Gas or Electric or Both?

[AClayton]

Really? I've never seen an RV water heater with the switch outside. Why don't you install a switch inside like over the kitchen counter and route the wires down through an under counter cabinet to the water heater?

Yep! Mine was wired with the switch outside and I ran the wiring up behind the sinkbase cabinet and installed the switch. Harvey, your rig probably has the Atwood hwh... ..... ours is 'the other brand':-laf:-laf:-laf I had the Atwood in my old MH and it was superior to the one I have now. Don't say it... . I know:-laf:-laf



Alan

 

[Radshooter]

Our 10 gal Suburban has two electric switches. One on the heater behind the door with the pin like Jim's, and we also have a switch inside. Looks like a light switch. Both have to be on for electric use. We use electric 98% of the time. Occasionally during a power outage we switch to propane so we will have hot water for the morning showers. Our electric element provides us with all the hot water we need.

 

[JMetzger]

Our Holiday Rambler has the switch under the counter near the water heater. I installed a switch beside the circuit breaker box so I don't have to Get my old decrepit, fat body under the counter. Some times I use both propane & electric to heat the water when I first turn the water heater on & then go to electric. It doesn't hurt to run on propane once in a while.

 

[HBarlow]

Yep! Mine was wired with the switch outside and I ran the wiring up behind the sinkbase cabinet and installed the switch. Harvey, your rig probably has the Atwood hwh... ..... ours is 'the other brand':-laf:-laf:-laf I had the Atwood in my old MH and it was superior to the one I have now. Don't say it... . I know:-laf:-laf

Alan

Alan,

I wasn't even thinking of making a sarcastic comment. I assumed the Atwood and Suburban brands were similar and roughly equal. Are they not?