Water heater how to
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Topic: Water heater how to
Posted By: flryder
Subject: Water heater how to
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2020 at 3:24pm
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I have a new RP192. How does one operate the water heater? Is it both gas and electric? Yes I know the salesperson should have shown us this. We had it shipped to us from out of state.
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Thank you, Dan ------------- Dan |
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Posted By: Grant177
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2020 at 4:07pm
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I have an older 177, so things may be different, so first step is to read your owners manual carefully. But yes, the water heaters are both gas and electric, and they can do either independently (and both at the same time too for faster heating and recovery times). So, that said, my first rule is NEVER, NEVER, NEVER turn on the hot water heater (gas or electric) until you are 100% sure the hot water tank is filled with water. Your hot water tank could be empty if the water was drained, leaked out, it is in winter mode (bypassed), the anode rod was removed etc....numerous reasons why. But you can do a lot of damage to the system heating an empty tank. Make sure the hot water bypass valves are NOT set in winter mode....make sure water is flowing into and out of the hot water tank. Either on city water (hose connection) or with fresh water tank filled (and using the pump) - get the hot water tank filled up by running opening up hot water taps in the kitchen and/or shower. Once all the sputter stops...the hot water tank should be filled. Only then, turn on the hot water switch (propane) and/or electrical element switch (mine is in the outside heater compartment) to start heating. Using propane, I always go out immediately after to make sure the flame kicked in and operating. Stay close by and check intermittently for warmer water in the taps and also that there are no leaks (inside or outside).
------------- Grant 2011 R-Pod 177 |
Posted By: ash
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2020 at 4:30pm
Dan, I have a new RP 196, and I think the 192, 193, 195, and 196 series all share the same appliances. My water heater can do both gas and electric. The button I have in my camper is for gas only. There is an ON/OFF button outside (see image) for electric.  ------------- 2021 R Pod 196 |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2020 at 4:42pm
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All rpod water heaters have that outside switch for the ac heating element. If you don't want to go outside to turn it on and off you can use the water heater circuit breaker in the electric panel instead. Turning it off will not effect the propane operation, they are two independent systems. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: PilotPodder
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2020 at 4:44pm
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FYI on this video I put out a while back on R-Pod water heater basics. Hope it helps: https://youtu.be/M1qjlSardTM - https://youtu.be/M1qjlSardTM ~PP ------------- Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — https://johnmarucci.com/r-pod-video-list/ - My RPod YouTube Videos |
Posted By: flryder
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2020 at 6:43pm
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Lots of thanks too all of you. < ="text/" ="https:////www.rpod-owners.com/3573a675bb91940deb3a9fdd9bc861d5e19ca7d0dbf836479f42c53a114ea0d8/inject.js"> ------------- Dan |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2020 at 8:32pm
Wonder what all the jibberish is for? ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2020 at 10:09am
I think it's supposed to be a link, but it's not working. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |