Water Heater....leave on or as needed?
Do you leave your hot water heater on when camping or on and off as needed?
Forum Discussion
When camping, or at home (driveway camping), leave on.
I use to run electric only when at campgrounds on my previous trailers, but the current trailer I have is 30 amp, and I have on occasion maxed-out the the 30 amp and popped the main breaker in the camper. Seems, this camper has a littler higher electric AMP draw than my previous ones. But we also have more electronics plugged in also.
So, I started keeping my water heater on gas, so as not to max out the available 30 amp. Since I've started doing that, I've never popped another breaker again. We're talking Summer camping, with the air-conditioner running. In the Spring and Fall when there is no demand for air conditioning, I'll then run on the electric mode.
I have found, it uses very little propane to keep the water heater hot. I've been on one 30 pound tank now since Spring, and the water heater has been on pretty much all the time, except when actually on the road.
I use to run electric only when at campgrounds on my previous trailers, but the current trailer I have is 30 amp, and I have on occasion maxed-out the the 30 amp and popped the main breaker in the camper. Seems, this camper has a littler higher electric AMP draw than my previous ones. But we also have more electronics plugged in also.
So, I started keeping my water heater on gas, so as not to max out the available 30 amp. Since I've started doing that, I've never popped another breaker again. We're talking Summer camping, with the air-conditioner running. In the Spring and Fall when there is no demand for air conditioning, I'll then run on the electric mode.
I have found, it uses very little propane to keep the water heater hot. I've been on one 30 pound tank now since Spring, and the water heater has been on pretty much all the time, except when actually on the road.
