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Subject Topic: truma water heater
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11/4/2018 at 10:01pm
 Location: Wolverhampton
 Outfit: Bailey unicorn Cabrera : Freelander 2
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Hi again everyone, I have tried to search the forums for this but can't find anything...
My last post was regarding my truma water heater 30030 not working properly, well unfortunately it is now defunked and no more

so I now have to buy a new one....my question is this, My water heater element is a 450 watt, can I upgrade it to a 850 watt ?
what would the benefits be...

Regards to all
Frank


12/4/2018 at 1:08pm
 Location: East Herts
 Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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I would think that it would heat the water quicker, but I don't know whether it would physically fit, as I am not familiar with that heater. However, the snag would be that if you were on a site with low power availability it could limit what else you could use at the same time. If you always go to sites where you always have at least a 16 amp supply, that would not be a problem.

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12/4/2018 at 3:19pm
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That's good because we use the van shower. Cheers Colin


12/4/2018 at 5:20pm
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As far as I’m aware you cant upgrade the element unfortunately. The 850w is a lot bigger in size and has a thermostat connected to it that also needs to be bolted on to the tank.


12/4/2018 at 7:50pm
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Hi Sevenexile, Thanks for giving me all the info I really didn't want to hear... .But looking on the brightside at least you saved me £40...


Regards Frank



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