eaherrmann wrote:
Hey All,
OK..we finally de-winterized and lo and behold the bypass valve on the hot water tank has siezed. Atco calls the valve a mixing valve and it olny costs $199 plus shipping, oh joy. Has anyone else had a problem with theirs? I went ahead and "manufactured" one from lowes parts but now the meaning of HOT water is OMG :E We're talking jumping out of the shower hot.
OH Yea, hi all! :) Welcome to Spring!!!!
Yep same issue and same phone discussion underway. I'm told you can remove the cap on the valve and turn the stem to clear anything that might be upsetting the flow. I plan on trying before opening the wallet that wide for something that should never fail under reasonable care.
