Fun Finder is letting me down
I have a 2012 Fun Finder. To be fair it has been very trouble free since I bought it in 2011. But I have had two problems surface in two days. They may not be all that serious, but I just don't thi...
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PackerBacker wrote:Some use a check and a three way valve.chr$ wrote:PackerBacker wrote:
Just curious, I wondering why there is more than one bypass valve for the hw tank. I've owned many rv's and have never seen that before.
Three valves are needed to properly bypass the heater. The one in the middle needs to be opened and the other two closed. this routes the water past the heater. If there is only one, say in the middle, the tank would still be connected.
If there was one on, say the output or input only, then the water would not flow at all. This scenario would be a "shutoff" valve only. That is probably what you had. A shutoff so you could drain it, perhaps.
The whole three valve setup seems to be something the mfg's are giving us so we don't have to add them ourselves. Also, if one mfg starts doing it, they all soon follow.
Can't remember beyond either our 5th or our HR motorhome but just like our current TT, I only ever had one valve to turn off to avoid refilling the hw heater with anti-freeze.
We use our rv typically 8-9 months a year and I end up winterizing multiple times. I dump the hw tank then turn off the input valve to it and then pump the anti-freeze through the system. I've never had anti-freeze go into the tank or water when 'summerizing' until the valve is turned back to allow flow.
... Eric
