Which Water Heater to Buy???84FC

[dthollis1961]

Thanks for all the helpful replies. I should have said that the
present heater is a "cube" shaped heater. The 78FC I had had the
round Raritan looking heater. What I'd like to know is why the
Raritan is about twice the price of the Force 10 or Seaward.

David Hollis 84FC35 Springfield,IL...Lining up winter inside
projects



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Lucas Willemse"
wrote:
>
> The exact replacement is made by Raritan and sold thru West
Marine.
> The fittings are almost in the same place as the old heater and
take a
> little addition off fittings to make them line up. I just replaced
> ours on our 1980 FC 35, the tank had a pinhole leak just above the
hot
> water outlet. The Raritan part# is 171212, the West Marine part#
is
> 256912.
>
> I had to trim the plastic mounting rim on the bottom of the new
heater
> as it goes all the way around. I set both heaters next to each
other
> and tranferred the fittings to make sure they ended up in the same
> place as the old unit. It was a bit of a struggle but it did fit
and
> works great.
>
> Lucas Willemse
> 1980 FC 35
> Los Angeles
>