water heater help
hi, i have a Atwood EHM6-SM 6 gallon water heater in my rv and it has the heat exchanger on it and i think its over heating when i drive long trips (like 500 miles in one day) first thing i found is t...
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drsolo wrote:dafatman wrote:
ok got it figured out!!!
the heat exchanger is pumping too much hot water from the mh engine into the water heater and popping the pop off (over pressure) and its getting too hot so its popping the over heat reset too,,, :( so now i have to figure out how to cut the heat coming from the mh engine to the tank, i know i can turn off the valve coming from the mh but then i wouldnt have any hot water on the road, thanks
The heat from the engine is "free". Will the engine cool off properly without circulating to the heater and only to the radiator? Can you conveniently just hit the reset button when stopped?
the old owner had the valve shut off (because of excess heat in the motorhome going down the road) he says... me thinks he was lying LOL.. and ive drove it all over with the valve off and the mh was fine, yes i can get to the reset if i leave the cover off the front of the heater (its under the counter so it will be ok like that) BUT the pop off valve blows off going down the road and if the water pump is left on it will empty the fresh water tank :(
what i think i might do is when im about 25 or so miles from my stopping point is to open the valve and pre heat the water in the tank... thanks
