Hot Water Heater

[1967Caravel]

what brand of hot water heater is a direct replacement without to many modifacations in a 1967 caravel. would an atwood or a suburban be a better choice.

[scottanlily]

Hello 1967Caravel ,

Our 60 trdwnd had the bowen as they all did ,we used a 10 gallon suburban
unit,it fit in the opening very well ,I did have to redo the ducting to match the old shroud ,as I definately wanted it to be retained .That took some
fabricating to do ,but the results were worth it .nothing will be an exact replacement ,but you may get reponses from folks with Atwood installs ,and the layout of the heater is more like the bowen ie: controls and ducting .We
have the pilot ignition only ,no electric .It is possible the atwood will be a
better oem type fit up ,but others will respond here to you about that.

Scott of scottanlily

[Safari64]

Isn't Hot Water Heater an oxymoron like Jumbo Shrimp. Shouldn’t it be called a Cold Water Heater?

I used a Suburban in my Safari

[StingrayL82]

We installed an Atwood DSI propane/110v and love it...fit like a glove.

Frederic & Brooke.

[lewster]

Originally Posted by Safari64

Isn't Hot Water Heater an oxymoron like Jumbo Shrimp. Shouldn’t it be called a Cold Water Heater?

I used a Suburban in my Safari

In the 'trade' it's simply called a water heater.......which is exactly what it does.....it heats WATER, not hot water. Although one might get a wild hair and say that after initial start-up, the water in the tank is hot (or warm) and the unit fires, making it then heat the already HOT water in the tank.

Anyway, whatever it's called, one gets the point .