R-pod Owners Forum : No hot water http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : No hot water Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 00:30:15 +0000 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:45:51 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15741 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ No hot water : Thank you so much this is a great... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152106#152106 Author: Chunt1028
Subject: 15741
Posted: 16 Jun 2023 at 2:45pm

Thank you so much this is a great help]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:45:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152106#152106 No hot water : On a 179 you lift the mattress... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152105#152105 Author: hank*pod
Subject: 15741
Posted: 16 Jun 2023 at 10:15am

On a 179 you lift the mattress on the driver's side and then the plywood under that. There are two configurations of bypass, either three valves (cold line going in, hot line coming out and a valve in the line between the hot and cold legs)  or like my 2016-17 179, two valves - a valve on the cold leg that directs water either to the tank or to the bypass line, and a valve on the hot leg that closes to prevent water from entering the tank through the hot leg when the bypass is open.
Regardless of the number of valves, if the system was correctly set up for winterizing, switching to operational mode means turning every valve 90 degrees. The valve handles give an indication of the position - for example if the handle is at a right angle to the piping it is closed and if it's aligned with the piping it's open.
If you've tried to run the water heater in electric or propane mode and the tank was empty (or essentially empty) you may have damaged the water heater. Easier to fix if it was just electric (replace the electric heater element); I'm not sure what gets damaged if you run the propane burner with an empty tank.
You can see my 2-way valve on the blue (cold) line in the photo; it's oriented to let water flow into the tank. It's harder to see the black shutoff valve on the red (hot) line but I believe it's open.


]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:15:57 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152105#152105 No hot water : It looks like your water heater... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152103#152103 Author: Pete Brayton
Subject: 15741
Posted: 16 Jun 2023 at 9:43am

It looks like your water heater is up at the front driver's side of the camper next to your furnace. There should be an access panel on the inside that you can take off that will show the back side of the water heater and the two bypass valves.]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:43:08 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152103#152103 No hot water : Thanks Wondering Where would... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152102#152102 Author: Chunt1028
Subject: 15741
Posted: 16 Jun 2023 at 9:28am

Thanks
Wondering Where would I find this bypass valve you speak of ]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:28:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152102#152102 No hot water : Hopefully the water heater had... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152101#152101 Author: Tars Tarkas
Subject: 15741
Posted: 16 Jun 2023 at 7:54am

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Hopefully the water heater had water in it.
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Good point.  "Hot" water would have come out of the sink if the bypass valves were set to winter.  It wouldn't have been hot, and you're right, the water heater could have been empty.

TT
]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:54:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152101#152101 No hot water : Originally posted by Tars... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152100#152100 Author: hank*pod
Subject: 15741
Posted: 16 Jun 2023 at 6:33am

Originally posted by Tars Tarkas

I'll bet you need to reset the water heater bypass valves to their summer position.

TT
Hopefully the water heater had water in it.
]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 06:33:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152100#152100 No hot water : I'll bet you need to reset... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152098#152098 Author: Tars Tarkas
Subject: 15741
Posted: 15 Jun 2023 at 6:22pm

I'll bet you need to reset the water heater bypass valves to their summer position.

TT
]]> Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:22:10 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152098#152098 No hot water : So I have a 2015 179R I turned... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152097#152097 Author: Chunt1028
Subject: 15741
Posted: 15 Jun 2023 at 5:58pm

So I have a 2015 179R
I turned on the hot water valve in sink let it run until no air came through
I turned off gas and electric switches to off waited for 5 minutes turned on gas and electricity
Heard the click, click click and puff gas ignited waited a few minutes everything seamed to be working but never got hat water at sink or shower any ideas.]]> Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:58:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15741&PID=152097#152097