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    Posted: 14 Oct 2016 at 7:59pm
Originally posted by wbmasche

I have a 2017 Model 180 and it has 3 valves.  I have winterized and all 3 are turned perpendicular to their respective pipes [after drawing in the antifreeze from the tube]  I guess there are several configurations.

The middle valve should be open, parallel to the pipe, while pumping antifreeze. That allows antifreeze to flow through the hot water pipes. For storage it makes no difference how you leave them, but you should have it open again next year to flush all the AF out.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Oct 2016 at 8:57pm
Originally posted by furpod

 
It does not. And come spring we will see quite a few bad pumps and many broken pre-filter housings. Happens every year.

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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Oct 2016 at 9:01pm
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Originally posted by PodWa

Our 2017 R Pod 179 only has two water heater bypass valves -- a two-way valve on the inlet and a shutoff valve on the outlet.  Moving the two-way valve directs the inlet to the bypass pipe and the shutoff valve blocks the water heater outlet.  Make sense?

Yes, that makes perfect sense. The two way valve performs the function of two of the conventional valves. That's a simple and obvious improvement, but I can't think of any way to accomplish the objective with only one valve unless it's a fancy multi-function valve or an additional check valve is involved.

My Salem only has one valve.  Took me by surprise the first time I winterized it and I ran a test or two to be sure it didn't allow antifreeze into the WH.
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Posts: 1797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Oct 2016 at 11:33am
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Originally posted by CharlieM

Originally posted by PodWa

Our 2017 R Pod 179 only has two water heater bypass valves -- a two-way valve on the inlet and a shutoff valve on the outlet.  Moving the two-way valve directs the inlet to the bypass pipe and the shutoff valve blocks the water heater outlet.  Make sense?

Yes, that makes perfect sense. The two way valve performs the function of two of the conventional valves. That's a simple and obvious improvement, but I can't think of any way to accomplish the objective with only one valve unless it's a fancy multi-function valve or an additional check valve is involved.

My Salem only has one valve.  Took me by surprise the first time I winterized it and I ran a test or two to be sure it didn't allow antifreeze into the WH.

Details please, Doug. Where is the valve and is it shutoff or two way? Did you have the HW faucets open?. The anode port open? How is it plumbed? Any check valves? I'm really baffled by this.
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I'll have to investigate it further when I winterize in a week or two.  I believe it was at the top of the WH but I don't remember if it was 2 or 3 way.  I did not remove the anode.  I do open the hot water faucets as part of winterizing.
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Posts: 64 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Oct 2016 at 7:59am
Hi, my 2017.5 (blue) has 3 valves...when I turned on the pump, the pink stuff started coming out the bathroom sink with the hot and cold shut off...I could not stop it...was able to get it winterized, am I doing something wrong? 
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Are you saying that the faucets would not shut off when you turned the pump on? That might indicate a problem with the faucets. They should shut off the same as when water is flowing through the pipes. Did you just get the R-Pod? Did the bathroom sink faucet operate properly with plain water? You may need to check with your dealer if the faucet is not operating properly to get it fixed under warranty.
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Posts: 64 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Oct 2016 at 9:03pm
Yes, unfortunately I did not check faucet with running water...picked it up in Ohio and drove home to Rhode Island...tried everything in trailer except that sink...ran the pink thru the lines and cudn't shut off the small sink...
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Hopefully, you will find a place local to you that will do warranty work. 
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