RV Hot Water Heater

Finding the best RV water heaters for your mobile home

Popular RV hot water heater models you can find on the market, online like Amazon and RV stores, are the ones using propane gas and electric as the fuel source. With the most common sizes like 6 and 10 gallons, these small and compact heating units can be installed in almost any recreational vehicle and motor home.

Buying tips for RV Hot Water Heaters

RV water heaters are built small, lightweight, with the intention to be installed outside, below the floor or behind the baggage door, so you can have more space to enjoy your mobile home, and still be able to service these heating appliances.

Not only that they are convenient to use but there are RV hot water heater models that are providing a great benefit of utilizing engine's heat for water heating (while driving) and electricity from electrical system or generator.

When looking to buy RV water heater, the best models are those that meet all your needs, have a decent tank life, high performance and are reliable. You don't want to go outdoors, for a camping in the mountains and discover that your unit is not working.

And if the poor weather and driving through the rough terrain away from civilization concerns you, don't worry, RV hot water heater units are protected against voltage spikes and shorts in the electrical system and feature protection for electronic ignition caused by excessive heat conditions.

Size is also important, and depends on how many of you are usually traveling and using hot water for shower or dishes, and what is the demand, you can buy models with a capacity from 3 gallons up to 16 gallons.

Note: If you are not using RV during the winter time, try to protect the heating / plumbing system, by either draining the system or adding the antifreeze. You should be careful there, remove the anode rod first as it might get affected by corrosive action.

RV hot water heater and its components like reset button, limit switch, drain plug, anode rod, pilot lights and ignition system are very accessible and hidden behind the removable outer door. With a flush mount or standard protective doors, they don't interfere with mobile home design while providing neat appearance and corrosion-free resistance.

As we said before, RV water heaters are very user friendly where you can turn the power on either from outside or inside, they are easy to maintain, troubleshoot and repair.

RV hot water heater with the electronic ignition can be activated from inside your mobile home and the heating process will start even when you are driving, without leaving RV. For pilot light models, re-ignition is possible from inside as well.

Note: Recommendation is not to use RV water heaters that are using propane gas, while driving, as the pilot light or flame can be affected with the incoming air.

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