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Resolved Hot water barely warm

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The electric will warm just like propane. My experience is that propane will give you more hot water than electric but with it working right, will provide enough if not a huge demand. Long showers are not a good idea with a normal tank hot water heater. Having both electric and propane on at the same time will give you longer lasting hot water and faster recovery time. Of course, a tankless or on demand HW heater is different animal altogether!!
You didn't mention what size tank you HW is?
If its 6 gal, a break between shower of ~20 minutes will keep you in hot water.

Happy Camping!!
 
It's an Atwood in a 2017 Windsport. Idk anything about on demand. Flame heats it up is all I know lol
On demand= unlimited hot water. (In your case warm)

Tank= wait for water in tank to warm, then race to rinse before you run out of hot water.

Electric on demand heaters require high energy power. In residential the only WH that runs on 115 is an under counter unit designed to wash your hands.

Tank heaters will run on 115 but typically take a while to get warm or recover.

Takes less time to recover on gas.

On demand on gas is pretty much instant.
 

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