Is my RV Water Heater gas or electric? How to tell if RV’s water heater is electric or gas
This video will tell you if your RV water heater is gas or electric or both gas and electric! This video covers both Atwood and Suburban brand water heater. How do I know if my RV water heater is gas or electric? Is my rv water heater gas or electric? Is my travel trailer water heater gas or electric? How to tell if RV’s water heater is electric or gas? This video has the answer! Is my travel trailer water heater gas or electric. I have done many hours of research and put the information on this easy to digest 2 min video. This video will explain and teach you how to read the Model Number for Suburban Water heater and Atwood Water heater. The model number of your water heater can tell you whether it is gas or electric or both gas and electric. The model of your water heater can be found on the unit itself. Open the access panel and the model and serial number sticker is on the right-hand side of the unit. Find the model number and watch this video! Note: Atwood heater is also known as Dometic water heater. The short of it: Both Suburban and Atwood run on GAS at bare minimum! Strip water heater model runs on GAS! For Atwood aka Dometic water heaters: The first two letters of the model number will tell you what you have! Example: GC6X-XXX = Gas and Electric Combo C means Combination of gas and electric = uses 110AC to heat up water For Suburban water heaters: Just look for a letter “E” in the model number. E means Electric (uses 110AC to heat up water) Example: SW6DE = last letter is “E”. It means this model is gas and electric Here is the link to the conversion kit: https://amzn.to/2HGBPn9 Water Heater Tank Rinser: https://amzn.to/33ZKWsr Honorable mention: P stands for Pilot for both Suburban and Atwood. P means you will need to go outside of the RV and light up the water tank manually! What a hassle! E for Atwood = Electronic Ignition aka Automatic ignition or DSI D for Suburban = Electronic Ignition aka Automatic ignition or DSI *DSI = Direct Spark Ignition = fully automated = You do NOT need to go outside to light up the PILOT light. How to read your water heater model to determine if you have gas or electric Stay Tuned! My Travle trailer water Heater is a Gas Only model. I will do another video showing how to install the electric conversion kit. This will allow me to run my water heater using electricity (vs gas). After installation, you can run both gas and electric at the same time for faster water heating.
