Same question as the first one posted, Is this an electric heater or does water get routed from the radiator? I have an air cooled car so no radiator
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It is just a core with fan, no heating element, I was under the impression there was, so will use them for another application
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There is a nylon drain plug outside on the panel where you access the gas and the electric connections. Be careful not to strip or break the nylon drain plug. Also, if the water heater was connected the water will be hot.
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Electrical problem? Or water build up? If water build up try some "RainX" (at auto partsstore)...
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I would advise to be careful before purchasing this unit. It requires specialized venting for the exhaust system, hard to find and expensive. Not sure what temp. it reaches, might look at going with an RV style water heater.
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hard water will clog up the coil inside the heater you should get a water softener it wont work if the power goes out
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No it's not water cooled. And no it doesn't get hooked up to a radiator. And depending on your climate and how well insulated your shed is. I don't think this by its self could heat your shed. That's a rather large space to heat. And this heater is rather small. One wouldn't be enough to heat a space of that size. 6 of the larger 24v ones could I'd think. But you would need one massive battery bank to do this with. I have a 12v model. And I use it in my truck cab so I don't have to run my engine as much. On high the heater pulls 50amp an hour. Without a charge going to the batters I thave. I only get about 2 hours of use on a 330 amp hour battery bank. The closer the volts gets to high 11's the less heat is made with the unit. I hope this helps.
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This is the wife who pays the electric bill and that isn't the case for us. It is only drawing from the electric when it is actively heating water. If you read the review we posted you can see we use a lot of hot water. There had been no significant change in our bill. Also it cuts the cost of my gas bill since I no longer have to keep 50 gallons of water hot. At worst the cost negates itself between the two. Lastly I can't put panels on my roof the produce natural gas. The next thing the plumber will say is you don't want to get one of the electric heaters because the elements will get scales. While this is true I have seen plenty of videos and if you just perform some simple maintenence it is not a problem. And by simple I mean flushing the system at least once a year with white vinegar. Remember the plumber not only hooks up the water, he does the gas too so he makes more money that way. Also most tankless gas water heaters retail for about $1300 and that is the one he will try to sell you.
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It is not powered so I guess it is operated by heat or cold weather? Good luck!
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I think this heater pulls a lot of current. I have not tried the in my car power supply, but sometimes other devices will not work in my car.
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I'd say it's more low/high heat. The whirring of the fan and engine motor didn't seem to register any differently. Though, I'd invest a bit more cash in a different brand/model.
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Your heater is broken. This happened to me as well. I've gone through a lot of steam cleaners, but this had the shortest life span.
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Paul here. Verify your splice connection with OHM meter. if you get the error after the vehicle has run for a short time it is most likely a heater circuit fault. Exchange the sensor. I had the same problem with one on my Audi & replaced the universal unit with a OEM sensor. My universal unit failed after several miles.
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It's difficult to describe the fins exactly. It would be helpful to be able to show a picture from the top of the heater so you could see it exactly. The fins in the middle of the 1st and last are concave (I guess?) is how I would describe them. They are not in the same way as the old radiators that are in a house.
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Not 100% sure but I had the same thing and assumed it was either the debris left over from the original rod exterior, which was completely rotted away, the only thing left was a thin copper rod, or sediment from the water itself that built up over the years. I suggest not only draining the water heater but also flushing it. Leaving the power removed from the water heater and a hose attached to the bottom of water heater running to a good drainage area, turn the water source back on and run it until all of that sediment is flushed from your water heater. Hope this helps
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Yes, that's a design flaw I guess... no heater.. just rotators/vibrators that cool down the pre-heated water quite fast. I may be wrong, but I do not thing the unit has any heating element.. just water moving motors..
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The issue is one of flow rate. The recommended flow rate through this heater is 0.5g/m for "acceptable performance". If you move the H2O through the heater faster than that, it doesn't have enough time to heat properly and will be colder. If this provides enough H2O for your shower preference then you should be fine.
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My water heater was older and only had propane. Now it has electric and gas, I can dual run them but most of the time I use electric now. Which woks well! It takes more time to heat the water shower it is easer than moving the gas tanks all of the time, and relighting the pilot light every time I went to camp. Hope this helps you. I totally recomend the unit.