CAMPLUX Tankless Water Heater Outdoor, 1.32 GPM Portable Propane Camping Water Heater, 5L, AY132, White

The first F10 Pro I received was a faulty unit, had an internal gas leak, and burned up on the inside when I turned it on. My first clue should have been that the gas dial spun 360 degrees and didn't stop at the side-to-side marks. Technical Support was great and sent me a replacement unit. I hooked up the replacement unit to my garden hose today and it worked great when I first turned it on at the lowest gas setting and at the lowest water setting. I used it to wash dishes at my outdoor sink. Each time I turned the showerhead button on, it clicked, lite the burner and hot water came out almost instantly at 120F. When I turned the showerhead button off, the burner turned off. I then turned the blue water dial to it's highest setting and the electronic ignitor would NOT light and only cold water came out. Then I moved the blue water dial to the middle and the electronic ignitor lite the burner again. So, I'm guessing there is a built-in "hidden" feature to use cold water only when the water dial is turned to the highest setting? I didn't see anything in the manual that states it, but it's actually a nice feature as I won't need to disconnect the whole unit if I want to only use cold water. Either that, or it's another faulty unit? I don't know? I like it that way, so I'm not going to complain about it for now unless the unit stops working. I just wish the user manual had mentioned it. Also, the diagram in the manual says to increase water, turn the blue knob toward the narrowest point of the blue line, but when I tried it, it was just the opposite and increased water when I turned the blue knob to the widest point of the blue line. Same with the white and red gas knob. I used a permanent marker on front before realizing the instructions in manual has it reversed. The LED display screen was unreadable in the day light, even in the shade, and when I put my hand over it to shade it more, it was still difficult to read, but I could tell when it got hotter and colder by feel as the thin plastic handheld showerhead got hot in my hand or cooler (the showerhead is thin plastic so it's not going to hold up in the desert sun/heat for very long, but I like that it has an on/off button and two different spray patterns, which is difficult to find in household handheld showerheads). I haven't tried the pump yet as I wanted to see that the unit worked with the garden hose first, as that is the way I'll use it the most, and then I will test the pump later and do a updated review. But for now, I've only used the replacement unit once and it seems to work good and provide instant hot water at 120F at it's lowest setting. I have an indoor tankless water heater in my home (different brand), and it doesn't need any electricity or batteries to work. It turns on the electronic ignitor by water flowing through it and turns off so many seconds after no water flows through it. I like the water flow method to turn on the electronic ignitor much better than the using batteries or electricity. I have an inline scale inhibitor filter on the cold water side before going into my homes tankless water heater, as I learned the hard way with my first tankless water heater that scale build-up will cause it to stop working and shorten the lifespan of the unit. In addition to the scale inhibitor, I flush it every 18 months using a sump pump, and recycle a citric acid/water mixture through it for 1-1/2 hours to clean all the scale off the internal copper tubes. I highly suggest putting an inline scale inhibitor and an inline RV multi-stage water filter on Camplux's Outdoor WH to keep the copper tubes from clogging internally for a longer life span. I only have an inline RV multi-stage carbon water filter on it for now while testing the unit for the first time, but I plan to add an inline scale inhibitor later in addition to the RV multi-stage water filter, as soon as I can figure out how to do it, as I'm not a plumber. I also bought a hand cart from Onsen Products specifically designed to move around portable outdoor water heaters easily. I wanted mine to be portable so I could move it around the yard for a future outdoor shower and take it camping by wheeling it onto a trailer. Right now I just have bungie cords holding it up till I can figure out a better way to lift it higher and secure it better. It works for now and I'm HAPPY, and hopefully SAFE. I was so scared to turn it on after the first one caught on fire, but the replacement seems to be working as designed. And today was a windy day and it had no problems igniting. I'm not sure about the durability and value for money as I haven't had it long enough to tell. I might move it away from the plastic wash tub a little more as summer gets hotter as the vents are on the side, but, the showerhead hose isn't long enough to move it much further away.

This tankless water heater works really well. The water pressure is strong and consistent, and the appearance is sleek and modern. Installation was straightforward (ease of installation), and the size is perfect for saving space. I’ve also noticed it helps with water saving, which is a nice bonus. Overall, I’m very happy with it and would recommend it.

I have always been one to try and give credit where credit is due. I got off to a rocky start with the Camplux portable water heater, and still don't know why the unit failed. I guess I'll keep it for spare parts. However, Camplux support got involved and were responsive to my issues. Unable to solve my problem over the phone with tech support, they sent me a new heater. So far so good. When these heaters work, they work well. I hope to enjoy this one a little longer. I will add that one needs to be really careful when the temperatures start to dip down towards freezing. Per the owner's manual, I drained the heater as instructed by unscrewing the drain plug. It turns out that was not nearly enough. I got up to a shattered shower head and broken water line on the side of the heating element. Fortunately, I had another shower head and was able to solder the break without too much effort. Now that fall is here at 7,000', I not only drain the unit, but remove the water source, disconnect the hot water outlet to the shower head, and run the unit out of water till it is drawing air and no longer discharging water. And for good measure remove the shower head as I had a second one break even with the hot water hose disconnected and drained. As I said, so far so good. It's nice to have a functioning (and our only) shower again. So, Kudos to Camplux support staff for standing behind their product. I would give them four stars for their support and ultimately resolving the problem. Thanks. So, I purchased two of these units for a four-day outdoor wedding on our property in CO. I installed one in a shower I built, and the other in a makeshift kitchen. We were feeding (and washing dishes for) approximately 35 guests for the weekend. The unit I installed in the kitchen worked briefly then failed right in the middle of the party-No clicking sound, no hot water. To say this was a major inconvenience would be an understatement. The other one in the shower is now failing: the hot water hose that came with the unit for the shower head is about to explode in multiple places and the unit no longer produces hot water. It clicks, fires up, the water flows, but even on the maximum gas setting the water is warm at best. Yes, there is adequate propane to both units, they both new batteries, and adequate water pressure via RV water pumps. I am using the shower heads provided. I have been trying to work with the support folks at Camplux and though they seem willing to trouble shoot, I still have two of these heaters and neither one works properly. They were going to send me a new micro switch, but tracking says the switch hasn't even been shipped yet. The wedding was on August 26, 2023. I have been disappointed with these heaters and will be looking for an alternative as I still need two more for our winter residence south of the border. I would suggest doing your own research and looking into possible alternatives.

Worked about 4 times well, after that worked about 50% of the time a few times. Now won’t charge. Waste of money.

Easy installation and quick heat, good flow.

Worked well for about 2 trips but then stopped igniting. I tried different regulators and attachments relating to propane but same this, it’s something internal. Won’t allow propane to ignite. Pretty upsetting…. *update, they sent me a replacement after a quick troubleshoot. I am happy with this product*

Product arrived in a damaged box which I suspect was a used unit that Amazon shipped and not working properly but the seller immediately replaced it.

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This was a complete waste of time and money to order worked for 5mins then stopped pumping water pump runs but cannot pump water through unit. Don't recommend buying this unit.