Replacement water heater?

bill wetzel

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It's time to replace the water heater on my '77 Royale. The original is a Bowen 6 gallon propane with the engine heat exchange. What's the best
source for a replacement? Thanks for any info!
--
Bill Wetzel
77 Royale 26RB
Sheboygan, WI
 
Bill,
It depends on what type of water heater you want.
If your interested in a tankless water heater, I can help with info.
Scott
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Scott Nutter
1978 Royale Center Kitchen, Patterson 455, switch pitch tranny, 3.21 final drive, Quad bags, tankless water heater, everything Lenzi.
Houston, Texas
 
Bill
Jim DeMuir in Alberta makes and sells a stainless steel water heater
...you'll hate to hide it as looks so good !
I think Jim K sells it.
You can check with Jim D himself...shipping may be less since you live in
Wisconsin ( it pays to put basic info in your sig file) and the US dollar
is worth more than the Loonie at the moment so it might be cheaper to order
directly.
There are many addresses for Jim DeMuir, but the fastest is the Black list.

Mine is going on 15 years...flawless!

Mike in NS

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On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 5:08 PM, Bill Wetzel
wrote:

> It's time to replace the water heater on my '77 Royale. The original is a
> Bowen 6 gallon propane with the engine heat exchange. What's the best
> source for a replacement? Thanks for any info!
> --
> Bill Wetzel
> 77 Royale 26RB
> Sheboygan, WI
>
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
Jim & Julia DeMaere, Lethbridge, AB . Home 403-329-3091 Cell 435-671-3062
Email jimdemaere

Mike in NS

On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 7:09 PM, Kingsley Coach
wrote:

> Bill
> Jim DeMuir in Alberta makes and sells a stainless steel water heater
> ...you'll hate to hide it as looks so good !
> I think Jim K sells it.
> You can check with Jim D himself...shipping may be less since you live in
> Wisconsin ( it pays to put basic info in your sig file) and the US dollar
> is worth more than the Loonie at the moment so it might be cheaper to order
> directly.
> There are many addresses for Jim DeMuir, but the fastest is the Black list.
>
> Mine is going on 15 years...flawless!
>
> Mike in NS
>
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> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 5:08 PM, Bill Wetzel

>
>> It's time to replace the water heater on my '77 Royale. The original is
>> a Bowen 6 gallon propane with the engine heat exchange. What's the best
>> source for a replacement? Thanks for any info!
>> --
>> Bill Wetzel
>> 77 Royale 26RB
>> Sheboygan, WI
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Michael Beaton
> 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> Antigonish, NS
>
> Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
>
>
>

--
Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
On a Royal, it uses a LPG unit, so the SS tank that we show will not
work.We supply the Atwood unit which is a direct replaceement.
They are available with the engine heat and also the electric .
We supply few around the country and quote delivered prices.
Glad tto quote delivered prices.

On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Kingsley Coach
wrote:

> Jim & Julia DeMaere, Lethbridge, AB . Home 403-329-3091 Cell 435-671-3062
> Email jimdemaere
>
>
>
> Mike in NS
>
> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 7:09 PM, Kingsley Coach

>
> > Bill
> > Jim DeMuir in Alberta makes and sells a stainless steel water heater
> > ...you'll hate to hide it as looks so good !
> > I think Jim K sells it.
> > You can check with Jim D himself...shipping may be less since you live in
> > Wisconsin ( it pays to put basic info in your sig file) and the US dollar
> > is worth more than the Loonie at the moment so it might be cheaper to
> order
> > directly.
> > There are many addresses for Jim DeMuir, but the fastest is the Black
> list.
> >
> > Mine is going on 15 years...flawless!
> >
> > Mike in NS
> >
> >
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> > www.avast.com
> > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 5:08 PM, Bill Wetzel

> >
> >> It's time to replace the water heater on my '77 Royale. The original is
> >> a Bowen 6 gallon propane with the engine heat exchange. What's the best
> >> source for a replacement? Thanks for any info!
> >> --
> >> Bill Wetzel
> >> 77 Royale 26RB
> >> Sheboygan, WI
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> GMCnet mailing list
> >> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> >> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Michael Beaton
> > 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> > 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> > Antigonish, NS
> >
> > Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Michael Beaton
> 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> Antigonish, NS
>
> Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
> _______________________________________________
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Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
jimk
http://www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
 
Absolutely correct Jim !

A sig file is only as good as ones ability to read and Bill's file said " 77
Royale 26RB " . It seems 30 years teaching English was a waste ....for me
anyway... !
Oops...

Mike in NS

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> On a Royal, it uses a LPG unit, so the SS tank that we show will not
> work.We supply the Atwood unit which is a direct replaceement.
> They are available with the engine heat and also the electric .
> We supply few around the country and quote delivered prices.
> Glad tto quote delivered prices.
>
> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Kingsley Coach

>
> > Jim & Julia DeMaere, Lethbridge, AB . Home 403-329-3091 Cell 435-671-3062
> > Email jimdemaere
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike in NS
> >
> > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 7:09 PM, Kingsley Coach

> >
> > > Bill
> > > Jim DeMuir in Alberta makes and sells a stainless steel water heater
> > > ...you'll hate to hide it as looks so good !
> > > I think Jim K sells it.
> > > You can check with Jim D himself...shipping may be less since you live
> in
> > > Wisconsin ( it pays to put basic info in your sig file) and the US
> dollar
> > > is worth more than the Loonie at the moment so it might be cheaper to
> > order
> > > directly.
> > > There are many addresses for Jim DeMuir, but the fastest is the Black
> > list.
> > >
> > > Mine is going on 15 years...flawless!
> > >
> > > Mike in NS
> > >
> > >
> > > > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.
> > > www.avast.com
> > > > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 5:08 PM, Bill Wetzel <
> billandpatwetzel>

> > >
> > >> It's time to replace the water heater on my '77 Royale. The original
> is
> > >> a Bowen 6 gallon propane with the engine heat exchange. What's the
> best
> > >> source for a replacement? Thanks for any info!
> > >> --
> > >> Bill Wetzel
> > >> 77 Royale 26RB
> > >> Sheboygan, WI
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> GMCnet mailing list
> > >> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> > >> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael Beaton
> > > 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> > > 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> > > Antigonish, NS
> > >
> > > Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Michael Beaton
> > 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> > 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> > Antigonish, NS
> >
> > Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
> > _______________________________________________
> > GMCnet mailing list
> > Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> > http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jim Kanomata
> Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
> jimk
> http://www.appliedgmc.com
> 1-800-752-7502
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS

Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
 
Mike,
I just glance at the postings and misunderstand most, at least I can say
I'm Asian so there!!!
My first coach I bought in 1980 was a Coachman Royal, so I tend to know a
bit about them.

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 4:45 AM, Kingsley Coach
wrote:

> Absolutely correct Jim !
>
> A sig file is only as good as ones ability to read and Bill's file said "
> 77
> Royale 26RB " . It seems 30 years teaching English was a waste ....for me
> anyway... !
> Oops...
>
> Mike in NS
>
> source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
> Virus-free.
> www.avast.com
> source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
>
>
> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 8:09 PM, Jim Kanomata

>
> > On a Royal, it uses a LPG unit, so the SS tank that we show will not
> > work.We supply the Atwood unit which is a direct replaceement.
> > They are available with the engine heat and also the electric .
> > We supply few around the country and quote delivered prices.
> > Glad tto quote delivered prices.
> >
> > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Kingsley Coach

> >
> > > Jim & Julia DeMaere, Lethbridge, AB . Home 403-329-3091 Cell
> 435-671-3062
> > > Email jimdemaere
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike in NS
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 7:09 PM, Kingsley Coach

> > >
> > > > Bill
> > > > Jim DeMuir in Alberta makes and sells a stainless steel water heater
> > > > ...you'll hate to hide it as looks so good !
> > > > I think Jim K sells it.
> > > > You can check with Jim D himself...shipping may be less since you
> live
> > in
> > > > Wisconsin ( it pays to put basic info in your sig file) and the US
> > dollar
> > > > is worth more than the Loonie at the moment so it might be cheaper to
> > > order
> > > > directly.
> > > > There are many addresses for Jim DeMuir, but the fastest is the Black
> > > list.
> > > >
> > > > Mine is going on 15 years...flawless!
> > > >
> > > > Mike in NS
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.
> > > > www.avast.com
> > > > > > source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 5:08 PM, Bill Wetzel <
> > billandpatwetzel>

> > > >
> > > >> It's time to replace the water heater on my '77 Royale. The
> original
> > is
> > > >> a Bowen 6 gallon propane with the engine heat exchange. What's the
> > best
> > > >> source for a replacement? Thanks for any info!
> > > >> --
> > > >> Bill Wetzel
> > > >> 77 Royale 26RB
> > > >> Sheboygan, WI
> > > >>
> > > >> _______________________________________________
> > > >> GMCnet mailing list
> > > >> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> > > >> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Michael Beaton
> > > > 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> > > > 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> > > > Antigonish, NS
> > > >
> > > > Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it
> even !
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael Beaton
> > > 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> > > 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> > > Antigonish, NS
> > >
> > > Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > GMCnet mailing list
> > > Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> > > http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jim Kanomata
> > Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
> > jimk
> > http://www.appliedgmc.com
> > 1-800-752-7502
> > _______________________________________________
> > GMCnet mailing list
> > Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
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> >
>
>
>
> --
> Michael Beaton
> 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> Antigonish, NS
>
> Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
> _______________________________________________
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>

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Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
jimk
http://www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
 
Weird timing. My GH-6 water heater choose this week to die as well. It did last 40 years past its two year warentee.

From what I've read the footprint on their 6 gallon models should still fit the hole, I'll know more after I try to put one in on Wed.

They don't currently offer a pilot light only model with the engine heat exchanger (as was ours). Brochure here..

http://www.atwoodmobile.com/images/waterheater.pdf

The table on the bottom of page 4 lists their current options. If you want to retain the engine heat exchanger function it looks like there are only
2 models..

GH6-8E which has a board and needs 12 volt power and a switch wired in. And GCH6A-10E which can also run on 110 and will need 12v and 110 feeds and
an external switch as well.

Amazon has the best price I could find on the GH6-8E at about 459.00. If you are willing to forego the engine heat the G6A-7 can be had for around
300.

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Tim Taylor
Austin TX
76 Birchaven (SB)
76 Triumph TR6