An Australian RV manufacturer and worldwide water heater exporter is launching its latest 12V/120V Gen 3 Duoetto for those who like their adventuring to be “clean, green and safe.”
Jay King of Aus J Hot Water Solutions has engineered the 2.65 U.S. gallon Duoetto Gen 3 for the North American and broader 12V DC/120V AC RV, caravan, camping, marine, yacht and powered boat markets. Gen 3 is approved to UL 174, with Intertek ETL product testing and certification.
The 12V/120V water heater – which its designer believes to be a world first – is also used where work vehicles, trucks and 4WDs operate in remote places, where crews want to maintain optimum comfort and personal and workplace cleanliness in isolated locations. It retails for $490 delivered. Distributor price inquiries welcome.
Product designer and company managing director, Jay King, said the new Duoetto Gen 3 12V/120V 60Hz answers calls from his American customers, in particular for a 120-volt version of the original proven 12V/240V Duoetto design.
Many such customers already use the original product solely for its 12-volt functionality, which facilitates showering, cooking, cleaning and pet care far off the beaten track or on the water.
The latest Duoettos cut out the expense, fossil fuel odor, environmental and potential fire and safety hazards of fossil fuel alternative water heating systems.
“This all-electric 12V/120V capability means also that OEM and DIY RV and boat constructors need only one power source in their vehicles or on power or sail vessels, using existing battery storage rather than having the expense of an entirely separate fossil fuel feed,” said King.
“We know that the clean functionality of electricity is appreciated, both by long-time recreational travelers concerned about their environmental footprint, and particularly by the new post-Covid generation of young family RV enthusiasts and single woman adventurers who took up adventure travel during international lockdowns and now form a new generation of RV and marine adventurers.
“Many of this new generation – and long-time adventure travel enthusiasts too – also like to take their pets with them on their travels. But they also need hot water to keep them clean, because they don’t want to share close quarters with a naughty smelly dog that has just rolled in the mud – or worse!”
Duoetto Gen 3 features include:
- Variable thermostat 86-140 F (30-60 degrees C) on 120-volt
- Variable thermostat 86-140 F (30-60 degrees C) on 12-volt
- Digital control of AC/DC on-off functions and full temperature range selection
- External reset button – reset red light indicates when reset is required
- Durable outer case with service and inspection points
- SPCC steel and enamel tank
- Single weld line
- Polyurethane insulation
- Automatic voltage detection switching from 12V to 120V and vice versa
- Over-temperature and run-dry protection
- Combination Pressure and Temperature Relief Valve (PTR)
- Incoloy 840 heating element
- Wall mount or floor mount