Review on Suburban 5117A Water Heaters 6 Gallon: Efficient and Reliable Hot Water Solution by Adam Gardner

Great little water heater. However, I screwed up ordering it as my original Bowen water heater was a significantly larger diameter so I had to cut a hole and then trim it off after installing the heater in my camper. But it's my fault for not checking the measurements. Despite my own misfortune, the main reason I ordered this unit was because it has pilot ignition like my older model, so I didn't have to worry about hooking up extra wires and also benefited from the simplicity of not having a burner control module, just a gas valve and thermocouple . The water lines weren't aligned well enough in the back, but that was an easy fix. I trimmed the old lines down a bit, used 1/2" Pex/SharkBite for the 1/2" NPT nipples, and then used 12" 1/2" flexible drain hoses to connect the tank. Went like clockwork.