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profdant139
Explorer II
Nov 22, 2015

Idea for simplified water tank heating -- need your advice

This stems from a brilliant project posted by SteveAE over on the boondocking forum, to keep the tank from freezing. His project involved a solenoid that controlled the flow of hot water into the out...
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time2roll
Nomad
Nov 22, 2015
Should work fine. Could let the water heater cycle a few times to prepare for a very cold night.
No shortage of propane right?

Could just get a hose adapter for a faucet and run the water direct to the normal fill point. $6 or less for proof of concept.

http://www.homedepot.com/s/faucet+to+hose+adapter?NCNI-5

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