Tankless 120V water heater for family of 6
My daughter's family is still having problems with their 6 gallon Atwood propane water heater working inconsistently (less than 3 years old). Now they are talking about a tankless 120V water heater s...
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I had a 7KW 240 VAC unit in a caoch house. It didn't raise the water temp enough for showers on a cold winter day in Florida. Replaced it with a 15KW unit that works great.
There is no way a 120 VAC unit could function even using all 30 amps from a pedestal. That's assuming the raw water is warm.
If the RV is 50 amp you could get a 240 VAC unit that uses two 40 amp breakers and actually uses approx. 30 amps. But that wouldn't leave much left over.
I know the make propane tankless hot water heaters. That may work better, but I know nothing about them.
There is no way a 120 VAC unit could function even using all 30 amps from a pedestal. That's assuming the raw water is warm.
If the RV is 50 amp you could get a 240 VAC unit that uses two 40 amp breakers and actually uses approx. 30 amps. But that wouldn't leave much left over.
I know the make propane tankless hot water heaters. That may work better, but I know nothing about them.
