Tankless Water Heaters, any users ?

[HiHoAgRV]

Originally Posted by aage

no tank you...

ha i got it!!!!

[Aage]

It's all yours, Vernon. My compliments!

[MrUKToad]

I have no experience with tankless water heaters in trailers and don't intend to gain any (just yet) as the Atwood 6 gallon propane model is working well for us at present. My view has been more than a little clouded by my experience with a tankless system we had at home that was, for all intents and purposes, useless. It had been installed new just before I moved in and was a "dual chamber" affair, a two stage process that pre-heated then heated again. It had to have it's own 100amp service but wasn't too expensive to run, at least not initially. The trouble was the flow; it took an age to get the hot water around the house and then, once in the shower it wasn't exactly a powerful stream. Adding just the tiniest bit of cold from the city water (at a better pressure) just wiped out the hot flow. We stuck with it until it broke and, even though it was still under warranty, we canned it in favour of a natural gas powered 50 gallon tank, rented from a local company and that works perfectly. The tankless system had cost $1,500 dollars and every penny was wasted!

In the UK, domestic tankless showers are very common. These run from a 30amp service and, if they have a pump as some do, provide brilliant showers. The whole unit is about 18 inches square and maybe 4 inches deep, so is pretty unobtrusive, even in the smallest bathrooms. Sadly I don't think it'd work in an Airstream because of the power demands, but it's about time we saw a few for the home on the shelves of Lowes or Home Depot.

[57BB]

I just had the Girard tankless installed in my '57 Caravanner. It fit perfectly in the spot under the bed where the original would have been if mine was the "S" model. The shower will come next lol. I've got about 12 years experience with natural gas tankless hwhs. They are really fantastic and I hate to hear when someone has a bad experience with one. The trick in a house installation is to put in a recirculating pump and a 1/2" hot water return line from the furthest fixture...the same concept would apply in a large trailer...

[ZoominC6]

Originally Posted by frankfarmer

Thinking about trying the new tankless hot water heater. Just wonder of other experiences???

Full time in Limited 34, second winter coming.

Thanks for suggestions/advise.

While I have no experience with tankless water heaters in RV applications, they have been used in homes for decades and there is no reason to think an RV application wouldn't work just as well.