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gerripet

18/6/2006 at 10:49pm
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As I am new to caravaning, can anyone tell me if it is ok to leane this heater on all the time, or should it be switched off after the water has got hot.

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When we had our s we left it on all the time, I assume it has an automatic cutout.

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Harpmaker

19/6/2006 at 12:08am
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I think the idea is that you leave it on all the time so that you always have hot water. I wouldn't want to have to wait 20 minutes everytime I wanted hot water. The way I understand it, the heater bursts into life when the water goes below the set temperature or when you use some and it is refilled with cold. I still marvel at the fact that you can have hot water in a caravan moving up, as I have, from an old van with a hand pump for cold water.

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19/6/2006 at 12:32am
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leave it on all the time as it has a thermostat that keeps the water at the right temp by going on and off, you should hear the water just starting to boil then the thermostat cuts and it stops, then it cools and you hear the heater heating again, just leave it on

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19/6/2006 at 2:12pm
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Thanks to everyone who replied, I am very gratefull

ski1382

19/6/2006 at 5:41pm
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Don't forget of course that if you are are on the mains, your hot water is FREE!!

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arc systems

19/6/2006 at 9:56pm
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Quote: Originally posted by spasm on 19/6/2006
you should hear the water just starting to boil then the thermostat cuts and it stops,

I would hope that the gas burner and or electric element was switching off automatically well before boiling point, 60-70C is correct and near boiling point a serious fault. However if such high temperature are reached over temperature safety feature again automatically cut in and shut the heater down.

Other than that yes it's designed to be left on and it will safely look after itself

spasm

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oops sorry Gary!, by boiling i meant it makes the sound a kettle does whilst heating up

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arc systems

20/6/2006 at 12:16am
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If yours sounds like a kettle boiling mate it's probably the old Carver Cascade mk1, now they can sound a bit odd while heating up?

spasm

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definately a cascade 2 GE Gary, we only hear it late at night when the site is silent btw! as we are lying on top of it under the bed lockers

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