Desert Captain wrote:
Phil, when we bought our coach used from La Mesa RV they told me it had a 40-gallon tank. It was showing nearly empty and when I went to the gas station it took 50 gallons. That pinned the needle on the gauge and I don't think I have ever gotten that much in again only because I never let it get that low. When I called Nexus and asked for the specs from the original sale it showed the 55-gallon tank the original owners opted and I assume, paid for.
Are you saying your E-450 does not have an AC water heater? I thought all of the Ford Class C's came with them. :h When we do have an electric hook up {which is not all that often} I always run ours on AC and save my propane for heat and cooking.
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Drew E answered pretty well your inquiry regarding power for our Class C's hot water heater.
Our rig uses an Atwood 6 gallon propane powered hot water heater that is common in many RVs. This hot water heater does not have on it the option for use of 120V AC power heating, instead of propane heating.
A propane-only hot water heater has never been a problem for us because it heats it's 6 gallons so fast and it's insulation keeps the water hot for long - that we can keep it turned off most of the time - so it's propane use on camping trips is trivial.
HOWEVER ... should we ever have a propane system failure when out and about in our Class C ... having this hot water heater option would allow us to get by in our RV nicely with only the Onan generator and the Ford's 55 gallon main fuel tank.
