If you exchange the plug with anode for a plug with a heating element you will loose the corrosion protection for your water heater.
Convert gas water heater to electric camper.
The instructions provided with the kit.
Rated 5 out of 5 by ronald thompson from hott rod water heater i installed the water heater in a roadtrek motorhome instructions were easy to follow it only took about half an hour works great now i can save my propane for something else.
I also made a video so you could see our install first hand.
Amazon s choice for rv electric water heater conversion.
Conversion of a water heater to electronic ignition once you have the 24 volt power source for the new control and gas valve you should follow the instructions exactly.
Replacing a gas hot water heater with either a gas or electric one or replacing an electric one with another electric one is typically a straightforward process.
When installing an electric heater it is plumbed and grounded.
Get it as soon as thu sep 17.
As far as i know the conversion kits do not contain any kind of provision for corrosion protection.
Camco hot water hybrid heat kit easily converts any 6 gallon rv lp gas water heater to 120v electricity to conserve propane 11673 4 6 out of 5 stars 1 201.
The water will take a few minutes to heat.
Hook the ground wire to the other post of the heater element.
Fill the hot water tank with water and turn on the electric service.
Trailer life and motorhome magazines bob livingston and bill gehr show you how to convert your rv water heater to use ac current as well as propane to heat.
Here are the steps we took to convert from a propane powered water heater to an electric tankless water heater.
The kit i have personally used with great success in the past is the honeywell conversion kit captioned in the photo above.
The kit includes on off power switch with mounting bracket and fully adjustable thermostat.
Switching to tankless water heaters isn t that hard.
Attach the hot wire from the thermostat to one post on the electric heater element.
Camco 6 gallon rv hot water hybrid heat easily converts any 6 gallon rv lp gas water heater to 120v electricity on demand helping to conserve propane.
A gas heater with an existing gas supply is plumbed the gas supply hooked up and the vent connected.