This tankless hot water heater has higher Btus for more effectively heating cold water. Heats 2.9 gallons per minute, which is more than an average fixture uses. Includes a door for replacing an old 6-gallon tank water heater.
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If you're replacing an old tank or tankless water heater, you'll want to pick a water heater with a door that will at least be as large as the current access door on your RV. Be sure to search for the water heater that includes the correct size you need.
Fogatti 8 Plus Door Options
| Door Size | Door Color | etrailer Part Number |
|---|---|---|
| 15" x 15" | White | FG66FR |
| Black | FG76FR | |
| 15" x 18" | White | FG86FR |
| Black | FG26FR | |
| 18" x 18" | White | FG58FR |
| Black | FG38FR |
Fogatti's tankless hot water heaters are popular for being efficient and quality options, but which model would be best for you? Let me give you a quick summary:
Fogatti 7: Lower Btus and lower flow rate compared to the 8s. This can be a good pick, though, because that means you're using less propane to heat water. If you aren't trying to heat very cold water, and you don't expect that anyone else is going to be using hot water while you're in the shower, then this will be a perfectly fine option, especially if you use low-flow fixtures for conserving water. I'd recommend it for solo campers or couples who almost never camp in cold months.
Fogatti 8 Plus: Higher Btus and flow rate while being the same size as the 7. You'll get slightly better performance, and it will be more effective at heating colder water. The extra flow rate won't necessarily allow you to run both a faucet and a shower at the same time without noticing a difference, since both fixtures can use 2.5 gallons per minute. But if you have a higher-flow shower head, this can keep up better. I'd recommend it if you're likely to camp when it gets chilly overnight and want a little extra performance.
Fogatti 8 Pro: This is the same as the 8 Plus, with the addition of a water mixing tank. This tank adds a few more inches to its depth, but that generally won't be much of an issue, especially if you're replacing a water heater with a tank. I'd recommend it if any variance in water temperature is going to really annoy you.
Alternate Instructions
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Hi, everybody. Andy here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together at this Fogatti InstaShower 8 Plus RV tankless water heater with this white metal hinged door. Now, if you're wondering what the difference is between the InstaShower 7, 8 Plus, and 8 Pro, take a closer look at this product page on the lower half of the page, and we have provided really good summaries for you on each of those water heaters to give you a good idea of what each one includes and the differences between them. So take a look at those summaries so you can determine just the best water heater for your particular application. But for this 8 Plus water heater from Fogatti, this tankless water heater has higher BTUs for more effectively heating cold water.
This 55,000-BTU heater is going to heat 2.9 gallons per minute, which is greater than the average water flow of an RV shower. Now, this larger size white metal hinged door with this flat lock is going to give you easy access for cleaning or maintenance. And this door is sized for replacing a six-gallon tank water heater with a 15-inch-tall by 18-inch-wide access door. Now, other sizes and colors of those doors are available for this particular water heater. As you can see on this chart here, the bolded part number there is the white one that we're looking at here, but you can get other door sizes and other colors for this particular water heater.
So as you can see, we're in the mid-range size, but you can get a smaller or a larger size. So whichever one is going to work best for you, you can just take that etrailer part number, pop it in the search field of our website, and that will take you to that size door that you're looking for. But the water heater will be the same. All the things that we're gonna be talking about in regards to this water heater will be the same in regards to this 8 Plus water heater. The efficient propane burner is going to heat the water only when you use your faucets or shower.
The higher BTUs, as I said, it's gonna make this a great choice in cold weather or for using a lot of hot water at once. As you can see, this is gonna be very easy to open and close and to secure with that lock. The pilot ignition type is automatic. This also features a wall controller with a digital display that's going to let you adjust the temperature and show diagnostic error codes. The temperature settings is 95 degrees to 123 degrees Fahrenheit.
The water pressure is 14.5 to 116 psi. The preferred pressure, though, is gonna be 40 to 45 psi. The internal safety components are gonna protect you, your family, and your RV. For instance, this is going to automatically cut off the gas if the flame goes out to prevent leaks in your RV. So as I mentioned, the size of this door, 15 inches tall, 18 inches wide, and the dimensions of our heater itself is gonna be 13 inches wide and 13 inches tall. And then the overall depth, not including the door, of just the water heater itself, is gonna be about 13 and 13/16th inches deep, including the door, about 14 and 5/16th inches deep. This is gonna be a pretty simple installation using the included mounting hardware and your existing lines and cutout. I do wanna point out that a temperature and pressure relief valve are required for installation that's not included with this. And additional cutout depth is needed to make your connections. An instruction manual is also included to guide you through the operation and the installation. And I think that's gonna wrap up our look today. I do hope that our time together has been helpful for you. Again, my name is Andy. Thank you for joining me.
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This tankless hot water heater has higher Btus for more effectively heating cold water. Heats 2.9 gallons per minute, which is more than an average fixture uses. Includes a door for replacing an old 6-gallon tank water heater.
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