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We are planning our first trip away this week without electric hook up. I am asking to see the best way to use the gas carver cascade 2 water heater. I am unsure if I should leave it on all the time like we do when using electric or put it off at night? Not sure how much gas it uses? Or how safe it is?

Joe

Switch it on a little while before you need it, switch it off when done.  On ours, we can adjust the temperature when it's on gas - I have it so it's just too hot for washing up straight out of the tap (as it cools as a little when you are filling the bowl, as cold water is drawn into the tank) - no point in wasting gas heating the water to a temperature you can't use.

Safety-wise - it's vented outside and won't work if the vent is blocked in anyway (like when you forget to take the cover off as you are so used to using it on mains when it doesn't matter - guess who has done that!!!), so it's safe to leave on unattended, just a bit of a waste of gas.  I've no idea how much it uses, I'm afraid!

it needs 12volts to ignite and run so i would advise just switching on before you need hot water and switch when not needed

david

Thanks folks,

I think i will put it on when we arrive to get it hot then I will switch off until just before I need it.

Trial and error as well I suppose.

Thanks

Joe