Hi
Our experience is also that we don’t use the water heater that much, but I think nice to have. The accumulator makes for smooth water flow. You don’t get extra 6 gallons, because when the main tank is empty, the 6 in the water heater has no way of being pumped out.
Only running the water heater till a comfortable temperature is reached you can shower with only opening the hot water line. Not trying to mix saves a lot of water. We only shower in outside tent.
Russ
Hi Russ,
It’s not clear to me what camper you have, but if it’s a FWC with factory hot water you should be able to drain the hot water tank back into the cold tank. Maybe I misunderstood your statement, though.
Jon