New Water Heater...

[dalej]

We have installed in our bus two 10 gallon Mor Flo hot water heaters. They are electric with motor aid head exchangers. We had one of them devlelop a small leak a couple of years ago, so I just unhooked one and just use one. We have not been able to tell that we now have only one. I was told that Suburban Mfg. makes a replacement, do you guys know anything about this?

I'm thinking of taking out the two and just going to one since they are from 1986.

Do you guys use the motor aid water heaters? They just work good for us while driving?

Any other thoughts on water heaters?

[garyde]

Hi Dale. Liberty uses one 20 gallon with a coil in the tank for the engine/Webasto coolant heating. It is electric as well. Let me know if you want the name and I'll get it for you.

[Joe Cannarozzi]

Dale we have Raritan, 10 gal. electric with a heat exchanger.

[dreamchasers]

Dale,

My Country Coach is set up similar to yours. We have two 10 gallon units that water can be heated by electric, circulating engine coolant (Engine heated or Wabasto heated).

Mine are not leaking now. I think the brand is Atwood Marine water heaters.

Hector

[dalej]

Thanks guys for the help. I report back when I find a replacement.

[truk4u]

Raritan 20 in the Liberty Dale..

On my plastic coaches, the Suburban and Atwood heaters had anarode rods that had to be changed out annually. Maybe it was because they were propane heated, not sure. Supposedly, the rod would deteriate from electrolysis instead of the heaters.

[stevet903]

There is also a SuperStor water heater with a stainless tank - comes in 6, 12 and 20 Gal sizes...

http://www.htproducts.com/literature/lp-13.pdf

[dalej]

I just might have to keep with a box shape unit(s) to fit back into the area that is there. Putting a cylinder shape into a box seem to waste square inches that I should be able to use.

Thanks for giving me the information on the companies guys.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

How can you get a pressure vessel to be box shaped?

I thought because of internal pressures equal to that of the water system pressure HW tanks are all going to be cylindical. I'll bet a square or rectangular one is going to be excessively heavy due to reinforcements, or will make some interesting noises as the sides and ends "oil can" as water pressure varies.

[dalej]

You know that is true, they just put a rectangle package over it. Good point!