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    Posted: 19 Dec 2016 at 6:02pm
Leave it in between trips. At the beginning of each year you should drain the whole system and sanitize the FW water system with 1 cup Clorox to a full fresh water tank. Run it until it refills the HW heater and all the plumbing. Let it sit overnight and flush. Drain the whole system if you expect freezing temps. 
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Posts: 84 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Dec 2016 at 5:43pm
So is it best to just leave water in the water heater between trips or drain it all out? 
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I used the breaker whenever I was camping or at home between trips. The only time I used the outside rocker is when I drained the WH, to make sure I didn't power up without water in the heater. 
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Ours has been used quite a bit, we continue to use the toggle switch.  Maybe the quality on the older units were better than the ones installed today.
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Many do. We don't.
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Quite a few plodders do.
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I just finished replacing the toggle switch for ac on the hot water tank...
So after taking the old switch apart,and seeing the "quality" of the switch, I'm asking if anyone uses the circuit breaker for the on/off switch instead of the actual on/off switch by the tank?
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