Exploding water filter

Gdetrailer wrote:

nomad297 wrote:
No comment, Gdetrailer?

Bruce

B.S.

You clearly do not know what you are talking about and really not worth the effort to type answer if you must know.

If check valves are unreliable as you say then why are they in nearly every device known to man?

Check valves are used in water wells (I have TWO on my water well, one at the pump 220ft below the surface and one at my pressure tank). Even vehicles have check valves (ever heard of a PVC valve?), your vehicles transmission uses BUNCHES of check valves..

Check valves are commonly used in industry and anywhere it is desired to allow flow in ONE DIRECTION only...

A check valve in the water heater cold inlet stops the water from circulating (which tends to lead to having hot water come out your cold water spigot) along with stopping any over pressure from heating the water from adding to the pressure in the cold water line.

Do check valves wear out?

Sure do.

Do they work as intended?

Sure do, until they wear out, but depending on the quality and design a check valve can last your lifetime.. If they didn't work then there would be no reason to install one..

Hard to believe but there most likely is one installed in your water heater cold inlet, it is HIDDEN and will look like an simple plastic pipe..

BOTH TTs I have owned over the years HAVE HAD a factory installed check valve. These were two completely different trailer manufacturers and different years.

Heck even with home water heaters it is a very good idea to install a check valve on the cold inlet, as I mentioned the benefit is not having hot water show up on the cold water line which can happen under certain circumstances. Plus the check valve CAN protect your cold water line from excessive pressure caused by a malfunction of the water heater T-Stat..

I STILL say that the filter that the OP was using is GARBAGE, it is a one time use and is not designed to last long... There is no comparison to the plastic wall thickness of the whole house filter I posted... The wall thickness of my home filter is nearly 1/4", the thickness of that throw away will be less than 1/16"..

I don't know who or what you think you are, but I do know you are out of your league when it comes to arguing plumbing with me.

First, yes, I have heard of a PVC valve, and there are many different types, but what they all have in common is they are all made with poly vinyl chloride. Now, I also know a thing or two about PCV valves, and I can tell you they are more of a restrictor than a check valve. Let's not get off topic, though.

Please tell me of the "certain circumstances" that will cause the hot water to flow from the cold side of a water heater and while you're at it, tell me why it is a good idea to have a check valve installed on the cold side of a residential water heater. I'm really very interested.

You see, all of this new information you provide will help me in my job. I have been plumbing for over thirty years, been a Master Plumber and Gasfitter for twenty-two of them and a certified backflow and cross-connection inspector and technician for twenty of them. I own a plumbing company and still work in the field every day. I can use all the help I can get from somebody like you who knows more about plumbing than I do. I am always eager to learn.

Bruce