Newbie mistake, after 4 years...

Usmcsousa wrote:
The wife and I have been camping with A Class A for about 4 years now... about 3 weeks ago we "moved in" in an attempt to sell our stick & brick house before our move to Texas in October.. I noticed that our Atwood water heater was not delivering as hot of water as it had in the past. This was forcing us to use 100% of the hot water side for showers and thus limiting our shower time to about 5-6 minutes with warm water. I drained the tank, flushed it, cleaned the propane components and inside the flue. I WAS about to buy a new Tstat when I stumbled on an article about the outdoor shower faucet sometimes will cause the cold water to mix with the hot thus causing warm water issues in the rig. SURE ENOUGH the wife had used the outdoor shower to give the dog a bath, and turned if off at the shower head, not at the faucet knobs. I turned them off and wham.. instant hot water.. I feel like a newb again. Add another life lesson to the list.. Shut the exterior shower off at the faucet knobs, not at the shower head!

Probably not such a good idea to have water pressure on the shower hose, at all times, either, so good lesson to be learned here. In fact, I always try and remember to shut off the water, when leaving for the day. This after seeing water pouring out of a few RV's during our travels, when the occupants, weren't at home.