So are you talking about a 12v water heater?8ball_99 wrote:My dad put one of those mini electric tank heaters that was posted earlier in his catering trailer. He said it wasn't very good.. Pulled a lot of power....
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8ball_99 wrote:My dad put one of those mini electric tank heaters that was posted earlier in his catering trailer. He said it wasn't very good.. Pulled a lot of power very slow recovery and wasn't able to get the water very hot at all. He is building a new trailer and has already told me is going back to the tried a true RV 6 gallon water heater.. They work and aren't crazy expensive. They also don't really take up much space.
Electric tank less either will take to much power or just won't get the water very hot. A small electric tank heater will have a slow recovery and the lower wattage units don't seem to get the water hot..
Well if one wants to put one in they need to have enough electrical capacity. Perhaps this was not possible for the Father with the catering trailer, but for people going to a camp site with 30 amp it should be just fine.Tabazooron wrote:Well, if you only have a 15 amp electrical hook-up, you'll be concerned because the 1500 watt element will draw 12.5 amps.
2bits wrote:8ball_99 wrote:My dad put one of those mini electric tank heaters that was posted earlier in his catering trailer. He said it wasn't very good.. Pulled a lot of power very slow recovery and wasn't able to get the water very hot at all. He is building a new trailer and has already told me is going back to the tried a true RV 6 gallon water heater.. They work and aren't crazy expensive. They also don't really take up much space.
Electric tank less either will take to much power or just won't get the water very hot. A small electric tank heater will have a slow recovery and the lower wattage units don't seem to get the water hot..
I was shocked to see how cheap the 6 gallon water heaters were. So what's the problem with using those with a camper? Just the size? I can work around that in exchange for simplicity and reliability.
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