Has anyone had or heard of a hot water system having to be removed by cutting a whole through the side of the van or motorhome to aid removal???
KJB said
08:52 AM Oct 13, 2022
Bas + Eve wrote:
Has anyone had or heard of a hot water system having to be removed by cutting a whole through the side of the van or motorhome to aid removal???
It does not surprise me. I had to cut/modify the floor of a wardrobe to gain access to mine - it is now easy to remove via the "removable " wardrobe floor, plugs I installed on the electrical connections and extended screws I made to hold the unit in place ! If you need to cut a hole in a wall install a "hatch" to make future access easy. KB
Radar said
02:53 PM Oct 13, 2022
We need to remove the side section of the bed to get to ours in the cupboard next bed.
Really probably the best place for the hot water service.
I do need to remove ours over the Christmas break and I will allow a whole day to complete the job.
Tony Bev said
11:01 PM Oct 15, 2022
I can actually see the top of my hot water system, and did manage to change the 240 volt element
It was not very easy, even after dismantling as much of the bed, as I could. (The steel frame of the bed, is too large to be removed)
I vowed that next time, I will put a small access door, in the rear wall, roughly where the element is, to make life easier for me
I have now decided that I may as well put a large access door in the rear wall, so that I will be able to remove the whole unit, if need be
Hopefully, as I seldom use caravan parks, the element will last forever, as I do not plan to use it again
I would assume that there must be a trick, to change out a hot water system
Perhaps it would be better to find someone, who has actually performed that particular job previously
It does not surprise me. I had to cut/modify the floor of a wardrobe to gain access to mine - it is now easy to remove via the "removable " wardrobe floor, plugs I installed on the electrical connections and extended screws I made to hold the unit in place ! If you need to cut a hole in a wall install a "hatch" to make future access easy. KB
We need to remove the side section of the bed to get to ours in the cupboard next bed.
Really probably the best place for the hot water service.
I do need to remove ours over the Christmas break and I will allow a whole day to complete the job.
It was not very easy, even after dismantling as much of the bed, as I could. (The steel frame of the bed, is too large to be removed)
I vowed that next time, I will put a small access door, in the rear wall, roughly where the element is, to make life easier for me
I have now decided that I may as well put a large access door in the rear wall, so that I will be able to remove the whole unit, if need be
Hopefully, as I seldom use caravan parks, the element will last forever, as I do not plan to use it again
I would assume that there must be a trick, to change out a hot water system
Perhaps it would be better to find someone, who has actually performed that particular job previously