Excellent video, thank you very much for sharing details " How to do "

Getting ready to replace the water heater in my wife's mobile dog grooming van, it has the same model water heater. Thank you so much for the detailed look at the process

Wow, Thank you so much for walkin' me through this. I just ordered my replacement. I hope I did the right thing though, I went to the company you purchased your unit from and they now want over $700.00. I found one on Ebay for $450.00. So thank you again so much much for I live full time in my RV and have not had hot water for over two years.

@LoveYourRV

Ай бұрын

You're welcome. :) Mine is still working well all these years later. Cheers, Ray

Your video is literally going to save us over $600 by doing it ourselves. Thank you!!

@LoveYourRV

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

well done, very informative, saved me $500 install costs!!

@LoveYourRV

25 күн бұрын

Glad it helped

Just replaced my 14 year old suburban water heater. Watched your video first. Very helpful. FYI the PEX valve you thought was for winterizing is actually a mixer valve. You can adjust it so the hot water going to a faucet is mixed with cold water so you are not scalded. Adjust it as necessary.

@LoveYourRV

4 жыл бұрын

interesting, I've never heard of using it for that. . I've used it as a bypass valve for winterization as explained in this video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gX56rMyCl7G8Z5c.html My system doesn't have the 3 valves since it uses a check valve on the hot water supply instead it just needs the one bypass valve. Cheer, Ray

One of the best videos I have seen in a while. Great on the details. Thanks for your demonstration and excellent coverage of every step.

Now I know how to replace my leaking hot water tank AND pump. Ugh. Hopefully replacing mine will be as simple as you made it look. Thanks Ray appreciate the video.👍

Thank you for the education video. I always love those types of videos on subjects we may run into. Happy trail to you as well.

I really enjoyed your video. You made the repair or installation so easy. I think the hardest part was getting the water heater out. Thanks for taking the time to show us the repairs.

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you liked it. Cheers Ray

Wow - what a job! thanks for the information. My SWG6 tank began leaking to but I replaced it with a gas only instant heater.

I enjoy your videos Ray. Thank you and look forward to meeting you on the road. Ciao!

I had the very same problem with my Suburban (a weld inside the burner cavity leaking). It threatened to ruin my vacation, so I decided to try some radiator sealant to see what would happen. This required shutting off heater, partly draining, removing the pressure relief valve, adding solution through the hole, and sealing with teflon tape. AlumaSeal (and similar brands) come as a fine, silvery, aluminum powder suspended in gel-like liquid in a pint-sized bottle, far more than needed. After refill and restart, in about 15 minutes the leaking had stopped I then drained the water and could see no trace of sealant. Aluminum is used in the anode to prevent corrosion (which I replaced too), so there is that chemistry already in use. Since hot water is not consumed (only used for washing), I flushed the tank twice for good measure, concluding that the rusty interior had absorbed it all. That was three years ago now, and the leak has never since returned.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing!

@WildLilac01

8 ай бұрын

Make a video! probably could of saved hundreds on a new one. But I’m still saving doing it myself!

Well done. Thanks for sharing the panorama with us. Beautiful campsite!

Thank you so much for this video! My pressure relief valve leaks a bunch, I tried to remove and replace the valve, but it's stuck, and I don't want to break anything lol. So I'm about to order a new suburban water heater, and follow your lead. Thanks again!

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. :)

Just the video I needed. I've got the same model water heater (leaking near the anode) and a 2013 Keystone Cougar so it's very close. Price has increased quite a bit since your video. Amazon was $430 USD / $510 CAD (cheaper than PPL)

Great video! Loved how you followed up and found the faulty weld.

Thank you for this video! You gave me the courage and critical information to tackle this job... could not have done this job without you! Having gone through this now, I hope it is okay if I share my experience with your viewers. 1) Some may find it impossible to free the door frame from the water heater. This happened to me. There is a tremendous amount of sealant applied there and this is done on purpose to seal the bottom when letting water out with the pressure relief valve. My advice: don't bother trying... even if you are successful, you have to spend lots of time removing old sealant. Spend the $40 dollars and just get a new heater door/door frame. (By doing this job yourself, you are saving hundreds of dollars) 2) Speaking of sealant, the rubber grommet around the copper gas line is gobbed with sealant to keep possible propane fumes from entering the coach. You will not re-use this part and a new replacement suburban will come with a new one. (I wasn't sure in the beginning and tried to carefully remove it to preserve it... don't, just rip it out. 3) You will want to keep the water heater out of the way during installation. I found the DC line length Suburban gives you coming off the DC control unit were too short. I cut these lines and added extra 2 feet wire (there are 4 lines and this required double soldering on each wire so this did add time to the installation). This gave me lots of room that I needed to work and I feel the extra time spent was worth it. 4) As Love Your RV encountered in the video, removing the hot and cold water couplings is a challenge. My secret... I used an impact wrench and they came right off! (This was after having tried with conventual monkey wrench and socket wrench). 5) The propane input copper pipe uses a "flared fitting". The pipe is pre-made to have a trumpet like end and this interfaces with a special brass fitting you can see on the heater. This is designed to not use any special sealant... In order to get the connection right, the copper input line needs to perfectly line up with the brass fitting... can't approach on an angle. Even the slightest bit off will give you leaks. Took me a few times to get it right and success was reached in my case when I manipulated the position of the copper pipe so that it was directly inline with the fitting. This is particularly challenging because the pipe presses against the Styrofoam insulation making it difficult to maneuver. 6) Lastly, don't make the dumb mistake I made... when starting the job and trying to get off the silicone surrounding the heater, be very careful if your rig has decals where the filter is. I ended up damaging my decals in a few spots with the scraping tool : (

@LoveYourRV

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome!. You'll be happy to hear my replacement water heater still works well six years later. Thanks for sharing the tips. Cheers! Ray

As usual, thanks Ray! We are on a trip to Oregon from Southern Calif and of course started getting a leak coming out not directly from the burner area but immediately under. Your video was very helpful. Once we get back home, guess what I will be doing! Lol. Thanks again. Regards, Bob

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Bob, hope the repairs go smooth. Cheers, Ray

Nice How To Ray and perfectly timed. My friend's Suburban failed last fall and he's invited me over to do the swap out.

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

Cool. Hope it helps out.

There’s a humming bird in the begging of the video when your looking at the pond!

@LoveYourRV

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, we had a feeder out and they were coming all the time. :)

Excellent presentation, I am also a retired electronics tech and RVer. Great work and thanks!

I'm having to change mine out this weekend. Very helpful! Thanks for the video!

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

You bet, have fun. :)

Very nice documentation of "how to do it yourself" Happy trails friend!!!

Love your videos Ray. Safe travels!!

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I have used PPL for years; mostly for RV covers. I bought a Thetford Curve Porta-potti from them. I find it cheaper to go to them and pay the freight than buy it in the Salt Lake City area. Ray I sure do like your videos; you rock.

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

As always, nice job Ray :)

Thanks for taking your Time Ray, to explain step by step. Love the way you explain. Thanks again from the end of the World Argentina.

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Cheers! Ray

Excellent video about replacing the water heater!!

I had the exact same problem this weekend. Great video. Just ordered from PPL. $342.49 and free ground shipping. Thanks for the details.

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, best of luck with the install. Hope you get her fixed up. Ours is working well again. :) Cheers Ray

Great video, as per usual, Ray. Yeah, that would have bothered me also about the cut frame. It looks like there was plenty of topside clearance, they could have just put down a 1" plywood platform and cut the access hole an inch higher and voila, complete wall frame. Sometimes, I just don't understand...🤔🤔. Beautiful scenery, too! Later... Terry

Of Course you know I was kidding with you.... well what happened is I used my inside water, with the water pump and then I thought I would try using the outside water one more time (making sure I didn't turn the pressure up too much coming into the trailer) and would you believe there is no more leaking under the water tank, and I was finally able to get ALL the leaks from the hoses fixed and so there is NO MORE LEAK.... I am so very grateful.... God has really had great compassion on me trying to get this fixed.... finally ALL IS GOOD..... Thanks For Your Reply!

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Excellent! :)

Nice install you did...

Thanks for the tutorial. I wonder if a drip pan under the water heater would help in case of future leaks such as from the cold and hot water connections.

Love the videos Ray, thanks! Great job catching a hummingbird in the first few seconds of the video!

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

haha, ya, bit of a fluke :)

Nicely done with helpful details. Also, appreciate you taking the extra time to do the post mortem.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks Ray, great video.

We have a Cougar TT with Suburban utilities. Your vid will probably be a big help in the future. Thanks!

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps but you never need it. ;) Cheers! Ray

hanks Ray for the video!! Great info as mine is getting older something I might have to do in the future!!! W.

Very good video of the H2O heater and it's workings, removal, replacement. Thanks.

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Cheers! Ray

Great job. Clear and concise video. Easy to understand. Thank you.....

Thanks so much for posting!! Just returned home with a hot water tank leak! I think I will be able to save myself some money and replace it myself! Great video!!

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad it helped. Cheers!

Thanks for sharing and posting a great how to video, my water heater is doing fine but now I know how to replace if needed.

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Mick

great video. we have the sw10de. helped out a lot.

Nicely done! Thanks.

Same model, same problem. Thank you for this video.

@LoveYourRV

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Very Well Done. Thank You! I'll be doing exactly what you did.

Jim Grossi Excellent video!! very well explained and talked through. Love the way you do your videos and make them so easy to understand they are a true asset to us all. You and your excellent videos are the best thing to happen for a DIYer. THANKS SO MUCH!! I think your have the most helpful videos on youtube for anyone who owns a trailer or RV

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. Much appreciated. Cheers! Ray

What an amazing detailed video!

Thank you for the great video. I also have a leak and was wondering what lurks on the other side of the panel. Good to know.

Thank you for the video. I've learned alot. Best get a call into the RV dealer for a new tank.

Thanks Ray, very useful information. You made it sound simple.

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. :)

Another great video Ray!!!

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

The video made the replacement of my water heater easy. Thank you!!!

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! :)

Thank you very much for putting this out there, much appreciated!

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. :)

Thanks for comment by Love Your RV. Homeless folks surviving in an RV may be unable to afford a new WH, but a $10 bottle of Alumaseal will fit most budgets. RVers too would much rather spend the install time and $500 on their vacation. Like many Suburban's, my unit has the built in "free" heat exchanger fed by engine heater hoses (while traveling). That feature is not standard, adding more cost and difficulty to the replacement job as well. Much cheaper to keep the old one going, and perhaps add a "Hott Rod" element kit if electric hookups will save you more $$.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips, Cheers, Ray

What a great video ! Thank you.

Well done Ray! TY

Thanks for sharing!!

always learning thanks for sharing

9:48 Every RV owner is capable of getting half their money back by selling their extra screws lol

Another job well done, solder and shrink tube is the only way to go. Thanks for showing what the problem was.Safe travels,,,,

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. :) I think so.

Great video. Very informative. Good job.

Great information. Thanks!

Great value video, I'll save and help me in the future. Thanks Mr Ray.

Thanks for the video. Very helpful. Gotta do mine next week. Thanks!!!

@LoveYourRV

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

thanks doing mine tomorrow from edmonton alberta

Thank you for the nice and informative video. Very helpful to me as I face the same task of replacement in a few days!

@LoveYourRV

3 ай бұрын

You are welcome, its still working well. :)

Great explanation. Thanks for the video.

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Cheers!

Thanks Ray all your videos are very useful, you are saving some people allot of money. Thanks again

I just wanted to add that the Video was excellent as well !

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. :)

You provided the transition from anxiety to "I can do this."

your the man ray very good job

Getting ready to do mine. This weekend and your Video was a great help Thank you sir!

@LoveYourRV

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

well done !!!

GOOD JOB.

Thanks for sharing.

Very informative. Thank you

Had exact same problem fixed with JB Weld

Very thorough. Thanks

The cut frame is a bit disturbing. I agree with you that they should have planned that installation better in the design. Thanks for sharing the maintenance activity.

Thanks for the video! Looks like I’ll be replacing mine

What an amazing video. So we’ll done & complete.

Very helpful, thanks

Thank you helpful to see.

Thanks for recording this video! Very informative. I'm about to upgrade my old SW6P water heater to the SW6DE. I'll obviously need to run both 12v and 120v power to the new water heater, but being an electrician, I'm not expecting too many problems. We love the deserts of Arizona as well! Happy trails!

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. :)

@Chris1969o

3 жыл бұрын

Hi John. I am going replace my SW6P with a SW6D. did you run into any issues? Thank you

@johnwyoder

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chris1969o No problems at all! It was a breeze to replace, and so much easier to use. So glad I made the switch!

Thank you! I'm having the same problem.

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. :)

Ray, Nice find and fix! Unfortunate tho...Glad you post DIY videos to show us the life of full timers! It looks like Angie is still curious! Mark

@LoveYourRV

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, always nice to figure out what went wrong. Angie is nearly 14 but still full of spunk. :)

Thanks for shooting this video. Our five-year old Suburban water heater just developed a similar leak to the one you showed in your video. It was in the burner chamber. After watching your video, I'm confident we'll discover the problem is a failed weld. We bought our 2010 Tiffin Phaeton motorhome in February 2021. The folks we bought it from had replaced the water heater in December 2016. More to the point, they had never heated their water with propane, just electric. Wonder if Suburban is have quality control problems. Thanks for your great video!!

@LoveYourRV

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Awesome video, job well done! Saved you a pocket full of $ and you did a very professional job! Really enjoyed the informative installation video!

@LoveYourRV

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

Thank you so much Sr. Very helpful your video.......looking good looking good !!!

Hey, good job. When do you have a stop over in British Columbia, you could give me a hand with my w.heater 😉

Thank you!!

The same thing just happen to mine. I was using my water pump at the time and it went off, looked at the water heater to see a tiny pinhole leaking water.

Such a great video. You see too many with not enough explanation and too much BS ;-) Especially like the focus on testing the gas line!!! Just bought our RV and the prior owner did not winterize properly so the heater was full of rust which pretty much ruins the whole dang unit. We have the SW6DEL model on order to replace existing one. Should be basically the same install. THANKS AGAIN

@LoveYourRV

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. :) Cheers, Ray

good job, good vid, tks

Based on your recommendations I bought a new water heater. Sadly I don't own a rv and I'm not sure how to install it in my bathroom.

ray great video my water heater is also leaking your video helped me a great deal with replacing mine thank you! god bless 👍🙏

@LoveYourRV

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped :)

You are amazing; thank you

Great video!... I was wondering how you initially noticed the leak?... Seems like you would only notice when looking right in there or did not all of the water evaporate from the flam3 heat and leak out?...

@LoveYourRV

5 жыл бұрын

I first noticed when the flame wasn't burning right and could hear lots of sizzling noises, then saw a bit of water dripping out the front of the water heater.