Hot Water Heaters
Hello folks, I'm new to the website so please bare with me... I've got a lot air trapped in my hot and cold water lines in my La Crosse travel trailer and nothing I've done so far has eliminated or di...
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Farmboy666 wrote:Boband4 wrote:
What symptoms are you seeing to say you have air in the line? I get some sputtering the first time I use the water system, but it goes away quickly (within a few seconds) and doesnt happen again until I either have an empty tank or disconnect from the city water.
Also, remember, you are supposed to have air in the hot water tank to allow for expansion. Even with that air in the hot water tank, I get very little sputtering once the system is running.
What are you experiencing?
Please explain to me how you keep air in your water heater. Not possible, that's why there is a pressure relief valve.
An air space is maintained at the top of the tank. When you fill the tank there's no place for the air at the top to go so it maintains this area for expansion.
The TPO isn't there to release air, it's there to open in the event of either excess temperature (which destroys it) or pressure.
