Be Careful Where You Buy Your Next RV

[@redc8783]

They sure put enough screw in that case, it was like you where breaking into a Cash Vault 😂 😊

[@2manytoyz123]

If you haven’t done so yet, you should advertise doing used RV inspections. No better qualified person than a tech that’s seen it all and fixed it!

[@jonnyrockets4756]

Love that people don't winterize, keeps us techs in business.

[@sailorjohnboy2325]

That Suburban water heater has a built in freeze dump valve, if you have battery power and you installed the two drain hoses. That model is right there with the Truma. The only thing it's missing is the recirculating pump.

[@hillbillyrv]

It had the drain hoses on it. So if it had power, it will sense the cold and dump the water out of the heat exchanger? I did not know that.

[@vanbrendle]

Truma is in a Class of its own.

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

Good Stuff Kenny!! so true on the folks.... As long as there's been snake oil peddlers there's been good hearted easy going folks to peddle their poison off on and laugh all the way to the bank!!

[@henrymorgan3982]

Buy another unit and save ALL the good parts on the old one as spares. That is what I did on that lesson right there.

[@Hugo-Hernandez]

Good idea.

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

Truth...

[@mxslick50]

Better yet, don't bother with RV specific water heaters. For slightly more than I paid for the worthless Fogatti RV tankless (Same as Girard, RecPro, etc.) get a REAL tankless that is not prohibited from RV/mobile home use....a Takagi or AO Smith (They are exactly the same with different labels) condensing propane tankless. Mine gives rock steady temps, no endless error codes and other issues, and NO 20 minute "safety" shutdown timer. Only drawback? It must have 120v AC power, but a small true sinewave inverter or solar setup will power it for boondocking. And it won't freeze up.

[@jonnyrockets4756]

Car dealers in our area advertise that they'll take Anything in on trade. Even trailers and motorhomes. Yikes

[@patrickstiltner1207]

Have a great day Kenny!

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

That doesn’t look cheap. Thanks for the video, Kenny. Seems like the potential buyer could call you and have you check out the camper for sale. Probably cheaper than replacing a bunch of broken equipment.

[@hillbillyrv]

I offer that service, but almost no one takes advantage of it.

[@Mark-ry4ye]

I think I would try to tap it back together a solder it. 😂

[@ScottDLR]

That's what I was thinking. Kenny can't warrant something like that but I would do it for myself.

[@daviscrt]

Wow, i think it sure had enough screws for sure. Don

[@billhillegass946]

I think she froze.

[@itsjustthatez4275]

Can you remember when you had to take all those screws off with a hand head screwdriver. 😂

[@hillbillyrv]

Yes...back when I was younger....back when Dinosaurs still roamed the planet

[@HoustonRoad]

@@hillbillyrvthose were the good old days. When you could get a brontosaurus burger.

[@madjack7979]

Did that fail from not winterizing it Kenny?? The copper box dont just split like that do they.

[@hillbillyrv]

Frozen for sure.

[@46fd04]

That unit looks like it's been frozen

[@hillbillyrv]

Yes

[@JimBrown-nc]

Another lack of winterization after all tankless does not need to be winterized right! At least the lack of winterization is not this customers issue since you seem to lead us to believe he bought that recently from a car lot.......

[@hillbillyrv]

You have watched the guy with the coffee cup too......ha ha

[@brenthuffman62]

Could it not be tapped shut and soilder since its copper I have done that on ac units on the elbow should work but I'm an HVAC man not a RV repairman

[@hillbillyrv]

Probably, but not by me

[@kylethompson2017]

I priced the same issue for a friend. He found a local joint willing to braze it. Did the job but for how long, we'll see.​@@hillbillyrv

[@jonnyrockets4756]

IW= instant water ? Idk.

[@ScottDLR]

Is there a tankless you consider best. Kenny?

[@hillbillyrv]

I am NOT a fan of any of them.

[@ScottDLR]

@@hillbillyrv I was afraid of that. I haven't found one that works well enough either.

[@mxslick50]

@@ScottDLR Here's my solution: For slightly more than I paid for the worthless Fogatti RV tankless (Same as Girard, RecPro, etc.) get a REAL tankless that is not prohibited from RV/mobile home use....a Takagi or AO Smith (They are exactly the same with different labels) condensing propane tankless. Mine gives rock steady temps, no endless error codes and other issues, and NO 20 minute "safety" shutdown timer. Only drawback? It must have 120v AC power, but a small true sinewave inverter or solar setup will power it for boondocking. And it won't freeze up.

[@sailorjohnboy2325]

I've got the Suburban and it works great for me. You need the external temperature control, pick your favorite temp like 108°, then just use the hot water, no cold. If you don't have the temperature control, the default is 120° and you have to mix cold water. That creates a flow problem and the wh goes from lobster to polar bear. They are not boondock friendly, you'll fill the grey tank pretty quickly.

[@ScottDLR]

@@mxslick50 Very interesting - thanks. Often it's best to get away form this lousy RV junk.

[@paulschuenke9529]

I am not a fan of tankless to long of a delay we never run out of hot water with our 12 gal. Traditional heater and it can run on electric or gas