Electric hot water on fifth wheel .
Wintering on Vancouver Island B.C. Hydro is expensive here . Would I save any money ove a month , by turning my electric 12 gal hot water off in the evening and back on in the morning ? Or would...
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n7bsn wrote:john&bet wrote:
Food for thought. Do you turn your water heater off in S&B when home? Gas or electric.
Yes, back 30 years ago you could save money that way. Before home water-heaters were super-insulated and superefficient.
Much like RV water-heaters are still.
We all need to recall that RV water-heaters and furnaces are still the same basic designs they were 20 or more years ago. Unlike home units that have become much, much more efficient.
Yes. Back in the day "everyone" had a timer to control their electric water heater. Many still do. Much may have changed in the home heater systems but RV heaters are not included here. You can insulate the tank on the inside of the RV all you want, the out side is still exposed to the elements. The tube for the gas burner goes through the middle of the water tank and has no insulation. Loses lots of heat. Go out and feel it sometime. Since I never use the gas mode, I have insulated the outside of the water heater.
