RV Hot Water Heater
Just bought a new RV. We've had one before and hardly had any issues. One issue I'm having with the new RV is getting hot water. I've attached a picture of the setup for the hot water tank. To me...
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wa8yxm wrote:
THanks for the photo.
There are 3 hot water bypass systems used in RV's. I will explain why later
1 Valve
2 Valve (what you have. I"ve never seen one before)
3 vlave (What I have)
The two valves one hot and one cold are 3-way valves. Now USUALLY you turn the valve to where you want the water to flow.. Turning the cold valve one way water flows into the heater tank. the other way into the bypass hose and likely ther eis an OFF too if its not locked into 90 degrees.
Same for the hot but the flow is FROM the tank/bypass
WHY.
Well to give you an example.. Last April I figured it was warm enough and headed north. .SURPRISE. well below freezing long about Ohio. So i put my vlaves in BYPASS and opened the water heater drain.. Saved on propane to keep the water wet instead of HARD (Hard as Ice)
I have seen what happens when you freeze a full heater.. (Thankfully it was not MY heater).
Thanks for your response. So do you agree that both valves should be turned in the same direction?
