Puzzling Plumbing Problem
A few years back I installed a regulator in the city water system intake to control water pressure. I also installed a pressure gauge to set the regulator and to keep an eye on the pressure to see if...
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wguss wrote:
Doug if you happen to come back to this thread I have one more question. If it was the expansion of the water from the motoraid that is causing the problem, why do you think the pressure gauge doesn't rise when the water heater is used when we're at rest overnight?
Thanks,
Bill
Simple, The WH tstat is 140 degrees. The Motoraid heats the water to almost 180 degrees in transit. There is NO tstat for the Motoraid function. So the water will get as hot as the engine coolant. That is why I suggested bypassing the motoraid. Remember, you NEVER thought you had this type problem until you installed the pressure gauge. Ignorance IS bliss. Kind of like a person with a watch KNOWS the time, but a person with more than 1 watch is never sure. Doug
