Which Water Heater to Buy???84FC

[Eric Johnson]

Hi David,
I replaced our old water heater with an Atwood heater and found out the
following in the
process:

1. Had to raise the elevation of the drivers side bed 3/4" to fit the new
heater in.
2. The Atwood has a high temperature protection switch that trips at about 185
ºF. If you
circulate engine coolant through it while you go down the road, you will find
out later that
the electrical heat isn't working. It is a REAL PAIN to reset the switch as it
is located down
between the electrical leads into the heater and is not easy to reach. For this
reason, I
don't circulate jacket water through it. I discussed this with Atwood tech
support and they
offered no info on a fix for this problem.
3. Heater has plenty of capacity and we rarely run out of hot water even after
two
showers.

All things considered, it sounds like there are better choices out there than
the Atwood.

Eric in San Antonio
84FC35SBWL2

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dthollis1961" wrote:
>
> If it wasn't for all the corrosion, the water heater in my bus would
> be leaking for sure. After a quick trip around the WWW, I've found
> Atwood, Seaward, Force 10, and Raritan with 110V/heat exchanger water
> heaters. Anyone have anything good (or bad) to say about any of
> these? Are there others? I haven't done any measuring yet, so maybe
> some will get crossed off the list early. Advice appreciated.
>
> David Hollis 84 FC35 Springfield,IL
>