Kingsley Coach,
I am John Phillips
12 miles west of Sacramento Ca. in Ranco Cordova.
Les is correct, the low-end units sense flow and turn the heater on 100%,
They do not modulate the heater. The more flow you get the less heat gain.
> Many of the smaller 110v tankless heaters do not heat to a set temp, they
> actually just provide a fixed temp rise of the incoming water. We installed
> a 5000w 220v tankless at my employer for washing hands. During the winter
> it was barely able to take the chill off the city water. Keep in mind that
> montreal city water can get down to 40°F in the winter, and never gets
> above 60°F in the summer.
>
> I believe it was rated at something like 40°F rise at 0.5gpm. A faucet
> wide open flows quite a bit more than that, and if we throttled the flow to
> get warmer water, the flow switch would often trip, shutting the element
> off. We eventually swapped the tankless for a 5gal water heater.
>
> Les Burt
> Montreal
> '75 Eleganza 26'
>
>
> > On Feb 7, 2018, at 6:14 PM, Kingsley Coach
> >
> > John
> > I wish you had put your address in your signature. I just looked to see
> > where you lived to be aware of the old 'cold water start-up'
> > That is a definite negative and an even more definite if one lives in a
> > cooler area..
> >
> > Mike in NS
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> > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 2:48 PM, John Phillips
> >
> >> It is a half gal. per minute system. The 'Navy' shower does not work
> >> because the system turns off when the flow stops. There is a
> >> stabilization period and cold water in the line on startup. They work
> best
> >> with a steady flow and can keep the same water temp for as long as the
> >> power and flow are steady.
> >> You could still use the 'Navy' shower concept to save water but count on
> >> cold water at each startup.
> >>
> >>> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 8:00 AM, Kenneth Maggard
> >>>
> >>> Home depot has a $84 110v tankless on sale for today only. Seems like
> >>> prices have come way down and maybe this small one would be good for a
> >>> coach.
> >>> It says rated for a single sink but may work for a 'Navy' shower.
> >>>
> >>>
https://www.homedepot.com/SpecialBuy/SpecialBuyOfTheDay?
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Kenneth Maggard
> >>> Paradise Valley, Arizona
> >>> GMCer wannabee since 1973
> >>> Please contact me if you know a good original for sale.
> >>>
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> > Michael Beaton
> > 1977 Kingsley 26-11
> > 1977 Eleganza II 26-3
> > Antigonish, NS
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