2000 Bounder water heater bypass

[TCmart]

Hi all. It's time to winterize our new to us 2000 Bounder. I've blown out the water lines but for the life of me, cannot locate the water heater bypass. The owners manual says it's equipped with one but does not give a location.
It is an Attwood G6A-8E.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[TCmart]

Thanks to everyone especially RLS7201.Went back today and began searching around. Finally located the valve in the compartment to the rear of the water heater behind the rear axle. It was partially hidden behind a previous owners modification for storage shelving.
Thanks again for all the help!

[Ava]

Mine is in the compartment with the water pump. It is mounted inline with the plumbing from the pump and water tank. Also backs on to the hot water tank.
94 Bounder

[RLS7201]

Typically Fleetwood used a 3 way valve located in a compartment on either side of the water heater or behind a panel under the vanity. Mine is in the compartment to the rear of the water heater.

Richard
95 Bounder

[TCmart]

Thanks all! Couldn't find anything inside the rig but did crawl under the water heater location outside and there is an access panel reached from under the coach. A little too dark to work on tonight but will tackle it in the morning.
Hopefully that will answer my question.

[sch911]

Really??? The bypass is always on the back side of the water heater inside the rig. Find the WH on the outside of the rig, then go inside a focus your efforts in that area. You may have to remove a drawer or a false cabinet back, to get access to it.....

[ryanw821]

I would think it should be at the back side of the water heater, usually some kind of access door or panel has to be removed to get at it.

Mine is under the kitchen sink, I have to remove the shelf bottom and the water heater is under it. Then I have 3 valves, one to close HOT output of heater tank, one to close COLD input, and one to tie them together allowing the antifreeze to flow through all the HOT lines after the heater.

[Old-Biscuit]

Find/access the backside of water heater (inside RV...opposite of where the outside compartment is)


On water heater will be cold water inlet to bottom of tank, hot water outlet at top of tank and the 'bypass' connects the cold/hot lines.

Some have shutoff valve on each (Cold/hot/bypass----3 valves)
Some have shutoff valves on cold/bypass (2 valves) with a check valve in hot out
Some have shutoff valves on cold/hot (2 valves) that are 3-way valves
Some only have shutoff valve on cold which is a 3-way vlave and a check valve in hot out

You have to trace lines and see how valves are used.

[gbopp]

It probably won't help but, on our 96 Southwind the bypass valve is under the closet in the bedroom.

If you do not get a response from someone who has the same rig, start looking for an access panel.