R-pod Owners Forum : hot water http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Campers Flea Market : hot water Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 23:46:37 +0000 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:04:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10239 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ hot water : Open the relief valve on the water... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95637#95637 Author: Bugout
Subject: 10239
Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 2:04pm

Open the relief valve on the water heater to see if you have water in it if not it's the by pass. The relief valve is under the black water door.]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:04:49 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95637#95637 hot water : Ditto!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95608#95608 Author: Leo B
Subject: 10239
Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 8:50am

Ditto!!]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:50:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95608#95608 hot water : Two things: you need to find the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95601#95601 Author: Tars Tarkas
Subject: 10239
Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 7:36am

Two things: you need to find the bypass valves and check them.  They are on the inside of the pod, opposite where the water heater is on the outside.  As far as I know, there's no such things as automatic bypass valves.  If you're hearing the propane shut down, the bypass valves aren't your problem.  You may need to let it try several times so that the system is purged of air.

If you're in a campground with electricity you can run the water heater on 120v AC in addition or instead of propane.  If you do that and still don't get hot water your bypass valves are almost certainly in the winter position.

TT
]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2017 07:36:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95601#95601 hot water : I'm willing to do all that... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95596#95596 Author: spentwings
Subject: 10239
Posted: 26 Jun 2017 at 11:21pm

I'm willing to do all that if she would figure out why I can't get the hot water to work on our R179!  I turn the switch to the "on" position and hear what sound like the burner tuning on.  But after about 10-15 seconds it shuts down and the DSI Fault light reappears.  Propane is on, stove burners function normally.  I'm hooked to city water, pressure is normal from both hot and cold kitchen spigots.  Outside shower is  checked and off.  The manual refers to bypass valves which I cannot find anywhere.  It seems like some models (maybe mine) have automatic bypass valves, but I haven't been able to determine what I really have.    Nor, does the manual explain how the automatic valves are supposed to work.

I removed the vent under the bed, no valves anywhere in there.  None on the outside water heater panel, either.

I'm hooked to the RV park AC and water.

I'm stumped.
]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:21:07 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95596#95596 hot water : Originally posted by spentwings Been... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95575#95575 Author: fwunder
Subject: 10239
Posted: 26 Jun 2017 at 6:29pm

Originally posted by spentwings


Been there! Sometimes chocolate works. Sometimes flowers. Most of the time, just saying, "Sorry" and then cooking dinner and cleaning kitchen works.

Hope that helps!

fred
]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:29:19 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95575#95575 hot water : http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10239&PID=95574#95574 Author: spentwings
Subject: 10239
Posted: 26 Jun 2017 at 6:19pm

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