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Re: Convert to tankless?
We did our first test camp with the new tankless hot water heater, and it worked as expected. There was a lot of tweaking the temperature setting, too hot until we set it way down to 99F (a far cry lower than the 105-108F that I saw others claim they used). The wife is happy with it. She was able to take an extended shower and wash her hair without issue.812Views0likes0CommentsRe: Wiring help needed for water heater
dougrainer, I am not sure what you mean, I did not use all the wires. The deluxe panel only has 2 wires on it, I didn't use the orange/blue nor did I use the wire that goes to the panel LED "pilot" light. Our expected lifespan for the tankless system is only 3 months of use before we sell the RV. I sure hope it doesn't have a failure during that time! I was irked because people keep telling me what works for them, and I keep saying that isn't what will work for us. Kind of like you did! If the system doesn't work then we won't be going in a RV, we'll sell it and drive or fly around instead.397Views0likes0CommentsWiring help needed for water heater
I installed a Suburban Nautilus IW60 tankless gas water heater today. The electrical connections on it do not match the old 6gal suburban water heater I had in before. I am hoping someone can help me with the connections. From the MH, there are only 3 wires: Yellow Yellow White The old hot water heater had this: Yellow->Red Yellow->Blue White->Green The new hot water heater has: White w/crimp (for control panel) White w/crimp (for control panel) Orange w/crimp (another panel?) Blue w/crimp (another panel?) Black (12V- I think) Red (12V+ I think) Also has a green grounding screw on back of unit. Can anyone help with how they should be connected? I connected the hot water heater control panel to the white and red/black to yellow but no luck. Also potentially noteworthy is the MH panel switch has a led for pilot light. I have not put water into the system yet, I understand that the control panel should light up if it was wired correctly. This is how I connected it: Yellow->old red->Red Yellow->old blue->Black White->old green->disconnected2.1KViews0likes4Comments
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