Water Heater question

[mew2810]

We are the proud new owners of a 2004 23ft Class C Lexington. We are trying to determine if our water heater can run on electric or is it only able to run on LP gas?

[kenandterry]

It might help to know if your water heater is an Atwood or Suburban brand. These are usually the two models most people have.

If it is a Suburban, and you want to know if it can run on electric, open the access panel door outside your rig, and look to see if you have a small black rocker switch located in the lower left corner. It is often just slightly hidden by some of the propane tubing of the unit. You should also find a breaker inside the RV electrical panel identifying the circuit for the heater.

While you're in there, have a look around the perimeter and see if there is any labelling identifying what water heater model you have.

[J Autry]

Changing the anode on a water heater. I understand some anodes may be of different size, requiring a specific size wrench for removal and replacement. To solve my quandry I simply dug into my supply of plumbing tools at home and got out the plumber's wrench set. It has a variety of sized wrench socket ends on it, one which should fit any size anode head.

[Iggy]

Originally Posted by mew2810

We are the proud new owners of a 2004 23ft Class C Lexington. We are trying to determine if our water heater can run on electric or is it only able to run on LP gas?

Do you have a 15 amp circuit breaker in the electric panel marked HW or water?
OR
You can open the exterior cover and look to see if it has a black switch in the lower left have corner behind the gas line.

[King Yankee]

PLEASE REMEMBER: do not turn on the electric unless you have water in the tank.