Water Pressure and Vent Issues
Our unit is 6 years old, and water pressure is getting very low. My gauge is showing 80# at the source, but inside the rig I have only about 30#. I can hold my hand over the faucet on full, and can ...
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doxiemom11 wrote:
We had this after we had been in an area with high lime/calcium content in the water. We shut off the water and water heater, let the water cool and then drained the water heater. You would not believe how much crud came out of the heater. We then refilled and the problem was gone. The crud was getting into the lines every time we drew water.
I get your point. We stayed in Parker last year and had the crud problem in the hot water heater too. I clean it with a flushing tool about every 3 months, and I always get a bunch of white colored crystalline chunks flushing out of it. After Parker, the chunks were dark brown, which matched the color of the water there.. It was pretty dirty stuff. Again, I'm thinking the back-flow preventer is probably plugged with the same white crystalline stuff that grows in the water heater. I've seen small deposits on the inlet when I disconnect to move, so it makes sense that the back-flow preventer is plugged. Thanks for the suggestion!!
LR
