This weekend, my workshop wall finally went up.
After completing the last of the planned electrical by adding an additional outdoor socket in the carport and a 30amp socket for the hot water heater, it was finally time to close in the wall.
Once the wall was up and painted, it was time to add the hot water heater.
When trying to decide on what size and type of hot water heater to add to the barn, there were a couple things we had to take into consideration.
-The only draw on the hot water heater would come from the utility sink and the washer. This helped us decide on the size of the heater that we needed.
– The electricity cost here is much higher than what we paid when living in the city, and while trying to keep our cost of living as low as possible, this also became a factor in our decision. With a traditional hot water heater, there is a constant draw on the electricity to continuously heat the water chamber. On the other hand, an “On Demand” draws electricity only when in use.
– Size was another factor. Space in the workshop is limited and I wanted the water heater footprint to be as small as possible. A traditional round hot water heater would have been able to fit under a cabinet but an “On Demand” heater is only a little larger than a laptop and able to hang vertically on the wall.
-Cost is always a consideration when doing any project. The overall cost of the unit needed to make sense for the amount of use it would receive.
With all of this to consider, we decided to go with the ECOTOUCH 6.5KW On Demand Bathroom Water Heater.
After seeing its size, I was skeptical but this hot water heater is awesome! Temperature is programmable and takes about 5 seconds to reach once water is turned on. The unit also shuts off completely when not in use, meaning it only draws electricity when needed.
Completing this weekend project allowed us to reach a mile stone in the building of the RV Barn. There are still plans to add an over head cabinet above the washer and dryer, a few shelves, a platform with a pull out drawer for the washer and dryer to sit on and a counter top on both sides of the utility sink but for now, those things can wait. We are turning our attention back to electricity as we run wires to the other workshop.
Keep following along as we continue to make progress on the RV Barn and transforming it into an extension of our RV home.
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