diverdown204 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Good afternoon from Ft Walton Beach, Florida. I just purchased my 1998 Dynasty and think that my hot water heater is LP only. Am I correct in assuming that if the electric switch isn’t next to the LP switch, that it’s LP only? The owners manual says that the switch should be there, but it isn’t and it appears that it never has been. I’m interested in having both. Has anyone ever replaced their LP only system with a system that has both? If so, I would love to chat with you about it. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vito.a Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Our 1997 Windsor water heater had both 120V and LP. I'm not sure the switches were next to each other. There is a red light that comes on when it's switched on. The 120V is very slow and takes a few hours to heat up. It also doesn't recover quickly. By this time the original hot water heater may have been replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Lindsey Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Lance: It would be helpful if you could post the manufacturer and model number of your water heater. See if that is somehow visible when you remove the outside cover of the water heater. This video may help you sort out what you have: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdkkart Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Our '95 has 2 switches on the front of the sink cabinet, the propane one has a red light beside it that comes on when you flip the switch, then goes out when the gas ignites and stays off unless there is an error. The electric switch is also there, flip it on and wait, you should start getting warm water in 30 minutes or so. Ours is a 10 gallon unit and holds heat for an amazing amount of time after it is shut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seawayvm Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Years ago I bought a "add on heater" for my LP hot water tank. I don't remember all the details, but the new element screwed in to the drain for the tank. Worked just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Lindsey Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Amazon has the CAMCO Electric Conversion Kit: https://www.amazon.com/Camco-Hot-Water-Hybrid-Heat/dp/B0024ECCJW?th=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diverdown204 Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 Thanks everyone! I’m such a noob sometimes. Turns out my water heater IS an electric also. The switch is on the how water heater accessed from outside. I checked the anode and it’s gtg. Did a flush and clean out and it was pretty clean. Looks like this has been serviced in the last year. All is working 5x5 now. Thanks for the help! Semper Fi, Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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