No Hot Water In RV? Check This First!
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- No Hot Water In RV? Check This First!
In this video i show what to check first if you have no hot water in your RV
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First time camper here
My problem was I bought it used & the previous owner had winterized it.
It was the valve right after the hot water tank, the valve was open between the hot & cold
Thanks a million! No more cold showers
Great video
Thats Awesome happy you got it going! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel! :)
Amen
This worked for me! You just saved me from cold showers. Thanks!!!!
Thank you. I needed the information on the cold and hot water and closing the valve between them. Thanks yiur the 1 of 10 videos to show me that. Excuse my ignorance newbie here
Thank you so much for information. you saved me some money. Did same thing you were talking about. I am a new RVer and a female, so I am learning so much
Wonderful! Glad i could help!
I bought a used RV in May from a private party and suffered with luke warm water all summer. With fall temperatures cooling, it was urgent that I have hot water. After spending an afternoon troubleshooting and still not figuring it out, I went on UA-cam and watched video after video on how to fix a suburban water heater. Finally at 9:30 pm I saw this title and clicked to watch it. When I saw the first thing mentioned was to make sure that the bypass valve was closed, I had to rush out and check my unit, at night, in the rain! Sure enough it was open!!! I closed it and for the first time ever, I’ve got hot water. Wow. Thanks so much for the tip.
Reflecting on the situation, I bought it from a person who was selling the RV for the owner and knew nothing about it. The owner had winterized it and part of the process was to bypass the hot water tank. I in my inexperience, knew enough to open the valves to and from the tank but forgot about the bypass until I saw this video. Ahhhh... the learning curve.
Wonderfull! Glad you found the problem! I have also herd of people turning the outside shower on cold & hot then just shutting the shower head off and not the hot/cold controls they say this will also make the hot cold mix resulting in no hot water... Thanks for watching Cheers!
Thank you so much, just bought a used RV could not figure out why not hot water on ac, but the outside tank switch was off. VERY HELPFUL VIDEO
Thats great! Happy it helped you out!
That was exactly what the problem was. Watched this video, closed the valve and viola hot water! Thanks for this video much appreciation!
Excellent!
Yup it got me too. Hidden behind the air flow tube for the furnace. For a while we had hot water then it went lukewarm. Always thinking the worst I focused elsewhere. Thanks for your service. W
Great stuff happy it helped!
Thanks this video has saved me 2 times having to go back to dealership. Thanks for putting this on UA-cam!
Thats Great! Let me know if you have any questions in the future and I will try to answer them! Thanks For Watching Cheers!
Thanks resolved the problem, the valve between the hot and cold was open I closed it and presto hot water in my rv now. Very helpful video.
Thanks
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Thanks you so very much for this information. We just got back from a 3 day trip and couldn't figure out why our hot water tank was hot but no hot water at the faucet. Just went out and checked the lines and sure enough the valve was on to the hot and cold lines. You just saved me a trip to the RV repair shop.
Wonderfull Glad the video helped you out! Cheers! :)
Thank you for this simple video...I have hot water now! :)
Your Very Welcome! Happy it helped you out! :)
Thanks so much, we had been without hot water 2 days.
Glad I could help!
New it was an easy fix. So glad I found your video. Thank you much..no one else I found mentioned this👍
Thank you so much for this video! For some reason the valve was off on the hot water heater. Easy fix. Would have cost a fortune to bring it to the shop.
Lori
Thats what i love to hear! Thats great! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel! :)
Just happend to me, aswell this past weekend, Just picked it up from the RV dealership for the first time, had some issues ,,this being one of them, always pays to have a smart friend along, lol, This was the exact problem, which should have been done at the dealership, and also water holding tank valve was left open, so when first started filling it ,,it was coming out faster than the hose was putting in the water, there are a few other issues aswell, but getting them dealt with this weekend, Always check everything before taking ownership from a dealer, and keep your smart buddy happy,,lolol
Yea i hear yea! I just bought a 2018 Springdale and have had nothing but problems! I am starting to think buying a few years old is better as most of the problems would be worked out by then! Cheers. :)
You would think so, turns out I did not have heat aswell coming out of my Heater,,they replaced the mother board and it seems to have fixed it, and then suddenly no tailights or signals, they tried saying that the wiring was a commonly used wear and tear item like brakes and tires etc, and all this happend on my first trip out, they said if it was past the 30 days they would not cover the electrical problem and because it was on the chassis which was seperate from the RV, I was stunned, got the extended warranty, And they almost never covrered the wiring repair, and this was a 2 year old unit, 2016 ex rental unit, nothing but a hassle with the service department, So buying from a dealership is not all what it is cracked up to be aswell, ,,You buy from a dealership hoping you don't get problems and issues, Just my experience with my first time buying a RV off a lot,,
Most of them only care about the sale and do what ever it takes to get you to sign the dotted line then your nobody to them! Very sad way to do business! I treat my customers & return customers like GOLD because i know thats how i would want to be treated!
LittleRVrentals.com I heard rvs are very problematic! and you just got brand new with bunch of problems!
Thank you for your step by step instructions just save me a few hundred dollars camping with family and had no hot water something as simple as shutting off the cold mixing with the hot they say a picture is worth 1000 words in this case it was worth a couple hundred bucks thank you sincerely JW 😎
Thanks for your kind words! Happy helped!
Good video. For me, it was a hidden valve behind the water heater. It was on a 3-way valve, but instead of facing you, it was facing away. Can't see it, just had to feel for it. Look for any splice along the water lines.
Thank you as I have been trying figure why I my hot water was luke warm.
Your Very Welcome! Happy it helped you out Cheers :)
it could also be the restrictor valve on the back, top line coming out of the water heater. They tend to break.
Yes check valves can fail as well
You my friend are a godsend!!!
Well Thanks! :)
I just bought a used RV last summer and couldn't figure out how to get hot water. As soon as we are able; I am going to try this.
yes give it a try! and let me know...
Bingo! Thanks! I totally forgot to change my valves after dewinterizing!!!!!
Awesome happy it helped!
My best friend's mom just started RVing, I'm going to forward her this video as this is super useful. I'd love to get on the road and see the States someday, but must admit that I get overwhelmed by all the maintenance issues!
Thank you. This video was very helpful.
Thank you your video solved my problem. Short and sweet and useful.
Thats Great! :)
Thanks for the video, you just saved me a trip to the RV dealer. I never noticed that lower valve on mine as its in a almost hiden spot.
Thats Great! Glad I could help! Cheers,
You have three I can only find two to open.
There should be 3 valves one with line going into bottom of hot water tank and one coming out of the top then theres another valve in between those two, fallow your lines they may have the hidden valve somewhere else... If not you should have hot water if not then there may be another problem... Cheers, :)
Its working now.Thanks.
Last month, we bought a new Coachmen Clipper with a We have a Suburban, Airxcel, Inc. SW6DP Direct Spark Ignition. We took it out for a 3 day stay in an RV park and the hot water worked fine.
I took a 2 month volunteer camp host job 4 hours away on the Coast. And now the hot water will not work! The DSI FLT red light flickers on and off.
We turned the propane take on, full blast. We ran the water out of the tap. It did not warm up.
We found the reset button. Pushed it. No change. The reset button had NOT popped out, so that was not the problem.
Did you find out what the problem was? I have a similar issue, but just started looking into it.
Thanks I did all you said, hot water is in the tank I check the valve it's hot coming out. I dont have a valve like yours, only o e that turns the water off and on going into the tank.
Checked the outside shower valve bypassed it.
Still no hot water coming through, heats up fine gas comes on heats but still nothing coming out of the faucet?
Never had this before it has always worked until this year, this is the first time I used the hot water this year as well....umm I'm completely at ends...great video btw just didnt work for me.Any other ideas?
Sounds like it could be a failed check valve located on the inlet or outlet of the hot water tank. There is a spring and washer in there and if it fails it creates an obstruction in the line stoping the hot water. If you disconnect the water lines and put your pinki finger in the brass check valve you should feel a spring in there it's a back flow preventer. I think i show this check valve in a video of mine called (how to winterize your RV fast).
You could also have a failed water valve you may think it's turning on or off at the tank but is broken inside the valve... But check the check valve first! :)
Fixed my problem. Thanks!
Thats Awesome! Thanks for stoping by.. :)
Yay! That was the problem! Thank You so much.... now I'm the hero around here (~\
Awesome! Thanks for watching! Cheers,
What brand of heater is this one? I have one just like it but cannot find and brand stickers
Hi there if yours looks the same as mine and has a metal rod for a drain plug then it's a Suburban hot water heater, The Atwood hotwater heaters have a plastic drain plug. Hope this helps! Cheers :)
At 2:48 you say something about "the valve". What valve are you talking about and what did you say? There as a jump cut and you cut of the verbiage.
Pressure Relief Valve?
Thanks. I don't think that was what got cut off. Anyway it's a moot point now. I figured out what the problem is in my unit. There's a check valve (no backflow) in a brass fitting on the hot outlet of my suburban heater. That appears to be part of the design to save an extra tap during bypass. Seems that valve just quit and stopped my hot water flow.
Yes i had the same thing happen to me that back flow valve blew up and turned a rubber washer sideways and restricted the hot water flow!
I have a 2008 tioga Ranger and I don't see any valves... only a hot water hose and cold water hose. I have lukewarm water. It is igniting and it seems to burn as long as usual but not hot hot. Just warm.
You could have an air lock in the hot water tank. when cool try pulling the pressure relief valve on the hotter tank and see if any air comes out... Could also be a bad check valve on the tank that is restricting hot water flow. Also make sure outside shower taps turned off could be mixing if not. Cheers, :)
@@Littlervrentals Thanks for the reply! It was the outside shower!!
Hello, how do you ignite and how do you fill, hot water tank?
Hi there, If you can fined the compartment inside the trailer that has the hot water tank stored there will be a top valve and bottom valve line going into the tank. Make sure they are in the open position. Turn on hot valve at sink tap as well as water pump or unless your hooked to city water... To light the hotter tank there should be a switch somewhere if not and it's a very old unit you may have to light it manually from outside compartment. Hope this helps Cheers, :)
Thank you!!!!!!!!!! Can't believe i didn't try this!!
Happy to help! Thanks For Watching!
Thanks very helpful video
Your Welcome, Thanks For Watching!
Thank you so much for this video. We purchased a 2003 Thor chateau 5th wheel and it has no manuals or instructions. Would you happen to know where I can find info on it. Thor itself has no clue.
Best thing to do is try to find a model number on the unit and use google to search hopefully someone out there has put out a manual online Cheers,
I have exact same water heater, no water is coming out of the taps? after following all the instructions.
Hi there Follow your pipes there may be another valve hiding some where... Cheers, :)
Thanks,
Thanks For Watching!
So when I close that valve that mixes the water when I turn my water to hot the water stops coming out
Hi Are the other 2 valves at the hot water tank in the open position?
LittleRVrentals.com yes they are I replaced the anode rod today because it was veryyy decomposed could a valve be clogged?
@@ChaseandGavin Mines doing the same thing. Did you figure it out?
I dont have a hot water bypass valve on my boiler. I have no hot water. 5th wheel cardinal rv. Can anyone help?
did you try on electric and propane? should work on one or another. Also check if you have an outside shower that the taps are turned off tight or the hot and cold could mix.
does the propane light on it's own as needed on that unit?
Yes it's a electronic ignition. Turn propane bottle on, flip switch, it will then light up red until lit then light will go off.
Hi, thanks for the video! My problem is that I have no hot water flow anywhere, it was working fine and then just stopped, if I turn the bypass I have cold water coming out of the hot & cold. Then, when I turn it back, nothing. Any help would be appreciated, it is a single bypass heater.
Hi there sounds like it could be a check valve problem it's like a brass fitting that enters the water tank at the bottom and exits out the top check out my other video how to winterize an RV fast, I show these fittings Hope this helps Cheers :)
@@Littlervrentals Thanks, I'd come to that same conclusion! I'd imagine that there's only oned check valve.
Normally it's just on the bottom inlet but i have seen them on the top as well. If you take the bottom pipe fitting off and stick your pinky finger in the brass fitting you should feel a little spring thats the check valve.
@@Littlervrentals that sounds like my problem where is the video on that?
Have water in shower an kitchen sink but none in bathroom sink what is wrong
Hi there did you check to see if you have shutoff valves under bathroom sink and that they are turned on?