Tankless water heater upgrade

Be sure to search this Forum for `tankless' before deciding on what to do. IMHO I would never have a tankless in my RV unless it is at a site with full hookups. I think the rap against them is that one has to have the water on full blast for awhile to get the water up to temperature and keep it there for the duration of the shower. No shower stages eg. rinse, stop, lather up, stop, wash hair, stop, rinse again.
Maybe someone who has one can tell you how great they are.

I'm sure a lot of folks will come on and tell you how great a shower they take with a 6 gallon heater - and both my wife and I can shower on a tank full.
But I would MUCH rather take my time and shower like at home.
I look forward to hearing about any demand WH that works well.

Have you actually tried showering in your new trailer? I sure would do that first before I dropped $500-$1000 in a new water heater.

We have a 10 gal. water heater in our new trailer, but got by nicely with a 6 gal. unit in previous rigs....navy showers.

Anyway, good luck with it and your planned mods.

Have a 10 gallon Attwood with propane and electric. If I run both the gas burner and the electric element while showering, I don't run out of hot water even showering like in the sticks and bricks. Running just 1 heat source, I don't run out of hot water but DW does.

Just curious. Why are you removing the couch and dinette?

I have had a 6 gal wh for 44 yrs and have never had a loss of hot water

I don't really plan on doing any boondocking personally... So constant water shouldn't be a problem.. I really didn't picture "navy showers" in the rv. After tent camping all my life. I pictured long, hot, private showers in the rv. I just don't think I'm going to be happy with 6 gallons. I've already sank this much money into buying the thing. I might as well sink alittle more right off the bat for something i will greatly enjoy for as long I keep this. The interior is perfect. But I noticed in my dry run.. (driveway camping) after awhile the couch and dinette are just uncomfortable. So im thinking of gutting those and starting over anyways. Why not go the full mile for optimal performance. This is definitely happening. I just was curious, who else has done this and anything they can recommend. I'm not reinventing the wheel, I'm positive im not the only one who's thought about this. I should probably look at how the more expensive coaches did theirs, and what type they used. I would gladly pay more then a $1000 if i had to... but the units themselves aren't priced that bad. It's the install that's going to get me, I might need to pay someone. I've built airplanes my whole life tho, so it might be within my knowledge to figure out. Besides with the problem I originally had with the squirrel. I know how most of the wiring, ect is set up now. So im feeling more confident. *** adapt and overcome **

" Granted I haven't actually showered in mine yet. But 6 gallons just doesn't seem like a lot"

Its enough for me and dish washing. In fact I turn it off midway through dish washing and then shower. Give it a try before replacing.

try an oxygenator shower head too.
read the reviews for these. We have one ad I can take a nice long 6 gallon shower. NOT like my S&B but very good for a camper.
randy

So there will be scores of opinions on these things.
But, we've got one.

Old motorhome had an Atwood 6 gallon. New one has a Gen II Girard tankless.

Our opinion is that, if you're hooked up to city water, they are great. There was a small learning curve, and it's hiccupped on us a couple of times, but we like it.

pconroy328 wrote:
So there will be scores of opinions on these things.
But, we've got one.

Old motorhome had an Atwood 6 gallon. New one has a Gen II Girard tankless.

Our opinion is that, if you're hooked up to city water, they are great. There was a small learning curve, and it's hiccupped on us a couple of times, but we like it.

Very curious about what the small learning curve is?..... ive never had a rv before or used a tankless water heater before. However this old dog can definitely learn new tricks. Instructions preferred, but not required... lol