Suburban Tank (Storage) Water Heaters
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Suburban Advance SAW10DE 10-Gallon Gas+Electric RV Water Heater
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Suburban SW10D 10-Gallon LP-Only RV Water Heater
Suburban On-Demand 5240A 2.4 GPM RV Tankless Water Heater
Suburban SW12D 12-Gallon LP-Only RV Water Heater
Suburban SW16DEL 16-Gallon Gas+Electric RV Water Heater
Suburban SW6D 6-Gallon LP-Only RV Water Heater
Suburban Tank (Storage) Water Heaters: buyer's guide
Suburban offers 8 tank / storage water heaters models in the lineup we track. This page is the Suburban-specific cut of the broader Tank (Storage) Water Heaters water heaters category — same product class, narrowed to the Suburban catalog only.
About Suburban
Suburban Manufacturing — subsidiary of Airxcel. Specialty water-heater manufacturer serving the US market.
For the complete Suburban lineup across all sub-types and capacities, see the Suburban Water Heaters hub.
Suburban Tank (Storage) Water Heaters models we track
- Suburban SW12DE 12-Gallon Gas+Electric RV Water Heater (SW12DE) — Suburban SW12DE 12-gallon gas + electric RV — LP for boondocking and 120V AC for shore power. Dual fuel selection via control panel. Largest gas-plus-electric S...
- Suburban Advance SAW10DE 10-Gallon Gas+Electric RV Water Heater (SAW10DE) — Suburban Advance SAW10DE 10-gallon gas + electric — premium Advance Series 10-gallon. Volume Advance pick for owners upgrading from standard SW. Improved insula...
- Suburban Advance SAW6DE 6-Gallon Gas+Electric RV Water Heater (SAW6DE) — Suburban Advance SAW6DE 6-gallon gas + electric — premium Advance Series with improved insulation, faster recovery (~22% over standard SW6DE), and quieter opera...
- Suburban SW10D 10-Gallon LP-Only RV Water Heater (SW10D) — Suburban SW10D 10-gallon LP-only RV water heater — DSI ignition for reliable startup. 12V DC. Volume Suburban 10-gallon pick for motorhomes and larger travel tr...
- Suburban On-Demand 5240A 2.4 GPM RV Tankless Water Heater (5240A) — Suburban tankless RV water heater — On-Demand 2.4 GPM.
- Suburban SW12D 12-Gallon LP-Only RV Water Heater (SW12D) — Suburban SW12D 12-gallon LP-only RV water heater — largest LP-only Suburban. For Class A motorhomes and fifth-wheels needing longer hot showers. Porcelain-lined...
- Suburban SW16DEL 16-Gallon Gas+Electric RV Water Heater (SW16DEL) — Suburban SW16DEL 16-gallon gas+electric RV water heater — large-capacity for Class A motorhomes and luxury fifth-wheels. Dual fuel operation. Side-mount or rear...
- Suburban SW6D 6-Gallon LP-Only RV Water Heater (SW6D) — Suburban SW6D 6-gallon LP-only RV water heater — DSI (Direct Spark Ignition) electronic ignition. 12V DC for ignition control. Porcelain-lined steel tank with r...
Other Tank / Storage water heaters brands
If you're cross-shopping tank / storage water heaters beyond Suburban, the following brands also ship in this category:
- Rheem Tank / Storage
- AO Smith Tank / Storage
- Bradford White Tank / Storage
- Rinnai Tank / Storage
- Ruud Tank / Storage
- Navien Tank / Storage
- Noritz Tank / Storage
- Bosch Tank / Storage
About Tank (Storage) Water Heaters water heaters
The conventional storage tank water heater remains the volume residential water heater across the US — roughly 75% of all installs. A tank water heater stores 30–80 gallons of preheated water in an insulated steel tank, fired by gas atmospheric burner, gas power-vent, gas direct-vent, or electric resistance elements. Compared to tankless, storage tanks have lower upfront cost, simpler install (no gas-line resizing, no PVC venting), and tolerate higher peak demand events without GPM limits. The trade-off is standby losses (continuous reheating to maintain temperature) and a finite reservoir.
- Gas tank — atmospheric chimney venting, lowest install cost, lowest operating cost where na...
For the complete tank / storage buyer's guide (all brands, full comparison framework), see the Tank (Storage) Water Heaters category hub.
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