Go Flying
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I'm wondering when/why you would choose to heat your water using propane instead of electric. Our rig has the option to do it either way but the Jayco Greyhawk manual doesn't really give you any advice as to why you would choose one over the other.
I've been using propane to fire up the hot water heater but I'm curious as to if there are benefits or drawbacks to using propane over electric. Does anyone know?
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JFG
TN
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Plugged ino shore power... electric. Boondocking... propane. For real quick heat up, use both.
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Bobbo
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If you are plugged into shore power, or have to run the generator for something else, like the AC or MW, use electric for the WH.
If you have no shore power and don't need the generator for anything else, use propane as it is cheaper than running the generator JUST for that.
When showering, use both for faster recovery.
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smkettner
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Propane is faster, more BTU. Elec takes 12 amps and that might crimp your 30 amp supply.
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ron.dittmer
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I can't do both propane and electric on mine simutaneously. It has a toggle switch.....either/or.
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samsontdog
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If I have elect that is all that I use. I did fire it up on propane last week to see if it would still work
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The snow man
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If you're at a campground use their electricity...If you're boondocking fire up the generator...
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The snow man
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I have to add a statement to my reply...by all means use your propane when you're boondocking because it's much cheaper than running the generator...
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lovemountains
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Our water actually gets hotter when we use the electric switch than the propane. We only use propane going down the road, and when we're camped in a national forest where there is no electricity.
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pistonsfan
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I run electric when plugged into shore power, in fact I used propane for the first time last week. We were stopped overnight in Virginia and the breaker popped on the campground power supply. I was traveling with wife, mother-in-law, and daughter....my guess is they had the air running, all the lights on, fridge running, hot water going, tv on, hair dryer blasting, and someone fired up the microwave. I switched the hot water and fridge back to gas and had no other problems.
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