Pros and Cons of Tankless water heaters in RV
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Unless you spend all of your time in a full hook up site there really aren't many "pro's". The manufacturers like to brag that they provide unlimited {yeah, right} hot water but...
"unlimited" is a seriously challenged word truth wise, just sayin.
An unlimited hot water supply necessitates unlimited fresh water supply so for this to work you must be hooked up. The second consideration is where does all of that "unlimited" hot water go once you have used it? In a full hook up site no problem but anything else and you are simply chasing your tail as you continuously fill your gray and black tanks.
The hot water starts pretty quick but "instant"... not so much. It will always take a bit to get the flow at a temp you can live with {as in stand in without screaming}. :) Now if they would sell you a tankless system for the price of an LP/DC system the tankless would almost become a viable option for the RV Park crowd but price both systems folks... ain't gonna happen. :R
I would have no problem with an on demand/tankless hot water system for my house {even though they cost a lot more - frankly with a solar system making a great deal more sense but I digress}} but for my motorhome and the way we use it, it just does not make any sense.
As always... opinion s and YMMV.
:C
"unlimited" is a seriously challenged word truth wise, just sayin.
An unlimited hot water supply necessitates unlimited fresh water supply so for this to work you must be hooked up. The second consideration is where does all of that "unlimited" hot water go once you have used it? In a full hook up site no problem but anything else and you are simply chasing your tail as you continuously fill your gray and black tanks.
The hot water starts pretty quick but "instant"... not so much. It will always take a bit to get the flow at a temp you can live with {as in stand in without screaming}. :) Now if they would sell you a tankless system for the price of an LP/DC system the tankless would almost become a viable option for the RV Park crowd but price both systems folks... ain't gonna happen. :R
I would have no problem with an on demand/tankless hot water system for my house {even though they cost a lot more - frankly with a solar system making a great deal more sense but I digress}} but for my motorhome and the way we use it, it just does not make any sense.
As always... opinion s and YMMV.
:C
