HW pilot - Blowin' in the

[hankpage]

oh and my wife found out real quick that she can't screw around in the shower with the whole 6 gal's of hot water we have:rolleyes::D

We use both electric and propane at the same time and never run out of hot water. And it takes a lot of water to get get this old body wet.:rolleyes: Try it and I think your wife will be pleased with the recovery rate of the water heater. ...... Ya gotta keep Moma happy, Hank

[cumminsdad08]

i am not sure but i don't think that i have an electric heater. i kinda wish i did. it seems that the propane one takes for ever to heat up. last weekend, we had high winds sat afternoon, and it kept blowing out. i had a hell of a time keeping it lit. not sure if there is a trick to it or not, but as soon as the tank was hot, the wind would blow the piolt out.

[hankpage]

i am not sure but i don't think that i have an electric heater. i kinda wish i did. it seems that the propane one takes for ever to heat up. last weekend, we had high winds sat afternoon, and it kept blowing out. i had a hell of a time keeping it lit. not sure if there is a trick to it or not, but as soon as the tank was hot, the wind would blow the piolt out.

??? Do you have to physically light the pilot or is it electronic ignition???? If electronic it should relight itself when water cools down. The easiest way to tell if you have electric hot water is to check to see if you have a circuit breaker marked "Water Heater". If you do not, products like the Hot Shot can add an electric element at the drain plug location. If you don't have the manual for your water heater you can find it on-line by searching with make and model #.

[Jay D]

On my water heater I have a switch that has a cotter pin in it. If i pull the pin would my heater run on both? Right now we only run off the gas and it seems pretty good for the five of us.

[Festus2]

If you pull the cotter pin and turn the switch to "on" that will allow you to use 110V. Next season when you winterize again and drain your tank, don't forget to turn this switch to the "OFF" position and re-insert the pin. The pin merely acts as a safeguard so you can't accidentally move the switch to the "on" position with no water in the tank and you are using electricity in the trailer. Heating an empty tank is bad news.

[Jay D]

Thank you for that info. Last season we only used the tt a hand full of times before winter. I never pulled the pin, we are heading out for the 1st time this season in about 2hrs for the weekend at Brialee campground in Conn. Not sure if i will pull the pin this time as well. It seems to have plenty of hot water so far.