Hot Water Heater Bypass Valves
I was de winterizing my Puma today...I noticed one of my bypass valves at the hot water heater leaking. I have it out, would anyone know of a good place to get a replacement valve? I have been tryin...
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hohenwald48 wrote:SDcampowneroperator wrote:
Shark bite fittings work very well, on new tubing, but cannot be removed without cutting the pipe. I would stay with the style you have in case the tubing has been deformed by the prior fittings, in which case other style fittings may not seal.
You didnt say where the valve is leaking, or what type. Give us a heads up?
You might want to watch this video to learn the proper way to remove a shark bite type fitting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFEmVVYcxdQ
On my Puma in the hallway is a small panel on the left side at floor level. It has two screws holding it...behind it is the plastic valves going to the hot water heater and the bypass valve. The cold water valve that controls the water going into the hot water heater was the one that was leaking. I always do a leak check on the plumbing after the winter. It had a small stream of water spouting out. Look at your fittings in your trailer to see what they look like...I took a Dreml to mine and cut the clamp being careful not to damage the plastic elbow that they were connected too. When I cut them with the Dreml the clamp opened up some so I could insert a small flat bladed screw driver into them and open them up. You just have to be careful in not doing more damage.
