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Post by SusieQ on Nov 6, 2013 17:25:31 GMT -8
I bought a Shasta Compact, sight unseen (yeah, I knew the risk) and upon inspecting it, it had a small water heater in the closet. I thought it had been added after market, but upon doing some research, I found that water heaters were actually an option. I don't have the trailer home yet, and I did not inspect the water heater closely enough to know its age, but I'm assuming it is more modern than an original. My intentions were to make the closet a bathroom/shower and I'm now entertaining the idea of a tankless water heater.
All this said, I was just wondering if any other owners have encountered a water heater that they think was original.
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Post by Ten on Nov 6, 2013 17:54:35 GMT -8
Hi Susie.... I can't speak to the question here, as I was unaware they were ever an option in the Compact...but hang out till Hamlet gets a chance at your questions here. Hamlet is a very VERY young, early-60's Compact with a bathroom and shower added.... Okay so I can't help but boast in Hamlet's stead, here is Hamlet's story: www.howiseelife.com/blog/2011/06/20/trailer/ |
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Post by SusieQ on Nov 6, 2013 18:12:46 GMT -8
Thanks! Maybe I should have posted this in plumbing, but it's plumbed and is now giving me an interior space dilemma.
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Post by SusieQ on Nov 6, 2013 18:23:38 GMT -8
Hamlet is awesome. I just can't wait, oh, but I have to wait, but I don't want to wait to get started on mine.  The bathroom/shower in Hamlet is very similar to what I have envisioned. And mine looks just like Hamlet. I'm not sure it's a 63. I know it's NOT older than a 64. EDIT: Ok, it doesn't look just like Hamlet, but it has the same shape. It has scalloped woodwork, which makes me think it's at least 60 and has the canvas bunk beds so, it must be 62 or 63. (Typing what I'm thinking and all I think about is this trailer.) |
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Post by txoil on Nov 6, 2013 19:38:27 GMT -8
I bought a Shasta Compact, sight unseen (yeah, I knew the risk) and upon inspecting it, it had a small water heater in the closet. I thought it had been added after market, but upon doing some research, I found that water heaters were actually an option. I don't have the trailer home yet, and I did not inspect the water heater closely enough to know its age, but I'm assuming it is more modern than an original. My intentions were to make the closet a bathroom/shower and I'm now entertaining the idea of a tankless water heater. All this said, I was just wondering if any other owners have encountered a water heater that they think was original. Our '60 Deluxe came with a water heater and the PO told me it worked, but I just did not trust it, and the hot water output could not have been much. I scrapped it and installed a Marey 5Liter/minute tankless heater and never looked back. All the hot water you want--what's not to like? Just because our campers are 50 years old does NOT mean they have to be limited by half century old tech. |
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Post by SusieQ on Nov 6, 2013 19:50:55 GMT -8
That's what I've been looking at them (Marey). I just don't like the idea of either carrying around a tank of water (extra weight) or draining it every time I travel. I'm glad to hear you like your Marey.
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Post by cowcharge on Nov 8, 2013 8:26:37 GMT -8
Not as old, but my '76 2250 came with a six-gallon tank heater. After replacing the thermocouple and cleaning out the burner and the quart of years-old nasty water in the bottom of the tank (the drain isn't low enough to completely drain it out), it works fine...
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 8, 2013 8:49:24 GMT -8
I'm going tankless with my Kenny also.
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Post by Hamlet on Nov 13, 2013 21:50:06 GMT -8
Thanks for the compliments... Hamlet is blushing all the way down to his whitewalls. We will eventually redo the front upper cupboard and make the scallops at the bottom, the cupboard was missing and we had never seen the inside of another Compact, so we guessed... wrong, it turns out. The bathroom, though tiny, is a godsend. The water heater has worked well so far. We'll have to see how it handles the really cold weather. Even though I'm living in Hamlet four nights a week right now, I haven't gotten tired of it. I'm having a couple friends to dinner tomorrow and have had company a bunch of times, We just can"t wait until we can get out camping again.
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Post by Hamlet on Nov 13, 2013 22:05:20 GMT -8
Hmm. I hadn't looked at our daughter's blog page in quite a while. Brings back memories of the rebuild. Yikes! We would love to do another one some day, but the pre-WW2 bungalow that we are almost done with restoring/enlarging has just a one car garage and not much parking space. The NW weather isn't conducive to working outside most months. Don't know how vikx does it! SuzieQ, you mentioned the roofline. If you look closely, you'll notice ours is just slightly different up front. My hubby's head kept hitting the roof when he had shoes on, so since we had it all the way down to the frame anyway, we decided to add a couple inches. Unless you know that it's been done, you don't notice it. That's the best part of taking something old and making it better than new, while still keeping the vintage feel.
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Post by TheShastaProject on Jan 12, 2014 4:54:25 GMT -8
If this is the portable tankless, did you install the Marey 5 inside? If so how did you vent it? I've been looking at that option but thought it was a no go based it being intended for outside use only. |
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Post by txoil on Jan 12, 2014 6:44:43 GMT -8
If this is the portable tankless, did you install the Marey 5 inside? If so how did you vent it? I've been looking at that option but thought it was a no go based it being intended for outside use only. Our camper came with the water heater enclosed in an aluminum cabinet very similar to a gym locker, with louvered door panel. It is installed behind the cookstove and is self enclosed. The heat generated by the heater dissipates through the door louvers to the outside  So far it has worked flawlessly. It requires two D cell batteries inside to ignite the burner, and as long as you carry extra batteries when you travel, you will be fine. I cannot tell you how nice it is to have unlimited hot water available when you want to wash dishes or shower! |
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Post by SusieQ on Jan 12, 2014 9:51:25 GMT -8
We have removed the water heater from my compact. It was not original as it was electric and been hard wired and is fairly new. It looks like (from the scorch mark on the wall) that maybe it had at one time a gas water heater. I'm going tankless.
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Post by txoil on Jan 12, 2014 12:35:44 GMT -8
You will enjoy tankless water...it takes only a few seconds to be really hot (you can control the heat) even if the temp is quite cold outside, and no worries about conventional heater tank leaking.
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Post by Hamlet on Jan 12, 2014 15:11:31 GMT -8
You're coming along great!
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The bathroom/shower in Hamlet is very similar to what I have envisioned. 
