09-25-2024, 07:50 PM
Carl,
That’s good work! To add info for you, I had a 431 unit in my previous coach. I’ve never heard of any leaks other than the outer coil freezing and bursting a loop. Never heard of the tank leaking.
My unit was a 431/12. This was a 110 unit. I never ran into an issue running out of hot water under normal circumstances with just the single element. Even using it for heat and hot water was good until it got well into the 30’s for outside temperatures. Turning the diesel on kept us warm and lots of hot water during the cold.
As long as your coil is good, you should find you’re very functional with “just” 110 and 1 element.
On edit- I did not rivet the cover back on, I used appropriately sized sheet metal screws for easier removal in the future. Of course, I never had to take it off again.
That’s good work! To add info for you, I had a 431 unit in my previous coach. I’ve never heard of any leaks other than the outer coil freezing and bursting a loop. Never heard of the tank leaking.
My unit was a 431/12. This was a 110 unit. I never ran into an issue running out of hot water under normal circumstances with just the single element. Even using it for heat and hot water was good until it got well into the 30’s for outside temperatures. Turning the diesel on kept us warm and lots of hot water during the cold.
As long as your coil is good, you should find you’re very functional with “just” 110 and 1 element.
On edit- I did not rivet the cover back on, I used appropriately sized sheet metal screws for easier removal in the future. Of course, I never had to take it off again.
06 M450LXi 3 slide