Hot water issue
Ive got a 1998 21' Damon Hornet TT with an Atwood water heater. Our last two trips the hot water pressure has diminished to little more than a trickle. I have double and triple checked my valves all s...
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How many valves on backside of water heater?
1, 2 or 3
3 valve systems (cold inlet/bottom valve, hot outlet/top valve and bypass valve/connects cold/hot water lines.
They typically do not have any check valves.
1 and 2 valve system do have check valves.
Typically the check valve is in hot outlet....inside nipple that is screwed into tank (hot outlet line is then connected to that nipple)
The check valves are cheap plastic plunger/spring/o-ring assembly. The fail and block flow out of water heater.
Sometimes a check valve can be used on cold inlet nipple.
So........
With heater turned off turn off water supply.
Then flip open the Pressure Relief Valve (outside compartment)
CAUTION: WATER CAN BE VERY HOT AND UNDER PRESSURE
With the PRV OPEN turn on water supply
Does water flow out of PRV under pressure?
IF so..cold inlet is OK (allowing water into tank) and problem is with hot outlet
IF water flow doesn't increase.....then cold inlet is problem
1, 2 or 3
3 valve systems (cold inlet/bottom valve, hot outlet/top valve and bypass valve/connects cold/hot water lines.
They typically do not have any check valves.
1 and 2 valve system do have check valves.
Typically the check valve is in hot outlet....inside nipple that is screwed into tank (hot outlet line is then connected to that nipple)
The check valves are cheap plastic plunger/spring/o-ring assembly. The fail and block flow out of water heater.
Sometimes a check valve can be used on cold inlet nipple.
So........
With heater turned off turn off water supply.
Then flip open the Pressure Relief Valve (outside compartment)
CAUTION: WATER CAN BE VERY HOT AND UNDER PRESSURE
With the PRV OPEN turn on water supply
Does water flow out of PRV under pressure?
IF so..cold inlet is OK (allowing water into tank) and problem is with hot outlet
IF water flow doesn't increase.....then cold inlet is problem
