winterizing unit (picture of water heater)
2016 Starcraft ar one maxx 19bhle Opened side panel outside and found this. Want to winterize but doesn't look anything like other heaters I have seen online or in videos. The backside is u...
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Your bypass valve is in the first picture. It is the one with the blue collar around the bottom. If the pressure were to build in your HW tank to a dangerous level this valve opens and steam/water would exit. When you are draining your tank, remove the white nylon nut and the water will glug, glug out. If you open the pressure relief valve it will flow out quickly.
As far as your bypass valves go, from your picture, the cold water enters the tank from the bottom line. The valve in this line should be turned parallel to the line to allow the water to enter. As it heats it will leave through the top line. If the valve in this line is parallel to the line it will flow out of the HW tank and on to the faucets beyond. The valve you see IN BETWEEN the cold and hot lines is the bypass valve. When operating you want this valve closed. Turn it perpendicular to the line it is in. YOu want the cold coming in and the hot leaving without the chance of them mixing in the middle somewhere.
When you winterize you need to drain the HW tank and then turn the top and bottom valves perpendicular to the lines so no water can get into or out of the tank. Make sure you turn the bypass valve to be parallel to the line it is in. So, think about it, if water gets into the cold water line it will flow toward the tank but then turn and go out the hot water line. No water in the HW tank as it is now "bypassed".
As far as your bypass valves go, from your picture, the cold water enters the tank from the bottom line. The valve in this line should be turned parallel to the line to allow the water to enter. As it heats it will leave through the top line. If the valve in this line is parallel to the line it will flow out of the HW tank and on to the faucets beyond. The valve you see IN BETWEEN the cold and hot lines is the bypass valve. When operating you want this valve closed. Turn it perpendicular to the line it is in. YOu want the cold coming in and the hot leaving without the chance of them mixing in the middle somewhere.
When you winterize you need to drain the HW tank and then turn the top and bottom valves perpendicular to the lines so no water can get into or out of the tank. Make sure you turn the bypass valve to be parallel to the line it is in. So, think about it, if water gets into the cold water line it will flow toward the tank but then turn and go out the hot water line. No water in the HW tank as it is now "bypassed".
