Thank you, very much. I was thinking about removing the sheet metal “box” but assumed that the tank inside would be so large that it wouldn’t solve the problem. Good to know that it would work to do it that way. Don’t want to take heat exchanger off if I can avoid it.
PS: Was the new water heater the exact same make/model as the old? Unfortunately, the make/model of the Atwood replacement is out of stock everywhere. Seeing very similar heaters by Whale Seaward and Kuuma but it appears that they might be slightly larger...and I’m not sure if the sheet metal comes off and on like the Atwood. What a pain this is! But that’s boating, I guess! Thanks again.
PS: Was the new water heater the exact same make/model as the old? Unfortunately, the make/model of the Atwood replacement is out of stock everywhere. Seeing very similar heaters by Whale Seaward and Kuuma but it appears that they might be slightly larger...and I’m not sure if the sheet metal comes off and on like the Atwood. What a pain this is! But that’s boating, I guess! Thanks again.
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