Water Heater on Electric Problem
My 17 year old Suburban water heater quit heating on electric. No voltage at the element or either thermostat/hi limit terminal (and yes it was the AC not 12vdc thermostat). The tank switch has been f...
Forum Discussion
In very hot weather, our 15K A/C runs all day and we have to be very choosy about other 120 VAC loads. I replaced the 1440W element in our Suburban with a 1000W and it helps to an extent, but I usually use LPG in summer. That's when I learned the value of a DSI water heater! If I click it ON when we sit down to eat, there's plenty of HW for dishes by the time we get back up. We use the campground showers, so I don't know how much less HW the 1000W provides than 1440W does, but for our use, less wattage is a good deal.
