water heater

Hi lastaussieworker,
We had to replace our Attwood as the tank was leaking they said it due to electrolytical action attacking the metal caused by heating water,( I thought it was an aluminium tank though) the more you heat the worse it is that is why we wanted something that this would not happen to. I realized our home system was porcelain lined and it is still going after 10 years. Happy to spend $20 on an anode rod every few years for extra safty, also we can drain it if we want when not in use, so no problems. Will shower a family of 4 no worries as it heats much faster than the Attwood, but we don't notice any extra gas consumption as it heats for less time. So no experience with Trauma buty very happy with suburban.
Wazza

Wazza the tank went in your Attwood because you did not change the anode. The Attwood was a glass lined tank and now changed to stainless steel so you did not have to bother with anode. Suburban and Attwood have basically identical crude gas burner. On specifications they both have nearly identical gas consumption.

Hi LastAussieWorker,
sorry but it did not have an anode to change that is why we changed it.
Wazza

Technically your hot water system installation is illegal. The person who issued the gas licence should be banned from approving gas installations. The standard Truma setup is designed to be mounted through the wall.

Capacity is 14 litre
Would not be without hot water. You cannot wash dishes properly without hot water.

LAW, I just love your ability to make such a forthright assessment as :
'Technically your hot water system installation is illegal. The person who issued the gas licence should be banned from approving gas installations'
with such limited information and not having seen the installation. You are a marvel.

My system is mounted exactly as specified in the instructions booklet that came with the heater. The only change is that the removable plastic cover for the cowel grill has been replaced with a lockable metal one that is hinged off the side of the CT (with rubber seals) to make it more water and dust proof.

But you got one thing right. Capacity is 14 litres.

Here Here!

Norm can guarantee it is illegal
plastic cover is designed to blow off should you light the gas without the cover removed
you could have one hell of an explosion
you have modified the appliance to an unsafe state
100% ILLEGAL and would void your insurance and possible large fine
the plastic cover that comes with the unit is an approved engineered safety device of the unit
please think about what you have done and the potentially dangerous hazard you have created
have you ever seen the result of a small quantity of gas in a confined space

LAW, if you read my original post, I have modified nothing. It was in the CT when I got it new.

I have now discussed this with the CT builder, who assures me it has been done right and is properly certified.
As a limited 'real world' check, I tried to light it with the hood closed. It will not light, and after about 2 secs the gas cuts out.

Now, I'll accept the 'guarantee' of an engineer who knows the CT intimately, over the 'guarantee' of someone who has never seen it and has very limited information on it any day.

You may well be an expert in the gas area (you are certainly trying to present yourself as such). But you do yourself no favour giving guarantees and such forthright statement os fact over legality, insurance, safety, etc on the basis of your interpretation of such limited info as I have given.

I'll listen to good advice from anybody who knows what they are talking about, but I'm more likely to listen when the person giving the advice has sought out a reasonable amount of info first.

Thanks for your advice and concern, but I'm happy with what I have, unless an expert who can see and touch my set up tells me different.

G'day Jimbo,

Good point, but in my case I also have a "flickmixer" tap on the sink instead of the push pump type that came with the camper. With the aid of a 12 volt shurflo pump, it gives a good flow & pressure to the sink as well as the outdoor shower unit thats mounted just to the left of the front boot.

Happy camping

Pat