Water heater removal

[krminyl@...]

Hi Don,

From what I remember, the hoses for the most part were pretty close on both
the new and the old water heater. I used the stainless steel braided
flexible hoses for the inlet water and outlet water, so this made it pretty
easy.
The drain line, from what I recall was a little difficult, but it turned out
OK with standard fittings mostly available at Home Depot or any good plumbing
store.

Electrical was pretty straight forward...just hooked up the same wires (I
had to shorten them a little). Pretty tight quarters in there...have a little
mirror handy, and a good bright flashlight (as you probably already know).
Be careful tugging and twisting on those rigid copper pipes...I sprung a leak
about a year and a half ago (probably as a result of my water heater
install), and that was a real mess. Use some care...

As for the water getting too hot, the hottest it can get is as hot as the
coolant/antifreeze. My motorhome coolant temp has never got over 205 or so, so
I would guess the heater water would stay in the same range as a water
heater at home, depending on how often the heater fills and the length of your
drive. It is sure nice to have hot water whenever you drive somewhere. I also
found that the water stays pretty hot for at least 24 hrs after shutting
down, a testament to the insulation of the water heater.

I probably wouldn't have done the install without the help of the then
original Wanderlodge Forum. Wa Hoo to Yahoo!

See ya!

Kevin McKeown
Yorba Linda, CA
1986 38' PT


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