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05-14-2021, 06:34 PM #1
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Hot Water Heater: Electric vs. Propane
Regarding the Hot Water Heater:
...first of all, I have electricity, so that's not the problem.
However, I'm wondering if anything different/better/worse occurs if I have Electric AND Gas tuned on at the same time..?
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05-14-2021, 06:44 PM #2
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05-14-2021, 07:01 PM #3
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OK so heating up/recovery time is a difference, but not how hot the water is, or how long the water stays hot?
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05-14-2021, 07:16 PM #4
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05-14-2021, 07:19 PM #5
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Well, on a fast recovery system, that depends on how fast you burn through the (typically) six gallons of hot water. With gas, or both, you will be able to take a longer shower because the hot water heater can replenish the water faster. I’ve never had an issue with a single shower, but when doing back to back showers have noticed a difference.
The electric pulls a lot of power. With the ac on, only time I’ve tripped the 30amp breaker is when we had the hwh on electric and then turned something else on (microwave, hair dryer).
Depends on your situation. It’s nice to have the option to turn on both if the whole family needs a shower, for example. Electric if you really don’t use it a lot. For us, it’s typically on gas, and it uses very little propane so that I don’t even begin to sweat it on our 1-2 week trips.2022 Transcend Xplor 240ML
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05-14-2021, 08:15 PM #6
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OK thanks -- I understand now!
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05-14-2021, 08:29 PM #7
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For us, we primarily use Propane for hot water. To keep Propane usage to a minimum we only turn the water heater on just before we need the hot water. For example: we turn the water heater on while we are preparing breakfast (or dinner) and turn it off after the dishes are done. Similarly, we turn the water heater on just before we take a shower and turn it off after our shower/showers (if we both take a shower we wait 15 minutes between showers so the hot water can recover).
We find that the hot water from the morning (or evening) dishes will last all day (or night) for washing our hands and such.David and Peggy
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05-14-2021, 09:07 PM #8
For many years we only had propane, once we got the Reflection which has both, it provides a wonderful flexibility. You can use one or the other based on where you are, or both for fast recovery time. Love it!
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05-15-2021, 07:15 AM #9
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Between trips this year we are parked in a seasonal and paying for electricity. So we use propane only for HW. When staying at an RV park on a trip and not paying for electricity separately we use the campgrounds electricity only and save the propane.
I read somewhere where the RV techs don't recommend running propane and electricity at the same time, but I don't recall the reason. If I come across it I'll post it. We don't find the recovery time to be an issue. We turn the HWH on when there's a need, showers and dishes for instance. Once heated and turned off there seems to be enough hot water for most chores for quite a while.Mike C.
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05-15-2021, 08:11 AM #10
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My bad... re-read the manual for my Dometic water heater and it clearly states that it is OK to run gas and electric mode together for quicker recovery. The other benefit if you are incline to leave the HW on all the time, is that if you run out of propane, the electric will keep things hot.
Mike C.
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