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Re: Keep an eye on this... a tale of a leaking water heater.
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Ken said--

"First, Lynne was concerned about getting wiring in for a gas/electric water heater... I assume that 120v AC is sufficient.  It is not terribly hard (in my Midbath) to get a 2/C+G electric wire from the power panel to the water heater.  The steps would be-
1) Replace one of the single breakers in the power panel with a dual breaker, one side at the original amp rating, and connected to the original wire, and the other side for the water heater, to be connected later to a new wire, with both wire and breaker sized properly for the water heater.
2) Remove the lower panel at the rear wall of the bathroom, giving access to the stuff at the bottom of the shower (4 screws).
3) Remove the angled trim piece behind the toilet (2 screws).
4) Remove the lower shelf forward of the toilet (2 screws I think).
5) Remove the lower wardrobe drawer.
6) For easiest access, remove the forward deck on the passenger side couch (5 screws for the slider and 10-12 screws for the deck).
7) Run the new wire from the heater to the power panel.  Starting at the heater, thread the wire under the floor next to the water lines feeding the heater.  It will emerge below the shower.  Now, following the water lines, feed the wire forward.  It will emerge behind the toilet.  In the bathroom, keep moving the wire forward.  It will emerge in the lower compartment under the sink where the water pump is located.  Either find an existing opening in the shelf below the sink that you can use, or make a new hole to bring the wire up to the area behind the power panel.
 Bring the wire into the power panel, add strain relief, and make the required connections.  If you do not have the electrical savvy to do this for certain, have an electrician do it."

Thx for such a detailed explanation...you make it sound so easy.   :)   The water heater on my 30' TB is behind the kitchen drawers between the stove & sink, & the electric panel is beneath the flip-up cutting board.  Probably fewer steps than you laid out, but not in my wheelhouse, & since I don't plug in very often I can live without it.

Lynne

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