Tank Vs Tankless RV Water Heaters

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[joelshaw]

make that winterizing tankless video please

[ihousden]

Thanks Emily. You raised some interesting points that I had not previously considered about tankless water heaters. Great information for anyone considering going tankless. Love your clear and entertaining delivery style as well. Your now my go-to for all things RV repair. Keep em coming!

[stevesanders]

Our Truma tankless water heater is the best of both worlds. It has a 1 liter tank. If the control switch is set to "on", it will pre-heat that 1 liter of water so it is ready to use on demand, so there's no heating delay. If the control switch is set to "eco", it does not pre-heat that water.

[BirdyP]

Great video! I just found your channel and you are very informative and precise. I am a new RV owner but own a old one and your videos will help us troubleshoot all the problems we anticipate.

[Air-Bambi]

Hi Emily. Thanks for another excellent video. We have been RVing for over 50 years, and are on our 3rd Airstream. We currently have a 19ft Flying Cloud with a tankless Girard GSWH-2. We enjoy state and national parks, as well a corp of engineers campgrounds, with occasional boondocking or Harvest Host. We have had cases where campground water pressure was low, and would not keep the Girard going. In these cases we had to use the water pump and fresh water tank. Also, during winter camping, when temps were below 40, the Girard struggled. Our grey water tank is only 27 gallons, so long periods to warm up the water is an issue for use. We are considering 'up grading' to a tank water heater. We never had any issues with a tank type. Thanks again for you very well done videos and valuable information.

[Mark_Lawler]

Tankless for the win! Loved .my Girard tankess water heater on my Tiffin Wayfarer. Unlike some others it has a digital display for setting the temp. One temp for dishes, another for my shower, and yet another temp for the wife's shower. The key is to ignore the cold water tap. If you are trying to mix in cold water to adjust the temp you are doing it wrong. Beware of tankless units where you cannot set the exact temp at the remote control panel.

[markhmorrison]

Some great points, definitely some I hadn't thought of. A couple of other things to consider.... Gas... Most "on demand" units use a good bit of gas and typically don't have an electric option to heat the water. So, for boondocking, that might be an issue. For the weight side of the argument, you might also want to consider the lack of water storage that the tank water heater gives you. When boondocking, again, more water storage is generally better. LOL. notice how much "general" verbiage I'm using here. Personally I prefer the tanks. Much easier to care for and maintain. Really enjoying all your content! Keep it up and thanks!!!

[JandAReview]

We love our tank water heater in our TT. We drain the water out of our tank before we leave the campground, so we are not taking that weight with us. We also like to use the electric side of our tank to save our propane. We have a tankless in our house and we love it! Just depends where we are at, home or camper.

[starhopper]

Thanks Emily!! Better half and I have also been to Athens and taking the fundamentals class with Todd changed how we run the shower. We have Suburban 6 gal, and the tip he suggests to stretch that tank was golden. Turn on just enough hot and titrate in the cold so you get the temp you want. In that case, a 6 gal can run quite a bit! I'm still dubious of tankless and we'll probably stay with the tanked ones! Loved the matchup! Winterize with each trip in cold climates?? Oh hell no...

[EarlBalentine]

I love my Furrion tankless water heater. We never camp off grid always have full hookups. I also have a tankless water heater cat my stick built home too. Like any water heater you still have to wait for that hot water to push thru the cold water sitting in the water lines before it get to your faucet.

[ro-cldo]

Simple solution to prevent freezing with a Tankless water heater as long as you have power, put 100 watt light bulb inside the compartment. I've been doing this for 12 years and traveling in freezing weather without any problem.

[marysacks]

We recently got an Entegra vision motorhome with a tankless heater. It was our first tankless heater. It took quite a bit to learn how to use it. When you take a shower we can only set the temperature and turn on only the hot water. if you try to mix cold water with it to turn down the temperature, It will shut off the water heater because it’s not getting enough pressure through it. A lot of campgrounds don’t have enough water pressure to be able to use the tankless water heater. It’s a pain to have to fill your freshwater tank and run off the pump so you can have hot water. We have found that you need about 45 psi to run the tankless water heater. I’d love to hear other peoples comments about the use of these things.

Would love to see a video on how to clean and winterize the tankless water heater from you

Thanks for all your videos. I’ve learned a lot. Keep up the good work.

[michelmoss]

I thought I had this till you mentioned tankless freezing. Originally was going tankless mounted inside the RV, changed my mind to exterior mount tankless, now maybe just go back to a tanked w/h. I wonder if I’ll ever finish, sometimes! lol

[RemyRAD]

This was a very helpful and very informative video for me. Thank you very much for your efforts. Your knowledge. Your training.

I recently purchased myself a new used 22-year-old, Monaco Knight, Motorhome. I believe it has a 10 gallon hot water tank. And I was thinking about getting the tankless. Because I like a long shower. And while that tankless, , was a big attraction to me. I think you've convinced me. To keep my 10 gallon tank water heater. Thank you.

In the past. I've enjoyed a nice steamy hot, 20 minute shower. Using proper water management. And a cutoff valve on the showerhead. And a nice, water restrictive, showerhead. Designed for RVs. And I think that will have to do me. After all it does not have a tub. I will miss my tub in my house. I like a nice bubblebath once in a while. I won't be having any more of those in a Motorhome. I'll miss that. I might have to stop at a motel once in a while. Just so I can have a bubblebath. In a tub. I find it so rejuvenating. My life is going into a new phase. At almost 69 years of age.

So this was great advice. I value your advice. Especially when it comes to my hot water. It's not that I do many dishes. I don't. I use a lot of paper plates. I use cast-iron saucepans and grill.. You don't really need to scrub those clean. And I don't have people using the bathroom all day. It's just me. Forevermore without my late husband. I miss him so terribly. So terribly. After 22 years together. He was so vibrant. So looking toward our retirement future together. It was not to be.

I may still consider a tankless? If I get to an RV park I want to settle into. Then that would be great. It'll have to wait till that time. In the meantime it's just status quo. Thank you. Thank you again.

It's always something.
RemyRAD

[TheChucksg]

Is their bypass valve for tankless hot water tanks?

[randypetty]

Our fifth wheel had a tankless..it didn’t fit well with our camping style and we thought we used a lot of water with the tankless. I removed the tankless and installed a tank style.

[allendion]

Thx for this great video. On another note: Is there a great replacement atwood gc6aa-10e circuit board on Amazon ?

[FNP]

How much propane do tankless use? I full time and go through a ton of propane every winter with the furnace and cooking, so im super leery of going tankless.

[michaela.aguilar]

Hi Emily. A big turn off for me with the on demand/tankless is that electric is not an option. You have to burn propane, while you have already paid for your site which includes electricity in the cost. It’s like running your furnace, when you should be using an electric heater.

[tarindominguez]

Just a question. Doesn't the tank less waterheater still have 12v connection while traveling down the road? If so would it still have freeze protection? Again just wondering new tech here.