Mobile Home Water Heaters

Having a mobile home has many benefits, somewhere, where you too can get away and relax whenever you get the chance.

But what about maintenance?

Mobile homes tend to be unmaintained until something goes wrong, but like your main home, they must be maintained on a regular basis.

The mobile home water heater is never looked at until it breaks down, but just like your central heating boiler at home, must be reviewed annually.

Most new mobile homes now have a complete central heating system installed, which is powered by a combined LPG boiler.

Older models were supplied with an LPG water heater, usually installed in a compartment somewhere.

The most popular heaters were made by Morco and Bosch.

They produced around 5-6 liters of hot water per minute, which for an average family was sufficient.

However, now if you need to repair or replace your heater, both Morco and Bosch have stopped producing these models.

By searching the internet, you may be able to find a replacement or parts, but these are old stock and you will pay for your model.

So what options are there for mobile home water heaters?

If your heater has stopped working, you have two options.

One, try to repair it, which could cost you almost as much as to replace, or two, replace it with a new model,

A Spanish company now produces a replacement for Morco and Bosch water heaters.

The brand is called Forcali, they produce two models, 6 and 10-liter versions.

Each water heater is supplied with standoff brackets to align with the existing flue.

However, it is good practice to replace the flue at the same time.

Everything you need for installation is supplied in the box, including the flue adapter.

These replacement models are designed to save operating costs by not having a fixed pilot.

The water heater works automatically when hot water is requested.

Your old water heater was probably rated D, while these newer units are rated A and are better for the environment.

As I said at the beginning, mobile homes need regular maintenance to keep them running, but the most important thing is SAFETY.

When you arrange for someone to do maintenance, make sure that they are registered as safe for gas and that they are also registered to work with LPG.

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