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Default WATER HEATER ( mobile home )

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:43:45 -0700, "RJ"
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Helping a friend replace a water heater in a mobile home.
( standard dimensions, 30 gal. natural gas )


Everyone I've spoken to insists
that ONLY a mobile water heater
can be installed in a mobile home.

Firstly; they're hard as hell to find.

Secondly; there's a $100 premium on the price.


But no one can tell me "why"
or, what is the difference between "mobile" and "regular"

????

rj


Mobile home water heaters are normally enclosed so that the air intake
is choked off with a standard water heater. The mobile home water
heater has its air intake on the bottom. The idea is to draw the air
from a hole in the floor. Most importantly insurance claims will be
nullified if you do not have a mobile home rated water heater.