Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: 2020 171 water heater

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2020 171 water heater

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Topic: 2020 171 water heater

Posted By: JoeSaint
Subject: 2020 171 water heater
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2020 at 5:39pm

I just winterized my 2020 171, and there is no “middle” bypass valve? Just one at the top and one at the bottom? So I just turned them both off which sends the water past the heater. But I thought there was supposed to be one in the middle?

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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2020 at 5:45pm

No middle valve, you're good. A middle valve would be a mixing valve to mix hot and cold water. Just take out the anode now to drain the tank.

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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2020 at 6:58pm

Curious as to when FR went to the 2 valve system. Has it been quite a few years?

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Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2020 at 9:54pm

Are you talking about the valve that is for the suction line? It should be there....somewhere...

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Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2020 at 10:07am

Be sure to relieve the pressure on the water heater before you loosen the anode rod or you'll get quite a squirt. Lift the little handle on the pressure relief valve and let the pressure dissipate. It only takes a second.

On our 2009, 172 there was a middle valve, but it was eliminated in subsequent years as it was a waste of materials and labor and not needed to bypass the water heater.

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