I see I have a button for hot water , how long does it take to heat up , I havnt had water in it to try it?
Is that all I have to do to get hot water?
Dont have to light tank or anything?

 

Most RV's that I know of for later years have a hot water tank much like your home.

They can be heated with propane or electric.

I generally heat mine with propane to start as it heats up faster then shut off the propane and turn on the electric.

You can actually turn them both on at the same time for quicker response but I don't.

 

Depends on what water heater you have....Atwood or Suburban???

 

Why??

Steve

 

Ok so I filled up my water tanks.
Theres a switch that says hot water and it has a red light beside it that says reset underneath it.
I turn the switch to on and the red light comes on and stays on about a minute then clicks off?
How long does it usually take to get hot?

 

Six or ten gallon tank? Gas is the faster of the two heat sources and you normally will feel some warmth at the faucet within about 20 minutes. We usually had a enough to shower within a couple hours. In part it depends on the water temperature you start with, but that is not a huge factor. Never really timed it and we never left ours on all day when running on propane as no need to do so.

Steve

 

I thought it woulod take at least that long.I wonder why mine keeps shutting it self off?

 

That red light may not be an "on" indicator. It may be a fault indicator.

Have you checked to make sure there is actually water in the tank? Most of them have a bypass for winterization. With city water connected and on, pull the overpressure valve and see if water comes out the top of the tank.

 

wonder if you are out of propane as well?

 

2 new bottles of propane , Ill check shut offs on tank

 

Ken,

Before you do anything else just open the temperature pressure relief valve on the outside and see if the water is hot. If you have the heater running on electric, the gas will not stay on because the water is already hot.

Steve

 

Got it figured thanks , I used a couple of your tips and some common sense.
The red light is what thomabb said , so once I forgot about that I checked outside for hot.
Thanks

 

Good job,

Steve