Winterizing Atwood water heater
My last toy hauler with the Suburban type water heater was easy. I drained the tank, and under the kitchen sink, there was a shut off valve on the back side of the water heater. Then I winterized the ...
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Locate backside of water heater tank....directly opposite outside compartment.
S/B at least ONE valve...cold inlet
That cold inlet may also be the bypass valve.
Handle parallel with cold water line...cold inlet
Handle perpendicular with cold line (90*turn...parallel with cold to hot line...bypass setting)
No valves would be very unusual....find backside of WH Tank and LOOK.
Trace cold/hot lines----shutoff valves would be fairly close by
Air pressure...blowing out lines OK provided you get ALL the lines
S/B at least ONE valve...cold inlet
That cold inlet may also be the bypass valve.
Handle parallel with cold water line...cold inlet
Handle perpendicular with cold line (90*turn...parallel with cold to hot line...bypass setting)
No valves would be very unusual....find backside of WH Tank and LOOK.
Trace cold/hot lines----shutoff valves would be fairly close by
Air pressure...blowing out lines OK provided you get ALL the lines
