Hot water mixing with cold
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Topic: Hot water mixing with cold
Posted By: johnandwendee
Subject: Hot water mixing with cold
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 5:10pm
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We have just started our second r.pod trip. It looks like (not sure yet), the hot water is mixing with the cold because it is lukewarm. Perhaps we turned one valve too many when we winterized in November or when we opened things up today. We think we saw a similar problem on this site awhile ago but we can't find the answer. Suggestions?
Thanks John ------------- John and Wendee Bracebridge, Ontario Canada |
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 5:27pm
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It sounds like the valve between the input valve and output valve at the water heater is open. There are 3 valves at the water heater. The one in the middle should be closed and the others open when using the water heater. TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 5:33pm
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Exactly. Happens to most newbies at least once.
------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 5:45pm
Ditto... ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 6:25pm
And sometimes it happens when you're not a newbie as well  ------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150 |
Posted By: johnandwendee
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 6:49pm
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All responders... THANKS!!!!!! My technical wife follows this forum and remembered something about hot/cold mixing. I put out the question and your answers were really fast. Thanks again. John ------------- John and Wendee Bracebridge, Ontario Canada |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2015 at 10:06pm
 This is pretty crude, but maybe it helps. The valves are the thin black lines. In the summer, cold water flows into the water heater and hot flows out.In the winter, you cut the water heater out of the plumbing circuit. You can use cold water without filling and having to re-drain the water heater to re-winterize, or, more likely, you can just drain the water heater for the winter and run anti-freeze through the rest of the plumbing. This lets the you bypass the water heater, thereby saving about 6 gallons of antifreeze. You don't need antifreeze in a water heater that can be emptied and bypassed. Aside from the cost of 6 gallons of antifreeze, it may not be good for the water heater, I don't know, but flushing the antifreeze from the water heater would be too much trouble too. TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2015 at 6:54pm
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Moving this over to the pod section. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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