Hot water heater
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Topic: Hot water heater
Posted By: RMP
Subject: Hot water heater
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 1:36pm
| is the r pod water heater a on demand system when used on electric.? |
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 1:47pm
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Posted By: RMP
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 2:05pm
| Is it always on or is there a switch? I guess the switch hear the entrance door is for gas on and off. |
Posted By: RMP
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 2:52pm
| Figured it out.i. there is a switch at the heater itself. Thanks |
Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 2:54pm
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As you said, the switch near the entrance door is for turning on the gas supply and ignition to the water heater. There is also an electric switch located inside the water heater access door on the exterior of the pod. This is to turn on the electric heating element in the water heater. The switch is on the left side and looks like a minature black rocker switch and usually has a cotter pin in it to stop a mistaken turn on. You can use the electric element if you have a power supply and can use gas whether or not you have electric hook ups. Some people use both to the water hot faster. Vann ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 3:17pm
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Many people use both the gas, and the electric switched on, as it makes hot water a little faster with both systems running. It will still only heat 6 gallons at a time and then turn off. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: crw8sr
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2018 at 8:21pm
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IMPORTANT NOTE: DON'T turn the switches on unless you have water in the tank. ------------- Chuck & Lyn Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck. |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2018 at 12:23pm
This is mainly true of the electric switch because the element will likely burn out. The propane switch probably won't hurt anything except your propane supply needlessly. ------------- Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |