Tankless Hot Water Heater (Gas)
Has anyone removed their electric/gas water heater and replaced with a tankless on demand hot water heater (Gas). Something we are intrested in doing, but don't have clue how to shop and install.
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I’ve had the girrard (version 2) installed since Jan of 2017 in my travel trailer. My wife and I have loved it! It uses very little propane when running, mounts in the same opening as the old unit did (takes less space then the 6gal it replaced in fact).
Not sure what some of the other posters were going on about, it’s pretty easy to set the temp as it has a digital temp control. Find the number that works for you, set it and forget it. We use 107 degrees and it’s nice to get the exact same temp shower every time. As for ventilation, it obviously needs to be vented to the outside but since it goes in the old opening you’re fine, it doesn’t require any other ventilation aside from that. The poster that mentioned water pressure was partly correct. In the years we’ve had ours we have only encountered the problem twice tho, where the water pressure at a park was so poor that the water didn’t get hot. Simply turning on our water pump to supplement the flow from the park with additional water from our tank solved the issue both times.
Not sure what some of the other posters were going on about, it’s pretty easy to set the temp as it has a digital temp control. Find the number that works for you, set it and forget it. We use 107 degrees and it’s nice to get the exact same temp shower every time. As for ventilation, it obviously needs to be vented to the outside but since it goes in the old opening you’re fine, it doesn’t require any other ventilation aside from that. The poster that mentioned water pressure was partly correct. In the years we’ve had ours we have only encountered the problem twice tho, where the water pressure at a park was so poor that the water didn’t get hot. Simply turning on our water pump to supplement the flow from the park with additional water from our tank solved the issue both times.
