On demand water heater and boondocking
So we are the owners of a brandy new Entegra Vision 27A and it has a tankless hot water heater (girard brand). Formerly we had a Jayco class C 25 feet long and this one is 30 feet long. Hubby is s...
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Seattle Steve wrote:Lantley wrote:
^^^^^ Is catching the waisted water supposed to be an improvement to the typical tank water heater?
Should I upgrade my 10 gallon heater and get a tankless so that I can catch the waisted cold water.
Tankless water heaters in an RV are not very well thought out.
There were designed by someone not logistically familiar with RV'ing.
Tankless heaters are a great option for a stix and brix home but they are not a good idea for an RV.
I guess "waisted" water is water that you wear around your waist?
As Wildtoad pointed out, the water in the line between the water heater (regardless of the type) and the faucet will be unheated. So, yes, catching WASTED water is always a good idea when boondocking, regardless of water heater type.
I'll take the spelling lesson. But to the point the difference between a tank of hot water that is sitting there hot and ready vs. a coil that is sitting full of cold water waiting to be heated is significant in terms of how much water is wasted!The water does not reach temperature instantly, epecially when the ambient temps are cold.
I agree you may save some energy but you will waste additional water in the process.
I 've never ran out of lp or energy while camping But I have run out of water:(
