I'm glad you suggested keeping the external cover. I have a 6 gal. Atwood in my
'61 Bambi. I am now trying to figure out how to adopt a Bowen cover to it. I've
located the lower part of the Bowen (with the wing nuts) and the "vent portion"
that sticks out a couple of inches from the side of the trailer. Is there a good
way to replace the exiting Atwood cover with the 3 part Bowen Cover? (The Bowen
was several inches wider than the Atwood.)
Jim
'61 Bambi
RJ & Krista wrote:
> In a way he is right, the 6 gallon will recover faster, but will run out
> of hot water sooner. So if you take short showers, the 6 gallon is
> fine. Even when the 3 of us take successive short showers (using the
> shower handle valve to limit water usage) while boonie camping, it
> recovers before the next person is ready. If I was hooking up all the
> time, then maybe the 10 gallons might be nice.
>
> The 6 gallon may also fit in the existing hole easier too - check it
> out. Be sure to salvage and reuse the existing external cover instead
> of the stupid white ones they come with now.
>
> Best of Luck,
> RJ
> '65 Caravel
>
> > Jim Greene wrote:
> >
> > My '68 Tradewind needs a new water heater. I asked a parts man at a
> > local RV store which heaters seemed to give the best service. He said
> > he preferred the Atwood. He also said that he would suggest the 6 gal
> > size over the 10 gal size because the recovery rate on the larger 10
> > gal size was slow and I would actually get as much useful hot water
> > out of the smaller unit for that reason. I have never heard that
> > comment. The '68 Tradewind came with a 10 gal tank according to the
> > owner's manual so that's what I was anticipating replacing.
> >
> > What's the collective wisdom and experience on the 6 gal size vs. the
> > 10 gal size and is there any reason to favor the Atwood over the
> > Suburban models?
> >
> > Jim Greene
> > WDCU #1148
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