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Water Heater Replacement

May 12, 2012, 11:50:11 am

I am in the process of replacing all of the urathane piping in my '92 U240 and am considering replacing the 20-year old water heater as a part of the process but have run into an issue.

The Girard "tankless" water heater seems a good option (GSWH-1, $489.98 on Amazon) but I must wonder if spending 2X the money to get an "instant-on" is worthwhile.

Any advice?

Thanks. Al Wilson

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Re: Water Heater Replacement

Reply #1 – May 12, 2012, 01:20:18 pm

We have a tankless at home and love it. I was thinking about changing over also but our Atwood heats going down the road from the engine, from a 120V element and from propane with push button ignition so there are tradeoffs. $489 is not a bad deal considering a new 3 way Atwood costs even more. Sometimes nice to take a shower while underway and not sure how well the Girard works in motion.

If your model only heats from propane, it might be a good changeover. You can add a 120V heating element to your existing heater for not too much additional.

Pierce

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Reply #2 – May 18, 2012, 03:10:41 pm

We put in the RV 500 tankless and would never go back. It's 12volt heating with LPG. Fits where a 10 gallon heater would or a six gallon with minor  adapting. $1000 for heater and misc. stuff. I reasearched a long time and believe this one is the best.

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