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Cpd

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I have a caravan / cabin that is used by visitors and the hot water boiler / heater has broken.

Its a 5 litre Truma hot water heater and is absolutely shite and I would like to take the opportunity to replace with something better. 
I only need a small amount of hot water for doing the dishes and serving a wash hand basin,  10 - 15 litres. The shower is electric and I don’t want to change this. 
People who visit do not expect continuous hot water on demand but I would like to make improvements as I go as boiling the kettle to do the dishes is fine by me but seems a bit archaic to others. 
I have looked at  specific caravan hot water heaters but feel underwhelmed by what my research has turned up. 
I am in a remote location so getting specialists in to service a system annually is not an option. 
There are two options, instant hot water or stored hot water, not sure which will be the lowest energy consumer.

just looking for recommendations or possible solutions. 
It needs to be an electric option as I don’t want gas. 
thanks 

 

 

 

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Instant hot water assuming it’s not used the same time as the shower should be fine. If it’s got less than 3 litres stored, or is vented,  then it’s exempt from the regs. 
 

Can it be fitted above or below the counter - have you got space to wall mount ..?

 

Change of £150 will do it

 

 

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1 hour ago, PeterW said:

Can it be fitted above or below the counter - have you got space to wall mount ..?

There is no space above and below is vital for storage.... there is however a cupboard about 1m away so could fit it in that as the pipe work already runs through this location. The consumer unit is also close and I could get a dedicated take of from that. Do you have a recommendation for make /  model @PeterW ? Thanks 

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57 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

As always, I would go for a vented system. But just for hand and dishes, it is hardly worth it.

Boil a kettle.


I agree but as I have already said 

 

3 hours ago, Cpd said:

I would like to make improvements as I go as boiling the kettle to do the dishes is fine by me but seems a bit archaic to others. 


 

and there is just no room to put in a proper vented system as it’s a caravan 

 

 

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10 minutes ago, Cpd said:

 

and there is just no room to put in a proper vented system as it’s a caravan

As in a real one  with wheels.

Not a Scotch one that can be twice the size of my house.

 

When I was a student, I rented a caravan and that had a vented system in it. Boiled over once, just got moved to another empty van.

There where hundreds of them.

 

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2 hours ago, SteamyTea said:

As in a real one  with wheels.

 Very much a real one with wheels but it’s never going anywhere.....  well not any time soon as I have added external insulation and clad it in wood..... 

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