on the electric, and using propane to only "quick" heat, is the way to go. Thanks for the idea.
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