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We stored our new (to us) Reflection while staying with family for a couple weeks, and I thought I ran antifreeze through the tankless water heater because I didn't do anything specific to bypass it, but I got a waterfall under the water heater when I hooked back up to city water. It turns out that the red handle in the Nautilus panel is a water heater bypass, and if you follow the pictured "winterization" configuration then you will bypass the water heater. I talked with an RV tech where we'll be staying for a few days next week, and he said that Furrion doesn't make replacement parts, so the whole unit has to be replaced.
So now I need to figure out what our next step will be. I tend to do my own work, but I draw the line at messing with propane fittings. Having the RV tech replace the water heater with a new one of the same model is probably the most straightforward, but I expect it will be somewhat expensive.
I have heard that many people have had trouble with winterizing the Furrion tankless water heater, even when they have the proper configuration to run antifreeze through it. Our previous trailer had a Girard tankless water heater that winterized very easily by running the antifreeze through it. I'm not sure how much more it would cost to replace the Furrion with a Girard, or whether it would be worth the expense.
I also saw that someone in a similar situation had their "mixing bowl" silver soldered for much less than the cost of a new water heater, so that's an option.
I know there are some people who really don't like tankless water heaters in general and would take this as an opportunity to switch to a normal water heater, but we're fine with staying with a tankless water heater.
Are there any other options that I'm not thinking of? Does anyone have experience swapping out the Furrion tankless water heater for something else, or has anyone else had any luck repairing the mixing bowl?
So now I need to figure out what our next step will be. I tend to do my own work, but I draw the line at messing with propane fittings. Having the RV tech replace the water heater with a new one of the same model is probably the most straightforward, but I expect it will be somewhat expensive.
I have heard that many people have had trouble with winterizing the Furrion tankless water heater, even when they have the proper configuration to run antifreeze through it. Our previous trailer had a Girard tankless water heater that winterized very easily by running the antifreeze through it. I'm not sure how much more it would cost to replace the Furrion with a Girard, or whether it would be worth the expense.
I also saw that someone in a similar situation had their "mixing bowl" silver soldered for much less than the cost of a new water heater, so that's an option.
I know there are some people who really don't like tankless water heaters in general and would take this as an opportunity to switch to a normal water heater, but we're fine with staying with a tankless water heater.
Are there any other options that I'm not thinking of? Does anyone have experience swapping out the Furrion tankless water heater for something else, or has anyone else had any luck repairing the mixing bowl?