JBarca wrote:
Boon Docker wrote:
JBarca - A bypass system is used to bypass the water heater so you can run anti-freeze through all the lines (including the hot water lines) without getting anti-freeze in the heater.
Here are three different configurations of a water heater bypass.
All three allow water to pass through the hot water plumbing while bypassing the water heater.
Boon Docker,
Sorry, you missed my point. I agree with what is said above. A water heater with a "working bypass system" will allow water to pass to the hot water piping. I think we both agree with this. The key to this is "working". We have no idea if his bypass is working, what type, or if he set it correctly.
The OP is new to campers. His post started as water flows as a trickle. Then this,
ncladfw3 wrote:
Ok thanks, when I unscrewed the aerator that improved the flow. I still don't have hot water though. It is supposed to be an electric HW heater. I checked all of the circuit breakers and they are fine. Outside water valve under the trailer is closed.
He may not know how all the bypasses work, how they fail, or how to set them. He said there was no hot water, and cleaning the aerator improved flow, but he never clarified if water was fully flowing, half flowing, or now a big trickle on the hot side or cold. Once that is clarified, then one can start figuring out why it is not hot. If water (cold or hot), is not leaving the heater on full flow, that is a problem to sort out first. I asked him to clarify.
I explained my position on my thought process, with pictures even, yet you may still seem to feel I have posted "Misinformation" in bold letters, no less, without asking for clarification. How are you reading all I have posted as "misinformation"?
I did not say all your info is wrong, just what was stated below.
"Water coming from a hot water faucet (even if cold) means water is getting into and out of the water heater," ^ That my friend is mis-information.
You can have water come out of a hot faucet when the water heater is bypassed. No water is entering or leaving the water heater.
