Dry-fired the water heater? Not a disaster!
Jim (and others take note) -
If you dry-fire the water heater and burn out the element, it need not ruin your camping trip!
In most cases, you won't even know you have done it, except that you have to heat water on gas. No problem.
In a few instances, it will cause the campground's GFI to pop. Note that it does not pop the TM's GFI, only the one in the campground. Not to worry, this is proper. As a temporary fix, find your circuit breakers and turn off the one labelled Water Heater. This should stop the GFI-trip problem. Assuming it does, you are good to go - finish your trip in peace. However, note that turning off the water heater's circuit breaker also turns off AC power to the refrig, so you will need to fire up the refrig on gas, too.
So if it happens, relax and enjoy the rest of your trip - and fix the water heater when you get back home.
Bill
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