Camco Electric Hot Water Device
We are in a 2010 Fleetwood Fiesta 36' Class A with a propane hot water heater. We were told Camco makes a device that can heat water electrically, thereby not bypassing the propane. At one end is the ...
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Didn't come with installation instructions?
The 'heating rod' goes in the water heater tank drain......then it should have a 't-stat' that goes against tank wall (to control the on/off of rod---temp control) and then you have to plug it into a 110V AC power source (outlet that you install)
You leave the propane heating system alone....use it as normal.
The electric rod is used as a supplemental heating source (when AC power is available)
If you have a Suburban Brand water heater you still need to use an anode rod.
Some of the aftermarket kits have a small anode rod that is part of heating rod.
FYI.....neither Suburban or Atwood recommend them.
Doesn't mean they can't be used.
The 'heating rod' goes in the water heater tank drain......then it should have a 't-stat' that goes against tank wall (to control the on/off of rod---temp control) and then you have to plug it into a 110V AC power source (outlet that you install)
You leave the propane heating system alone....use it as normal.
The electric rod is used as a supplemental heating source (when AC power is available)
If you have a Suburban Brand water heater you still need to use an anode rod.
Some of the aftermarket kits have a small anode rod that is part of heating rod.
FYI.....neither Suburban or Atwood recommend them.
Doesn't mean they can't be used.
