2oldman
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MitchF150 wrote:I turn it off at night because of the one posters description of a jet airplane taking off with full afterburners going! Sound seems to be amplified 100 times in the middle of the night... X2. I'm parked 20' from a MH which hasn't been inhabited for days. And guess what, they left their gas WH on! Oh joy, 3am, WHOOOOOSH, Whump!. And that happens every hour. Don't think I haven't been tempted to turn it off myself.
nitrohorse wrote:And old timer told me to just let the pilot burn during the night. If your trailer is as old as the old timer who told you that, yes, that might work. Newer WH's have DSI, no pilot. And who the heck would bother turning off a pilot light anyway??
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JiminDenver
Denver, Co
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I turn ours on when I get up so we can take showers and then off again. The water stays hot for hours and we don't have to drain the battery running the control board for nothing.
2011 GulfStream Amerilite 25BH
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2oldman wrote:MitchF150 wrote:I turn it off at night because of the one posters description of a jet airplane taking off with full afterburners going! Sound seems to be amplified 100 times in the middle of the night... X2. I'm parked 20' from a MH which hasn't been inhabited for days. And guess what, they left their gas WH on! Oh joy, 3am, WHOOOOOSH, Whump!. And that happens every hour. Don't think I haven't been tempted to turn it off myself.
nitrohorse wrote:And old timer told me to just let the pilot burn during the night. If your trailer is as old as the old timer who told you that, yes, that might work. Newer WH's have DSI, no pilot. And who the heck would bother turning off a pilot light anyway??
Maybe the OP mentioned the age of his trailer and I missed it, or you and my ex-wife have the same ability to believe that their assumptions are gospel. If you read the original post, you will understand that the person is new to TTs.
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love2rvcamp
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We don't turn it off while we are camping. It is just like the house I don't turn my hot water heater off at night. My trailer is my home away from home so what I do at the house is done in the trailer.
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fairfaxjim
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Off at bedtime - don't want the noise since it is nearly under the bed - on when I get up so hot water is available. Doesn't seem to use much propane when hot water is not being used.
Jim & JoAnne
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2oldman
Wilson Creek WA
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nitrohorse wrote:Maybe the OP mentioned the age of his trailer and I missed it, or you and my ex-wife have the same ability to believe that their assumptions are gospel. Your ex-wife and I have the ability to make reasonable (not gospel) conclusions based on what's stated and what isn't stated.
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2oldman wrote:nitrohorse wrote:Maybe the OP mentioned the age of his trailer and I missed it, or you and my ex-wife have the same ability to believe that their assumptions are gospel. Your ex-wife and I have the ability to make reasonable (not gospel) conclusions based on what's stated and what isn't stated.
Really? Tell me how you determined what vintage TT the OP owns or the type of water heater pilot igniter. Did I miss what was stated? Or are you assuming something?
I came on here to simply offer a suggestion. Sorry if it doesn't match yours..
I'm done responding to you.
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Bmach
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On upon arrival and off at departure.
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doxiluvr
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We use electric and leave it on. Haven't noticed any noises at night either and would definitely leave it on if it gets really cold so it doesn't freeze. And our neighbor uses propane and she says it uses very little, so he leave his on also.
2006 Keystone Sprinter 300fkms
2007 Silverado 2500 Duramax Diesel 6.6 - Allison 1000 6 spd. auto. tran.
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