hot water heater switch confusion
Hey All I just bought a new Travel trailer, and have a question. The hot water heater is both electric and propane. I only have one switch. My older TT had 2 switches, this one has only one one and ...
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SoundGuy wrote:2edgesword wrote:
If there is only one switch I would have to imagine it's not electric OR propane but electric AND propane meaning when the switch is off you're going to get neither electric or propane.
Never heard of any water heater with just one switch controlling both functions - makes no sense at all.
The only time a gas-electric water heater with one switch makes sense is if that one switch turns both features on and off at the same time (faster heating of water). Every dual operating water heater I'm aware of allows you to select only gas, only electric or the combination of gas and electric, and they all come with two switches. The only way to have all of these features with one switch would be by using a switch that can be positioned in four positions (off, gas only, electric only or gas/electric).
