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alanmikkelsen
Explorer
May 09, 2016

Hot water heater on both propane and electricity?

Probably a dumb question, but can you operate a hot water heater on both propane and electricity for more rapid recovery of hot water? Or is there an automatic cutout that prevents this. Too lazy to...
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Bobbo
Explorer II
May 09, 2016
That is our normal showering procedure. Both of us can take back to back showers with our 6 gallon water heater and never run out of water.

We leave the electric element on all of the time, then turn on the propane heater just before showering. After the showers are done, we turn off the propane heater.

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