small leak (drip) behind the hot water tank.
I was poking around the hidden spaces in the rv looking for a possible place to mount a vac system. I took of the small door under the drawers and TV in the bedroom and found the hot water tank. Notic...
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I'm also confused as they BOTH look like mixing valves...........:H
The mixing valve should be connected to hot out on tank (top) with a cold line from below connecting to it and then a 'hot' line going out from mixing valve that feeds ALL of the hot water system.
So top one should be mixing valve.
Bottom one should be cold inlet and possibly bypass.
What 'drain line' are you checking water temp at?
Water heater water temp should be 160*F (+/-) measured at T&P Valve
Hot water system temp should be 130*F (+/-) coming out of closest faucet.....straight hot wise of faucet
The mixing valve should be connected to hot out on tank (top) with a cold line from below connecting to it and then a 'hot' line going out from mixing valve that feeds ALL of the hot water system.
So top one should be mixing valve.
Bottom one should be cold inlet and possibly bypass.
What 'drain line' are you checking water temp at?
Water heater water temp should be 160*F (+/-) measured at T&P Valve
Hot water system temp should be 130*F (+/-) coming out of closest faucet.....straight hot wise of faucet
