Troubleshooting problems with your.
Rv hot water bypass valve leaking.
Cold water comes in at the bottom and hot water comes out of the top of the heater.
Turn it off and let it cool down before you open it.
If your rv has a bypass valve these two pipes will be connected directly to each other using a third pipe.
Add your own 1 way check valve to the water line on the inlet side of the pump.
Check for a rebuild kit for the water pump and find out if the internal check valve is a user serviceable part some art some are not.
The rv water system due to check values in the water system is a sealed system unlike a home water system that is open.
Check amazon or rv water filter store for options.
So far we replaced the hot water heater bypass valve no change flushing the fresh water tank several times after adding clr.
You need to winterize the water heater also.
Flushing the water heater storage holding tank several times.
Go whole hog and replace the pump itself.
This bypass valve helps prevent any freezing of the valves so that your water heater does not freeze during the winter.
I ve run out of things to check.
To do this you need to add some air into the water heater because if there is no air in the water heater to compress when the water gets hot the valve will leak.
After putting it in the bypass mode i noticed that the pump pulled all of the antifreeze out of the bottle before shutting off so i checked to see if any of the faucets were in the open.
Do note that it is advisable for you to stop running your water heater as soon as you discover a possible leak particularly if you are still some distance away from the nearest town or city where you can get in touch with a contractor.
If a leak on your water heater is suspected after doing all the steps above the power and water valve must be switched off.
The lever of the valve should point in the direction that you want the water to flow.
Hot water pressure very lot water is hot.
You may or may not already have a hot water heater bypass valve but it is important to make sure if you do or not.
Nothing like taking cold showers.
Don t open the drain plug on the water heater while it s hot when you re winterizing or sanitizing the water system.
