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Originally Posted by TMfor4ofus
This brings up a question or questions. If I drain the fresh water tank does it also drain the water heater? I'm just wondering if the water heater holds water all the time unless its pumped out? Usually we're not hooked up to city water. I'm wondering because when we get to camp we fill the water tank and I turn on the water heater once I get the gas on and have lit the stove for a minute. Just wondering if I should run the water pump first? Does it try to fill the water heater right away? The pump usually only runs for a second unless a faucet is open. ??
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I would always run the pump and open the hot tap on both kitchen and bathroom sink faucets before starting the electric water heater. This ensures no air trapped in the tank, and keeps the heating elements happy. It's become reflexive habit for me.
Despite this, I, too, know the annoyance of burning out the element -- it's an easy fix if it happened. More important is to know if this is the issue and fix it, as mentioned above.