The biggest difference you will find between mobile home water heaters and house water heaters is the the mobile home version is generally slimmer in order to fit in the smaller spaces in a mobile home. The installation is also different as the mobile home heater feeds from the bottom and vents from the bottom.
Not much actually,a Mobile Home water Heater has the water connections going into the side where as a Regular Water Heater has the connections at the top. So if you have enough room above a mobile home water heater you can install a regular water heater no problem.However a lot of mobile homes do not have room above the water heater so your forced to use a Mobile Home water heater instead. Which usually costs about a hundred more than a regular one.
All the mobile home water heaters that I've seen are the same as regular house water heaters, -if you can change install one in your house, then you can install one in a Mobile. The actual procedure differs if it's electric or gas and as you don't say which, that's as far as I'll go for now..
Mobile home water heaters are EXACTLY the same as those used in houses. I've seen hundreds, both electric and gas. The only ones that are even slightly different are propane heaters (and you could use them in a house if you wished).
YES, of course. All home water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners etc are the same as in a small regular house.
Water heaters in a mobile home are direct vent. This means combustion air is drawn from outside the home and exhaust gases are vented out the B-vent pipe. In a standard home water heater, it's know as a natural vent. This means room air is used for combustion and exhaust is vented out the B-vent pipe.Ans 2 - That's quite correct in the case of GAS water heaters.However, most of the Mobile homes that I've seen (into hundreds) appear to have electric heaters that are exactly the same as those in a regular house.
Gas mobile home water heaters have a valve to allow the use of natural gas or propane.Ans2 - I have seen and repaired many. Most, whether electric or gas are the same as in an ordinary house.
Plumbing equipment in every mobile home I've ever seen is to national plumbing codes. In other words mobile homes have the same sinks, faucets, toilets and water heaters as houses.
You can purchase water heaters at any home improvement store like Lowes or Home Depot.
You can buy water heaters from any home hardware store.
Instant water heaters, commonly known as on demand or tankless water heaters are available at large home improvement stores such as Lowes or Home Depot, or wherever water heaters are sold.
You can, I and many others have one. - My neighbours have both gas and electric water heaters. -So do almost all of the mobiles I have worked on. - Your information is not correct.