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jjdsr1's avatar
jjdsr1
Explorer
Oct 18, 2017

Hot water not flowing through any faucets

Motorhome faucets throughout discharge good cold water. Trouble I'm trying to resolve is hotwater will not flow through faucets. I have an Atwood water heater that is just 2 yrs old. W/T is working perfectly. Just cannot get hotwater to flow continually throughout the home. There seems to be a restriction. I have flushed the W/H. Pressure relief valve seems to be working fine. Any advise or help? I'm stuck in the "DUHHH" stage! Thanks. Joe D.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Oct 18, 2017
    Water Heater HOT outlet (TOP connection) has a 'check valve' ----it has failed



  • Beverley_Ken's avatar
    Beverley_Ken
    Explorer
    Oct 18, 2017
    as Old Biscuit said.
    The replacement check valve is probably less than $10.

    Ken
  • jerseyjim's avatar
    jerseyjim
    Explorer
    Oct 18, 2017
    IF you have a water heater bypass (kit) for winterization...is that valve open?

    Just my 2 cents.........
  • naturist's avatar
    naturist
    Nomad
    Oct 18, 2017
    This post, having nothing to do with problems with the forum software, would be more likely to draw useful answers in a more appropriate forum. I notified a moderator to move it.
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    cekkk
    Explorer
    Oct 18, 2017
    naturist wrote:
    This post, having nothing to do with problems with the forum software, would be more likely to draw useful answers in a more appropriate forum. I notified a moderator to move it.


    Of the next 16 posts after the stickies, only ten didn't belong in Forum Technical Support. I'd have guessed 13! :B
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    1492
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    Oct 18, 2017


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  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Oct 18, 2017
    naturist wrote:
    This post, having nothing to do with problems with the forum software, would be more likely to draw useful answers in a more appropriate forum. I notified a moderator to move it.


    And in spite of it..OP got answers that applied to issue :W
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Oct 18, 2017
    Second on the outlet check vlave,

    If you have a single valve bypass system it is 100% you have such a valve
    If you have a multi-valve.. You may still

    Seen it before.. The RVer in that case was unable to get the valve off the heater so she (YES SHE!!) reached in with a pair of needle nose pliers and pulled everythign inside the valve out, Gutted it and turned into a pipe.

    And she was Back in hot water again.

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