water heater

[scoutdad]

Hello,

I just recently bought my TT a 2006 zinger 2710bh, my water heater panel inside have a electric and propane switches, when turn on propane it works but the electric side does not appear to work. I noticed when I put drain plug back in it, it was only a plug, did not have rod that goes up in opening from what I been told? Could this be why it does not heat up and do I need a battery hooked up?

New to rv's world.
Thanks

[cw3jason]

Electric takes longer to heat up, and if you ever turned it on without water in the tank, it is toast. The drain plug is just a drain plug. Atwood water heaters have aluminum tanks and do not require an anode rod.

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[scoutdad]

thanks, how long does it take to heat up? with gas see the flame lets me know it is working, how does electric work? sorry for questions.

[gball]

You should be able to feel warm water in about 15 minutes. Usually takes about 20 minutes or so for hot water with propane and a little longer with electric.

[robles]

nice thread, has been bookmark

[scoutdad]

Just got back from a trip and use the electric side of heater worked fine, just needed to let it warm up for little. Thanks

[AmericalVette]

Originally Posted by scoutdad

Just got back from a trip and use the electric side of heater worked fine, just needed to let it warm up for little. Thanks

Glad to hear it!