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01-14-2011, 08:23 PM
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Electric/Gas Water Heater
I see where the new TM models have an electric/gas water heater. I am interested in the older TM models. When did TM switch from all gas to electric/gas?
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01-15-2011, 10:07 AM
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Gas/electric water heater optional in 2000
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Originally Posted by Beach Boy
I see where the new TM models have an electric/gas water heater. I am interested in the older TM models. When did TM switch from all gas to electric/gas?
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I have a TM brochure dated November 2000 that lists an automatic ignition gas water heater as standard equipment, and an automatic ignition gas/electric water heater as being available equipment.
I also have a TM brochure dated December 2002 that lists an automatic ignition gas/electric water heater as standard equipment.
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01-15-2011, 10:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rtcassel
I have a TM brochure dated November 2000 that lists an automatic ignition gas water heater as standard equipment, and an automatic ignition gas/electric water heater as being available equipment.
I also have a TM brochure dated December 2002 that lists an automatic ignition gas/electric water heater as standard equipment.
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Thank you rtcassel for the information.
On another note, has anyone installed a Hott Rod in a gas only water heater? If so, where did you tie-in to an electrical line.
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01-15-2011, 10:44 AM
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Just a thought:
No experience here with it -- but i would think that to install this device would require removal of the anode rod which would then subject the tank to possible earlier failure.
Tim
Edit: I guess I should add: (anode rod if required)
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01-16-2011, 06:15 AM
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TrailManor Master
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tankless hot water
Since we dry camp mostly we are looking into tankless hot water heaters.
We are looking at the EZ101 or the Ecotemp L5. There is a thread about this mod in forums.
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01-16-2011, 11:33 AM
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BeachBoy -
A lot of questions like this are best answered by going directly to the manufacturer's web site and looking it up. If you so desire, you have the opportunity to learn a lot by perusing the manual for your appliance. You probably have (will have, I know) a Suburban unit, so start at their web site. I know the HottRodd is discussed there.
www.rvcomfort.com
And you can see old TM literature at the wayback machine, to discover when TM began to use a different model.
http://waybackmachine.org/
Bill
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01-17-2011, 12:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Electric water heater
our TM is a 2005 and it has the electric option
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01-17-2011, 04:50 PM
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We do not have an electric element in our water heater, and our TM is a 2000.
Dave
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