winterizing issue
Trying to winterize my trailer. As you can see in the pic, the in and out valves to water heater are turned off. Bypass valve is turned on. So why is my water heater filling up with anti-freeze. ...
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DE88ROX wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:DE88ROX wrote:
I went out and looked. The bottom valve directional arrow is pointing towards the water heater and the top is pointing away. From the diagrams i have seen that is correct.
The top valve is the problem then, since the water pressure is coming from the bypass line TOWARDS the heater, and the valve is letting it by. The valve will seal in one direction only when turned off.
You might be on to something. Think im going to have to take it in.
The way that top valve is installed, it would work fine as a hot water shut off, since the pressure would be coming from the tank. For the bypass to work though, it needs to be installed the other way around. Or better yet, have them use Sharkbite, Watts, SeaTech, or some other brand valve that's not directional.
