Water heater bypass valve dilemma. r Pod 189
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Topic: Water heater bypass valve dilemma. r Pod 189
Posted By: 3sunsets
Subject: Water heater bypass valve dilemma. r Pod 189
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2018 at 9:13pm
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I’m very familiar with normal configuration of water heater bypass valves but our new 189 has me frustrated. First of all to get to the back of the unit I had to remove the mattress then the sheet of plywood covering the compartment. Among the many manuals I received with the pod was nothing for the water heater, and the online manual represents nothing I have in my 189. There is a cold water input with a valve on it and the lever is pointing towards the water heater... There is also a valve on the “out” hot pipe with the lever also pointing towards the water heater. The only other valve I find is on the line to the pump...and that is inline with the line.....help please 😜. Thank you |
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2018 at 9:21pm
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Some newer Pods have a different valve configuration than they've had for years, so I won't try to help with that. And I don't know about where the WH is in a 180 either, but can't you take out 4 little screws on the kick panel in front of the water heater instead of disassembling the bed? I replaced my screws with velcro on the back of the panel, so there's noting to it to get to the water heater. Of course it's normally something one needs to do only twice a year. TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: 3sunsets
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2018 at 10:04pm
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Thanks... |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2018 at 10:36pm
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We have a 189 and I took pictures of the water heater plumbing. I'll share those tomorrow because they're on my PC ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 7:23am
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Here is pic of the set up like mine, as Tars said newer Pods may be different. The valve you mention in line with water pump is the syphon line to add antifreeze when winterizing.
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Posted By: 3sunsets
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 7:43am
| Thanks |
Posted By: 3sunsets
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 7:55am
| Thanks mcarter.. yours is the configuration I’m familiar with but mine is totally different. If I can figure out how to post a picture on here I will... |
Posted By: crankster78
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 9:45am
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Greetings Trace the lines out. You should have a line from the pump, This is the water in line. the second line goes to the system piping. Between them, you will have a short jumper line with a valve. the other 2 lines will have valves. For normal use the valve handles on the in and the out will be parallel with the lines. The short jumper line will have the handle at 90 degrees. Hope this helps. In the fall you will close the 2 valves and open the valve on the short jumper line. What I did with my 179 is cut the plywood under the bed at the edge of the compartment for the water heater, added a 1 by 2 to support it, which makes it much easier to get to the WH. Crankster78 ------------- Crankster 78 R-179 2015 |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 10:05am
Here are the photos of my RP189 water heater. I put them in PowerPoint so I could add annotations. Let me know if you have any other questions.  ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: 3sunsets
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 11:00am
| ZuBrew...thanks so much...this is exactly my configuration...your pics are very helpful!! Is the valve you show to the pump for antifreeze in the correct orientation for daily use? I plan to blow my system out for winterization so I shouldn’t have to touch this...is that correct? Thanks again for your time and help...regards, Bud |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 12:19pm
The valve shown by the pump for antifreeze is in the correct orientation for daily use. Since you're planning to blow your system out for winterization you shouldn’t have to touch that. But be sure you get all the water out of your system. I've read some stories from people that didn't do that very well and had issues with things freezing and breaking. I'm planning to use antifreeze. I'm also planning to make a trap door to access all of these components instead of having to remove the screws every time for the mattress support. ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: 3sunsets
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2018 at 2:52pm
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Thanks again...the trap door sounds like a good idea...I’ll add It to my to do list...I’m sure antifreeze is a good idea...I always used antifreeze in my pop up winterization and it survived many Michigan winters...thanks for your valuable help... Bud
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Posted By: 3sunsets
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2018 at 8:38pm
| As it turns out I did use antifreeze in my winterization. I also made a smaller access panel to make the pump and water heater much more accessible... |