Water heater recovery time?
Did anybody actually timed water heater recovery time? We do have not-metered electricity at the park, so anticipating it, I added electric element to my gas WH. When I start the electric first tim...
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rhagfo wrote:time2roll wrote:
You need to buy a new water heater with an included electric option to get 1440 watts of electric heat.
Otherwise be patient with your 350 watt if you want to reduce propane use.
Just how much gas do you think it takes to heat water? Just spent a month on the Oregon Coast, electric heat, but used electric and gas for Hot Water, and gas for cooking with gas oven used often. we showered most every day, washed dishes at least once a day, we still have not used a 30# gas tank, I will likely refill today will be interesting to see just how much we used.
Update to this post!
I filled the Propane cylinder that we ran off for the last 30 days while on the Oregon Coast in weather down to 20 degrees.
We used propane only for cooking, baking oven used a good deal, and hot water heating with electric assist. We also ran the gas side of the furnace for the two hour and thirty minute trip to the coast, and running the refer on the while on the road. Total usage for 30 days was 4.05 gallons.
