newbie question re hot water heater..

[jpfromla]

We have an Atwood 6 gallon hw heater..it does a great job but runs too often..In our bathroom there is w/ switch w/ toggles for electric and gas..and red light but the light flashes for a brief moment when we switch, but light remains off even w/ he heater runing..How do we turn down, adjust or turn off our hw heater?..the manual provided is unclear..

thanks
jpfromla
25' Flying Cloud, 2014
WBCCI #27309

[Rich W]

Mine is older, gas only, no electric. The red light only comes on when it's trying to light the pilot, then goes out. If it stays lit then there's a problem because the pilot hasn't lit.

[acstokes]

Propane generally heats hotter and faster than electric. Also, both on at once will heat hotter and faster. There's not a temp control. If you don't want it as hot you'll need to turn them both off occasionally.

[dkrug]

You only have the choice of on or off.

[Cannonball]

We just turn ours on when we need hot water. For example, when I get up in the morning, I turn on the hot water heater. By the time I have the coffee set up, we have hot water. When not using it, we turn it off. No sense using propane when not needed.