Water Heater Question
Haven't posted for a while, which is probably a good thing since it means the RV has been working and I haven't needed all the good advice offered here!
On our final few days of camping, the red 'warning' light came on the hot water switch and the heater stopped working. Then I noticed some leaking water from the outside panel so I switched the plumbing to bypass for the rest of the trip. When I got home I discovered a pin prick hole in the plastic plug on the tank drain. I replaced the plug and reconnected the bypass to the heater and turned the heater on to see if it would work. It did, though instead of taking 20-25 min to fully heat, it took about double the time but eventually stopped. No leaks anywhere so turned it off. A week later when I went to drain the tank for winterizing, when I removed the plug, the water pressure was so great that I immediately was soaked from the chest down. In the dozen or so years of draining the heater tank I have never experienced that kind of pressure when removing the plug. Is it normal for this, being that the heater had been off for a week and the water was cold? It is an Atwood gas heater model g6a-8e. Thanks in advance.
On our final few days of camping, the red 'warning' light came on the hot water switch and the heater stopped working. Then I noticed some leaking water from the outside panel so I switched the plumbing to bypass for the rest of the trip. When I got home I discovered a pin prick hole in the plastic plug on the tank drain. I replaced the plug and reconnected the bypass to the heater and turned the heater on to see if it would work. It did, though instead of taking 20-25 min to fully heat, it took about double the time but eventually stopped. No leaks anywhere so turned it off. A week later when I went to drain the tank for winterizing, when I removed the plug, the water pressure was so great that I immediately was soaked from the chest down. In the dozen or so years of draining the heater tank I have never experienced that kind of pressure when removing the plug. Is it normal for this, being that the heater had been off for a week and the water was cold? It is an Atwood gas heater model g6a-8e. Thanks in advance.
