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arthurs_family
Explorer
Jul 01, 2016

Replacing my suburban gas and electric 6 gallon water heater

Hi folks! The other night I was sitting in the booth after a shower and all of a sudden my foot started getting wet. Turned on the light and you betcha! My 10 yr old plus camper finally needs a water ...
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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 01, 2016
SW6DE..............replace it with another SW6DE as it is a Direct swap

Trying to replace with a SW10DE would require a larger opening

Trying to replace with an Atwood Model would require a different size opening and different wiring scheme/controls

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