Greetings RV Life - Reliable Hot Water?

[ChrisM]

Hello and Happy Holidays,
My wife and I just moved into a 34 ft. Forest River trailer here in S. Florida. I have a lot to learn about maintenance. YouTube helped me get the water heater working. The temps dipped into the 30's last night, and we were comfortable... until the hot water ran out after a few minutes showering!
I'm researching on-demand water heaters now, and have a couple of questions:
* best replacement for the Suburban gas unit we have? (price vs reliability)
* is gas and electric an option?
Any advice and experience sharing will be appreciated!
Merry Christmas,
ChrisM

 

[redbaron]

I am currently upgrading 3 RVs that have the suburban gas/electric to a tankless system. I chose to go with fogatti 8 Pro as it was on sale for $549.

2 of the RV's currently have failed electric nodes and only using proane anyway, so this was a no brainer upgrade.

I am replacing tanks of sizes 6,10,and 12, so each will have its own difficulties. I will update you more once I have done this upgrade.

 

[ChrisM]

I am currently upgrading 3 RVs that have the suburban gas/electric to a tankless system. I chose to go with fogatti 8 Pro as it was on sale for $549.

2 of the RV's currently have failed electric nodes and only using proane anyway, so this was a no brainer upgrade.

I am replacing tanks of sizes 6,10,and 12, so each will have its own difficulties. I will update you more once I have done this upgrade.

Thanks Redbaron. I called Suburban and was told the tankless systems require consistent water pressure, and will turn off below a certain gpm (can't find my notes). Our current location has intermittent low pressure daytime hours so I'm putting off the conversion. Our Suburban W6DE is working on gas now.. but I'd still appreciate your updates for the future.
Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!
ChrisM

 

[redbaron]

I installed the Fogatti yesterday. It was a 45 min job including unpacking and grabbing tools.

We tested with 20psi water and it still provided good heat. Incoming water temp was 42F, output was 122F

 

[ChrisM]

I installed the Fogatti yesterday. It was a 45 min job including unpacking and grabbing tools.

We tested with 20psi water and it still provided good heat. Incoming water temp was 42F, output was 122F

Thanks for the update. I have to test the water pressure into the RV and see if the park owner can remedy the situation.. All residents are experiencing the issue.

 

[redbaron]

Use fresh water tank and pump