Re: Aqua hot question Reply #25 – May 08, 2022, 09:01:41 pm Quote from: dicksop – May 08, 2022, 08:56:01 pmI do not have that spiget as the PO changed the tap. Any other suggestions to attach a hose to?Something like this should work: Anderson Metals - 07046-0812 Brass Garden Hose Swivel Fitting, Connector,...Insert into the 1/2" pex drains at the bulkhead and attach garden hose Quote Selected As an Amazon Associate Foretravel Owners' Forum earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #26 – May 08, 2022, 09:02:10 pm Look at Keith's picture of the heater. Locate the red and white pex pipes on your heater. Attach flush hoses there. These pipes are on the bulkhead of your heater in the center of your coach. Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #27 – May 08, 2022, 10:16:01 pm Ok will take a look....I took your advice and decided to "cook" the vinegar in the aqua hot, Rudy, and turned on the electric to do this. I am plugged in to a 15 amp outlet. Nothing else is on. The power watch meter indicated a bit over 110 volts I checked it a while later and it did not seem to be on. I turned it off and tried the diesel and I could hear it come on and then it quit. I then turned it off. Did I pop the breaker under the drivers side?? Will the diesel fire up after I reset that breaker? All questions I am thinking about as it gets dark here and I am done for the day.... Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #28 – May 08, 2022, 10:43:12 pm Diesel burner and electric element are two separate systems on your heater. Neither affects the operation of the other except that heat from one can satisfy the control thermostat of the other cycling both heat sources off. Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #29 – May 09, 2022, 10:00:46 am Both my pex drains are white coming out of the AH. Do I attached the city water to a particular pex jose (cold or hot) or will either work. After I attach city water do I leave the other drain open to flush the AH? Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #30 – May 09, 2022, 10:04:15 am From what Rudy is saying, you would want to connect to the hot loop there. My thought would be to push water from an outlet back through the AH and OUT the drains. Going into the hot drain just continues to push debris through the system, no? Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #31 – May 09, 2022, 10:14:43 am When flushing the freshwater loop by connecting at the cold water in and hot water out at the heater bulkhead, the drains and the rest of the fresh water system is bypassed. If both pex pipes are the same color, hook them back up in the same places.Hooked up at the bukhead allows flushing one way and then the other. 150 lbs shop air will not hurt either if available.If your hot and cold drains, which are located at the outside edge of the coach, go straight through to the heater inlet and outlet, connect your pressure water there and open the other drain. Then connect to the other drain and flush in the other direction. Repeat several times.Water flushing addresses sediment build up. More pressure the better. Cooking with vinegar address mineral buildup Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #32 – May 09, 2022, 10:27:23 am Ok so I will buy the piece that WS6 recommended and then flush each one out separately. I will leave the outlet open at the AH drain that I am not hooked up to and then when flushed will reverse the hookup and repeat. I will leave the taps closed as well as the drains at the water pump. I am not sure if I can use air or notI hope that is what you mean!!? Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #33 – May 09, 2022, 12:40:03 pm Just remarking...removed the vinegar I put in last night and attached the city water to flush the rest out vinegar is low out but the issues still remains..almost zero hot water ( diesel has been running for an couple of hours) I am going to get that price suggested by WS6. And will start by flushing the cold line. I presume I should drain the hot and cold at the AH first???!Also should the AH be on while I do this procedure?Attach a re pics showing the drain line coming into the AH and the pex going vertical with a valve. My guess is I leave the valve as is Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #34 – May 09, 2022, 12:55:05 pm Rudy may have some suggestions for you on this, but when I had to replace the pressure relief valve in my AH, I did mark the tempering valve, then turn it all the way one way, then all the way the other way and then reset it. I do believe I had better flow and more consistent hot after that. Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #35 – May 09, 2022, 01:56:49 pm My tempering valve is located quite deep in and hard to reach and is opposite me. ( I can se the rotation indicator with a mirror) It is set almost all the way counterclockwise which means a high HOT water mix. I can turn it clockwise all the way and then back but I do not know where exactly to set it. Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #36 – May 09, 2022, 02:00:20 pm Put a thermometer under the hot water flow in the bathroom and after you are sure it is hot set the temp for around 110 Deg. I have mine set for 120 deg. to need less hot water while taking a shower. Quote Selected
Re: Aqua hot question Reply #37 – May 22, 2022, 12:12:40 am Water scale and mineral buildup in the plumbing pipes are one of the most prevalent causes of poor hot water pressure. When the deposit becomes too large, it might block water flow, lowering water pressure. In certain circumstances, the accumulation is limited to the water heater. If a reverse rinse does not helps. You checked the connection with an adapter and it's okay. Probably the problem is the heater itself. If you'll decide to change it, check here. The problem can be the filter. Filters are installed on the entrance and exit of some hot water systems. They gradually accumulate additional silt. A clogged filter, which is simple to replace or clean, is one of the most prevalent hot water problems. Quote Selected
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