Caravan Hot Water Service
Submitted: Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 20:10
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Jimbo
My Ma and Pa have ordered a new van and have been told the HWS is Gas only.
As I understand it, the typical van HWS is Gas/Electric, tank style of about 23 litres capacity. They're not sure if the gas unit is "storage" or "instantaneous".
Any thoughts on the benefits of each type?
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Jim.
Reply By: Motherhen - Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 21:41
Sunday, Sep 17, 2006 at 21:41
Ours is a gas only, tiny storage. Depending on the climate and hence the water temp in the tanks, it takes between 10 and 20 minutes to give nice hot showers. 10 minutes is nice temp for me anywhere, but my husband likes the water really hot. It seems economical on the gas. By the look of it, It wouldn't hold anything like 23 litres, but it is more than adequate for two. I only ever was up with kettles (even at
home), so it is only used for the shower. It doesn't hold the heat until the next night. We use the showers at CPs when we come into civilisation, so wouldn't use the electric option.
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