Does Furrion RV Tankless Water Heater Provide Consistent Hot Water

Updated 10/05/2024 | Published 09/10/2024

Question:

Does this water heater provide consistent a water temp while taking Navy-style showers? Current unit takes 10-15 seconds to get back up to temp and wastes a lot of water.

asked by: Jeff

Expert Reply:

Hey Jeff, thanks for reaching out!

The Furrion RV Tankless Water Heater # FR68SR will provide consistent hot water once the hot water reaches the faucet. So, if the water heater is on the other side of the trailer from your shower it may take a second for the water to work through the water pipes.

This pushes water though at 0.32 gallons per minute and can provide 144 Gallons of hot water an hour so you actually won't have to take Navy-style showers with this heater installed!

expert reply by: Jon G

Jeff

10/5/2024

Thanks Jon, The thing I am finding with tankless heater descriptions is they do not think about water conservation, and Navy-style showers is more about the conservation than water temp. Tankless needs to have water flowing through them in order for the water to be hot and this is an issue when you don't want to let the good water go down the drain, filling the grey tank when it is not necessary. When you stop the flow of hot water and turn it on 30 seconds later, you get warm, then cold, then warm, then HOT, then hot. That cycle can also waste water unless you don't mind a 20*+ change in temp over 10-15 seconds. There are some heaters with small holding tanks that supposedly help equalize with this (or returns the water to the fresh tank), like this unit, and I am curious if it actually works. Thanks!