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Looking for 10 Gallon Standard Water Heater Recommendation for RV  

Updated 04/23/2026 | Published 04/18/2026

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Looking for water heater replacement. 10-gallon, Attwood model GC10A-4E Want to stay with a 10-Gallon tank. No interest in tankless. Hopefully something that would be close to a direct replacement.

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Hey Jeff, for a 10 gallon standard RV water heater we have the GE Profile part # GE24RR which would work great as a replacement for your Atwood. GE makes really nice RV appliances so you'll really like this and it will be a solid upgrade over the Atwood you have now. Have you had bad experiences with the tankless setups?

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Jeff B.

4/22/2026

Thank you for the feedback Jameson. There are obvious pros & cons to tank verses tankless. For me and how we use our motor home, tank seems to be the better choice. One of the major downsides to tankless is the fact that they freeze up much quicker and are being replaced at a much higher frequency because of this. Since I don’t boondock very often, propane is also not my first choice for heating water.

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Jameson C.

4/22/2026

@JeffB that's a really good point I forgot about. They don't handle the cold weather very well at all. Thanks for reminding of that!
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Donavan L.

4/23/2026

We traveled across the country for work. I have seven RVs we have put a fury on tankless and all seven units and we love them. We have had zero issues. I cannot say better things about the ferry on tanks.

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Darrell G.

4/23/2026

When I replaced mine to a tankless I used the disconnected 120v heater circuit as a receptacle circuit and installed a plug then put a low wattage heat trace on the in & out lines. Been down to 12 degrees and not frozen and added a 75 watt heat lamp on a timer to turn on at night in the area where my heater, sink lines and in coming water line is. Installed a pvc line for sewer so when it get really cold for long period I let the water drip to the grey tank with the valve open. I used my 120v heater switch in the control panel to turn on & off the heat trace and light. I used the 12 DC water switch to turn on & off the tank less water heater.

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Jameson C.

4/23/2026

@DarrellG that's a really impressive solution! Thank you for sharing that!

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