Water Heater replacement

We had a continuous installed in our Fuzion because we are full-timing with access to water and sewer so no issues there. When we go “camping” or just living in a campground for a few days it’s not an issue unless we don’t have sewer. If I was just using it for camping trip I would absolutely stay with the regular water heater but ensure it was gas and electric. I always turned on the electric on our old unit once we got setup and never had to worry about hot water. We also had a 10 gallon and that helped too.

Hopefully this will be a non-issue for you once you get to inspect the rig.

I have a Noritz tankless in my home. I absolutely love it but I don’t think it’s a good idea in a RV. They do need a minimum flow to kick the burner on so quick on and of showers wouldn’t work. Stick with the tank.

If it's an Atwood, the tanks are aluminum and can be heliarc welded if cracked, or a new tank can be purchased and replaced, instead of the entire unit. Not sure on the Suburbans, I dont think the tanks alone are available.

I think you will find that most people with tankless W/heaters are not to thrilled with the performance.

when I was in the rv business, they first came out people were lined up to get them. not so much anymore, there has to be a good reason for that. there is, they are not cut out to be as good as the hype is

midnightsadie wrote:
I've heard a lot of bad about tankless.

Same here. Daughter has one in her home. It keeps the bills low, but cycles in LOUDLY if the Hot is turned on even for a second and that's annoying. Her home is also connected to a Natural Gas Line.

I don't think Tankless will save any Propane in an RV application. But the biggest issue I find with daughter's tankless is that it seems to need a LOT of water flow to get the Hot and Cold balanced to a comfortable temperature for usage like a Shower. It's easy enough to get the right temp for washing dishes, but Shower seems to fluctuate uncomfortably. So, unless you're always on Full Hookup providing unlimited Fresh and Gray Water capacity to dink with temperature balance, I'm gonna stick with my premise that Demand isn't good in an RV. What it DOES DO is for the Coach builder. It saves a fair amount of Weight and a LOT of space. Sounds "High Tech" too.

EDIT: You don't say which Make/Model of Water Heater you have, but I want to suggest you replace a Brand (usually Atwood or Suburban) with the Same Brand. If you replace Atwood with Suburban, your space may not be long enough down the side of the coach, and you need to cut the wall opening larger. Suburban with Atwood, you have too "long" a hole in the side of your coach, and may come up short on depth crosswise into the coach. This is because Atwood's tank lies lengthwise and Suburban's is crosswise.

I,ve heard a lot of bad about tankless.