Water works in bathroom, but Kitchen sink is just a trickle

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.

You should be able to carefully pull the aerator apart and clean out whatever is clogging it and it should work better when you screw it back in.

JBarca you missed his post by 1 minute. I hate it when that happens. :)

ncladfw3, glad you figured out the hot water.

CA Traveler wrote:
Clean the faucat screen, possible fillter for the sink. Check hot water heater bypass valves and outside water valves closed. Check that the heater is working and producing hot water.

Had one trailer I used for a year or so and got tired of the trickle in the bathroom. Brushed my teeth SO many times. Cleaned out the screen to find half a cockroach. Ugh...don't put it off.

JBarca wrote:

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.

Hi,

A few things to confirm and then look for,

1. Confirm this, at any faucet in the camper (bath, shower, kitchen, outside shower etc) at the hot water faucet "only", does any water come out of any faucet? The water may be cold, but knowing if any water comes out helps pinpoint the issue. Water coming from a hot water faucet (even if cold) means water is getting into and out of the water heater, just it may not be hot, which is a different problem. No water coming out of any faucet points to the bypass valves are not letting water in, or out, OR a check valve on the hot outlet port of the water heater is defective pending the type of bypass setup you have

2. Please let us know the make and model of the heater. We are assuming you have a tank-type heater, but some campers now have tankless heaters, which are different.

Assuming you have water coming out of hot faucets, just not hot, try this:

3. Make sure the circuit breaker in the power converter is ON for the water heater.

4. If you have an Atwood or Suburban tank-type water heater, they normally have an LP gas mode. Does the LP gas mode work to fire the burner? If the gas side does not fire the burner, the controls can lock out the electric portion. Here is where we need the make/model of the heater to dig deeper.

Make sure there is water in the heater before ANY water heating is started. The electric element can burn out in short order, seconds if there is no water in the heater. If the LP gas mode works, but the electric portion does not, as long as 120 AC power is going to the heater, and the controls are on, the water should heat in about 20 to 30 minutes. The element may be burnt out if 120-volt AC power is getting to the element heater.

The above is sort of generic, we really need to know the heater make and model to help better.

If you do not know how the bypass valves work, post a picture of the back of the heater, and they will tell us how it is piped.


I hope this helps,

John

Reply #1 - Misinformation.

Water will still come out the hot water faucet if the water heater is bypassed.

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.

Hi,

A few things to confirm and then look for,

1. Confirm this, at any faucet in the camper (bath, shower, kitchen, outside shower etc) at the hot water faucet "only", does any water come out of any faucet? The water may be cold, but knowing if any water comes out helps pinpoint the issue. Water coming from a hot water faucet (even if cold) means water is getting into and out of the water heater, just it may not be hot, which is a different problem. No water coming out of any faucet points to the bypass valves are not letting water in, or out, OR a check valve on the hot outlet port of the water heater is defective pending the type of bypass setup you have

2. Please let us know the make and model of the heater. We are assuming you have a tank-type heater, but some campers now have tankless heaters, which are different.

Assuming you have water coming out of hot faucets, just not hot, try this:

3. Make sure the circuit breaker in the power converter is ON for the water heater.

4. If you have an Atwood or Suburban tank-type water heater, they normally have an LP gas mode. Does the LP gas mode work to fire the burner? If the gas side does not fire the burner, the controls can lock out the electric portion. Here is where we need the make/model of the heater to dig deeper.

Make sure there is water in the heater before ANY water heating is started. The electric element can burn out in short order, seconds if there is no water in the heater. If the LP gas mode works, but the electric portion does not, as long as 120 AC power is going to the heater, and the controls are on, the water should heat in about 20 to 30 minutes. The element may be burnt out if 120-volt AC power is getting to the element heater.

The above is sort of generic, we really need to know the heater make and model to help better.

If you do not know how the bypass valves work, post a picture of the back of the heater, and they will tell us how it is piped.


I hope this helps,

John

Ok, turns out it is a propane only HW heater. Problem solved. thx.

ncladfw3,

Welcome to the forums.

The water heater will have a by pass valve. There are 2 types.

Have a look in the outside access for the water heater. Check to see if there is water in it, with the power off and the propane off.

This video may help:

https://youtu.be/GiGY_zDjlCg

The couple I bought the trailer from said the HW heater was both gas and electric.

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.

As said unscrew the aerator from the tip of the faucet and see if the flow improves.