What size WH

[Gbass]

My 1976 29 foot ambassador is 400 miles away at deer camp and I need to know what size WH I have. I'm thinking of buying a Lightning Rod for hot water as our electric bill is paid by land owner, This would save money on propane and the hassle of taking tanks 40 miles to town to refill. Would it be the 6 or 10 gallon size and would it make a difference.
Thanks in advance.

[purman]

Not sure what size you have, most likely a 6 but not sure..... The only difference is you can take longer showers with a 10 but then you use more propane heating it back up... Propane will heat it up quicker than electricity... I have propane only on mine... Friend has both but only uses electricity in a full hookup but will switch to gas if the family is going to all take showers at night because of the faster reheat on gas...

Probably doesn't help much..... sorry..

[Gbass]

Thanks for the reply. Not to worried about fast reheat since I'm the only one using the shower and only once a night at that. Just don't know if it would be a problem if I bought a lightning rod for a 10 gallon and when I got back to camp yo install I only had a 6 gallon tank

[Aerowood]

You can get RV water heaters with a 110 VAC heater element already built into the unit. That way you can use it either way, and the element is designed for that unit so its much safer.

[Gbass]

That's true, but not wanting to put that kind of bucks in it till I'm through with it at camp. Only use it two out of the year right now.

[richinny]

could you by both inserts and return the unused one?

[JW84345]

My '69 Overlander has a 10 gallon tank. Don't know if that was standard or not then.

[Gbass]

Bought the 6 gallon hot rod thinking that it would heat the water in a 6 or 10 gallon tank enough for me alone to shower quickly each night at deer camp. Took it with me when I went to camp (470 miles), un packaged the Hott Rod, prepared tools needed for installtion, carried everything around back to water heater door, opened door, and found out I have a Bowen G10B heater. The Hott rod will only work with an Atwood or Suburban ( heater drain is much smaller on old Bowen.) So I was stuck with cold showers once a again and a Hott Rod i have no use for.
Guess I'll have to bite the bullet and replace old Bowen with a new unit.
Any suggestions?

[cameront120]

A new 10 gallon Atwood will be an easy swap. I did my 6 gallon in a couple of hours.

[Mr. Decent]

Hey There, I need to replace the 10gal Bowen in my 76 Excella, is the 10 gal Atwood the best fit and value? The Atwood dimensions seem to be a little deeper than the bowen but looks like it will fit. Thanks

[Inland RV Center, In]

Originally Posted by Mr. Decent

Hey There, I need to replace the 10gal Bowen in my 76 Excella, is the 10 gal Atwood the best fit and value? The Atwood dimensions seem to be a little deeper than the bowen but looks like it will fit. Thanks

Atwood is the new name for Bowen.

Their 10 gallon will fit perfectly.

Andy

[imeynstein]

Has anyone used a tankless water heater? I was wondering how well it works, if it is hard to install.....My water heater is original to my '74 and really needs to be replaced....

[Kevin245]

Tankless water heaters designated for RV use are available, but they are very expensive.

[Jcashcollect]

Originally Posted by Inland RV Center, In

Atwood is the new name for Bowen.

Their 10 gallon will fit perfectly.

Andy

Hey Andy
does it matter if you go with an electronic ignition model, or a propane/electric model, instead of just the pilot light version?

[cameront120]

Originally Posted by Jcashcollect

Hey Andy
does it matter if you go with an electronic ignition model, or a propane/electric model, instead of just the pilot light version?

There's no difference in size. Just pick the one that has the features you want and go for it. I put in the one with electric ignition and runs on both gas and electric. Easy to install and even easier to turn on!

[Jcashcollect]

Originally Posted by cameront120

There's no difference in size. Just pick the one that has the features you want and go for it. I put in the one with electric ignition and runs on both gas and electric. Easy to install and even easier to turn on!

Thanks. Sounds like a plan.
T

[Inland RV Center, In]

Originally Posted by Jcashcollect

Thanks. Sounds like a plan.
T

An Atwood 6 gallon pilot water heater cutout is 12 1/2" high X 16 1/2" wide.

Their 10 gallon pilot water heater cutout is 15 1/2" high X 16" wide.

Andy

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by cameront120

There's no difference in size. Just pick the one that has the features you want and go for it. I put in the one with electric ignition and runs on both gas and electric. Easy to install and even easier to turn on!

I think the "new new" ones either are gas only, or gas, electric and electronic ignition.

[Jcashcollect]

Originally Posted by overlander63

I think the "new new" ones either are gas only, or gas, electric and electronic ignition.

I have a new gas, electric and electric ignition in place. Just hooking up the wiring. wondering if I should add a new breaker to the breaker box? Or, there also appears to be a junction box with 3 110v wires running into it in the closet directly beside the water heater. Can I just splice an outlet into one of these wires?