Water heater issues - Event Date: 14 May 2017 |
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Madmojo
Newbie Joined: 25 Apr 2017 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
Calendar Event: Water heater issues Posted: 14 May 2017 at 7:32pm |
Hello
We took our new 2017 R pod 176 out this weekend for the first time. All was good except we could not get the water heater to work. We would get warm water for about 10 seconds then it was cold. Any suggestions would be appreciated
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 14 May 2017 at 8:16pm |
Are you sure the winterization bypass valves are set correctly?
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 14 May 2017 at 9:20pm |
Sounds like it is only half turned.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 9:28am |
As these guys mention, the 100% answer for that is bypass valves are set wrong, specifically the center valve.
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salgado-slaven
Newbie Joined: 22 Mar 2017 Location: Georgia Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 3:55pm |
Does the RPod 180 , 2017 model have a bypass valve? I looked and could not find it. Same thing happened to us this weekend, no warm water.
There is a lot of instructions on the paperwork received and there is a lot on line but it seems like it all goes in a circle. From my perspective I really would like to get to warm water. :-) So something like; 1. plug electricity, 2. turn on propane (if it is needed, which I think it is), turn switch on in heater...etc...would very helpful. I need to do this correctly in two weeks as we will be out for a few days. Thanks so much everyone. Newbie here as well.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 4:06pm |
The 180 should have the water heater in the same location as the 179. If you look on the outside of your 180, you should see the outside portion of the water heater behind the drop-down cover. The inside portion is (naturally) in the same location on the inside. It will be under the queen bed. There are two ways of accessing the valves. One is to remove the mattress and remove the bed platform. The other is to crawl under the opening and remove the access panel that is under there behind the furnace. Once you gain access to the space, you will see which valve configuration you have. Adjust the valves appropriately, and it should fix the problem.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 5:07pm |
I saw an interesting article about another RV where the water was coming out lukewarm even though the water heater appeared to be working. As it turned out, the cutoff on the outside shower head was engaged and the hot and cold water were left on, causing the water to intermix through the faucet valves.
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 5:26pm |
ALL pods have a bypass system and winterization system from the factory. The bypass valves are on the BACK of the WH.. in your case, under the bed. |
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