water heater always on
I just moved into a travel Trailer while I'm going to school full time and working full time. For those that live full time in your trailer, do you leave the hot water heater on like a house or do you...
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drz400dude wrote:
it seems there is mixed reviews. A few questions. If mine runs off propane then why would I worry about my electric bill? I'm not at a campground so there are no facilities but I do have full hook up. It seems like if I use my shower every day it would be more effecient to leave it on and have it cycle on a few times a day for a few minutes to maintain heat than 20 minutes from cold every time. If I'm going to be gone more than a day I'll turn it off. But for now I'll try leaving it on and see how often it kicks on in a day.
Water heaters are notoriously inefficient on propane, so depending upon costs, it might be cheaper to use electricity. Plus no hassle of getting propane. Ours is always on electric, have used it less tha 2 days a year on propane because we don't boondock.
