No Hot water
New to Rving... did the whole winterizing. I flushed all the antifreeze from the lines.. now I'm not getting any hot water.. it's a 2019 keystone 22rbs with both electric and gas water heater. Ch...
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wopachop wrote:
Been working different construction trades since the 90s. Over the years ive had numerous plumbers tell me to never ever touch the pressure relief valve.
Working at a house with a slap leak. Guy comes out with his equipment. Cant find it. Another guy from same company comes out. He cant find. 3rd time the owner of the company comes out with a helper. He says all his years and this is a rare occasion they cant find our slab leak.
He also notices the hose i have running from the water heater. Says with all his years experience he tells people to never drain the water heater and never touch the pressure relief.
Just info i thought i would pass along. Luckily the part is cheap and easy to repair ive installed a few over the years.
If I was a plumber called out to a house to fix a certain issue, and I touched that pressure relief valve and it leaks after, where it didn't before, I could see a homeowner not wanting to pay for it.
However, as the end user, it is my valve. If I touch it and it then doesn't seal, it wouldn't likely seal again if the pressure in the tank rose to a point it needed to relieve pressure. So I would replace it. I'd rather see it leaking and know it needs replaced. Then to happen to notice water leaking out of the trailer.
As for draining a water heater at the house. Do what the manufacturer recommends. Not the man that makes his living charging way to much to replace them.
