UPDATE-Where to find Watts bypass valve
The bronze Watts hot water heater bypass valve has given it up. It is marked 1/2 400 CWP. I typed that into the Internet search line and can't come up with an exact match. Went to Watts website and th...
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Thunder Mountain wrote:
The bronze Watts hot water heater bypass valve has given it up. It is marked 1/2 400 CWP. I typed that into the Internet search line and can't come up with an exact match. Went to Watts website and the search function is really frustrating. If you folks don't come up with something, I'll call Watts on Monday.
Guess I could replace it with plastic but would rather stick to all metal.
OP here... After I removed the water heater, I bench tested the check valve and Watts bypass. Figured out that the check valve had given it up allowing antifreeze to enter the water heater.
Purchased new check valve for $11 at local RV dealer. Bought some fresh water pipe dope and a couple of clamps at the hardware store. Total parts cost around $20. Three hours total labor, and its fixed. Not a hard job at all. A professional tech could probably do the job in about two hours. Guess I saved a couple hundred bucks.
Thanks to all of you for your responses. Your great as always.
