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USMC46
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Aug 17, 2014

A Propane Use Question

In the interest of conserving propane, does it use less propane to leave the propane water heater on full time during the day when out and about; or is better to shut it down and then turn it on when you need it and wait for the hot water ? The wait is not an issue and this question assumes we are dry-docking with no electric water heater. It seems to heat up fast. Is it a waste to have it cycling on and off all day and night when you're not using it ? Thoughts ?
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    BigBlockTank
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    Aug 17, 2014
    It can be a waste of LPG, and if the wait doesn't bother you, you answered your own question. I was a RV tech and now own one, I leave mine off until we Ned hot water for whatever reason. The water stays pretty warm for a while and it only takes a few minutes for it to cycle back to full hot.

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