hot water tank woes/possible alternative?

[Ernie Ekberg]

Bob and Arlene, you are in a really nice part of Mass. Ernie- grew up there Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Wanderlodge Weatherford, Tx 817-475-3991 www.ernieekbergflooring.net --- On Fri, 6/11/10, Bluebird Bob wrote: From: Bluebird Bob Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: hot water tank woes/possible alternative? To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 4:37 PM --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jo-Ski" wrote: > > Hi, folks-- > > Well, the hot water tank in our trusty ol' '83 FC 35' RB gave out last weekend--just as we happened to be attending the wonderful PNW BB rally at Tokeland, WA (thanks, gang--the hot water tank thing dampened our spirits a bit, but it was still so great to be with you all!). > > As has been the experience of anyone we've talked to who has had to go through trying to replace the tank, just getting the tank out is proving to be a bear (it's as though the tank was installed and then the walls built around it at the factory). Stew is also dreading that getting a new unit back in is going to be a nerve-wracking challenge as well. > > Anyway, we've a question for the group: has anyone replaced their hot water tanks with one of these smaller, "on-demand" hot water units? Stew thought that might be one interesting alternate solution to actually replacing the tank itself. > > Would love to hear of anyone's experience. All advice from any of you experts is greatly appreciated! > > Many thanks in advance! > > Jo-ski and Stew > "The Bird Abides" > '83 FC 35' RB > Blaine, WA > Hi Jo-ski, Email me at bobandarlene at earthlink dot net and I can tell you some stuff on this unit I installed. Mike sent you to the right site to see my pics of the installation. Bob Lawrence 84 PT36 Sturbridge, Ma