Water Heaters

[Flossdog]

Can anyone offer any advice about what sort of water heater to replace my condemned Valiant gas heater? As I see it the options are to replace with a) another gas heater but only option seems to be a Propex Malaga which seems very expensive or b) an engine heat exchanger which means that you have to run the engine every time you want hot water or c) a mains mini immersion heater which is fine when you have an electrical hook up or have a hefty generator on board. Thanks in advance.

 

[Cloven]

See this post & threads

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php?C...rue#Post1253175

 

[Talbot]

suggest you look at http://www.caravanadditions.co.uk/acatalog/Boilers___Water_Heaters.html. I have the rinnai and am happy with it.

 

[ditchcrawler]

Seamark Nunn are selling the Rinnea in their special offers section for £169.95

 

[Richard10002]

have you fitted a flue? I bought a Rinnai, (without knowing much about things), then discovered it needs a flue.... cant think where to fit it on Rogue.

 

[Flossdog]

Thanks everyone for your replies. The problem I have is that the flue has to do at least one right angled bend and the only heater that I have found that can accommodate this (it has a fan assisted flue) is the Propex Malaga. Of course, I would get it professionally fitted but the Elgena electric storage heater looks a better option without having to resite the heater.
Thanks again.

 

[Talbot]

Not a problem on a Catalac. I had a paloma before and used the same flue!

 

[Otter]

The other alternative is an eberspacher diesel water heater. 2nd hand about £275.

 

[cliff]

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Can anyone offer any advice about what sort of water heater to replace my condemned Valiant gas heater?

[/ QUOTE ]Condemned by who and on what grounds? - think about it!
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[wragges]

I've just fitted a Rinnai Gas water heater in the galley area.

Very easy to do. Only had a calorifier onboard previously...which is not practical to use on a swinging mooring every morning...expensive, noising and anti-social...also rather bad for your engine long term.

Gas or Eberspacher water heater arw the only practical (and easy) ways to get "on-tap" (excuse the pun) hot water instantly.

The only issue for me was to find a good location for the heater, i.e. near to existing gas and water pipes, plus a good location for the flue.

Cheers,

 

[angelsson]

I second Cliffs question, I have a very old Valiant heater, (when i contacted them for spares Valiant told me it is one of
the first they built) it is a piece of history but supplies all my hot water needs including a shower.
The diaphram inside needed replacing, a simple rubber disc about 3 inch dia. they were most helpfull and offered me the next model up ones which fitted with a minor alteration, had to buy 6 in a pack so expect it to last a long time yet!
I have spoken to other Valiant owners who used a piece of a tesco bag to make one until he got back home and it worked well. The inside of mine looks like it just came out of the factory, and some simple maintainance, like keeping the in water filter at the rear clean etc keeps it in great working order, would suggest you try a service before you spend your hard earned.
Mike