pros and cons of hydro heat
Having been in a rv park next to several I already know some of the cons but am interested in this system. Thanks for any info.
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They have their pros and cons. Our Oasis has been rock solid for almost 6 years now. We have heard that AquaHot units tend to need more repairs from more than one dealer we have service work done with. YMMV.
I never felt that they "DRINK" fuel any more rapidly than having two relatively tiny propane tanks that need to be filled a lot (depending on useage). We stay in SE FL most winters so our heating use is limited but we've had the unit in sub zero weather and the system has no issues keeping up.
If you like really long showers, don't boon dock and / or spend a lot of time in cold weather it might be worth it.
If you boon dock a lot you might want to pass. The hot water does take some time to kick in and you will end up wasting water / grey tank space.
If you take long showers then obviously never running out of hot water is a plus
If you don't do any of those things or have normal usage you can probably just go with a straight heater unless you have to have the new toy.
Biggest advantage to us was being able to use our 150g diesel tank for the fuel. Reality is with how little we use it a standard heater probably would of worked fine for us and 99% of the others out there.
You can probably skip it and save some money without missing much.
I never felt that they "DRINK" fuel any more rapidly than having two relatively tiny propane tanks that need to be filled a lot (depending on useage). We stay in SE FL most winters so our heating use is limited but we've had the unit in sub zero weather and the system has no issues keeping up.
If you like really long showers, don't boon dock and / or spend a lot of time in cold weather it might be worth it.
If you boon dock a lot you might want to pass. The hot water does take some time to kick in and you will end up wasting water / grey tank space.
If you take long showers then obviously never running out of hot water is a plus
If you don't do any of those things or have normal usage you can probably just go with a straight heater unless you have to have the new toy.
Biggest advantage to us was being able to use our 150g diesel tank for the fuel. Reality is with how little we use it a standard heater probably would of worked fine for us and 99% of the others out there.
You can probably skip it and save some money without missing much.
