R-pod Owners Forum : Water heater issues

R-pod Owners Forum : Water heater issues http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Water heater issues Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 03:04:50 +0000 Mon, 15 May 2017 17:26:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9952 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Water heater issues : Originally posted by salgado-slavenDoes... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93286#93286 Author: furpod
Subject: 9952
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 5:26pm

Originally posted by salgado-slaven

Does the RPod 180 , 2017 model have a bypass valve? I looked and could not find it. Same thing happened to us this weekend, no warm water.

There is a lot of instructions on the paperwork received and there is a lot on line but it seems like it all goes in a circle. From my perspective I really would like to get to warm water. :-)

So something like; 1. plug electricity, 2. turn on propane (if it is needed, which I think it is), turn switch on in heater...etc...would very helpful.

I need to do this correctly in two weeks as we will be out for a few days.

Thanks so much everyone.

Newbie here as well.

ALL pods have a bypass system and winterization system from the factory. The bypass valves are on the BACK of the WH.. in your case, under the bed.
]]> Mon, 15 May 2017 17:26:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93286#93286 Water heater issues : I saw an interesting article about... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93283#93283 Author: TheBum
Subject: 9952
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 5:07pm

I saw an interesting article about another RV where the water was coming out lukewarm even though the water heater appeared to be working. As it turned out, the cutoff on the outside shower head was engaged and the hot and cold water were left on, causing the water to intermix through the faucet valves.]]> Mon, 15 May 2017 17:07:49 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93283#93283 Water heater issues : The 180 should have the water... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93278#93278 Author: StephenH
Subject: 9952
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 4:06pm

The 180 should have the water heater in the same location as the 179. If you look on the outside of your 180, you should see the outside portion of the water heater behind the drop-down cover. The inside portion is (naturally) in the same location on the inside. It will be under the queen bed. There are two ways of accessing the valves. One is to remove the mattress and remove the bed platform. The other is to crawl under the opening and remove the access panel that is under there behind the furnace. Once you gain access to the space, you will see which valve configuration you have. Adjust the valves appropriately, and it should fix the problem.]]> Mon, 15 May 2017 16:06:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93278#93278 Water heater issues : Does the RPod 180 , 2017 model... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93274#93274 Author: salgado-slaven
Subject: 9952
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 3:55pm

Does the RPod 180 , 2017 model have a bypass valve? I looked and could not find it. Same thing happened to us this weekend, no warm water.

There is a lot of instructions on the paperwork received and there is a lot on line but it seems like it all goes in a circle. From my perspective I really would like to get to warm water. :-)

So something like; 1. plug electricity, 2. turn on propane (if it is needed, which I think it is), turn switch on in heater...etc...would very helpful.

I need to do this correctly in two weeks as we will be out for a few days.

Thanks so much everyone.

Newbie here as well.

]]> Mon, 15 May 2017 15:55:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93274#93274 Water heater issues : As these guys mention, the 100%... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93257#93257 Author: furpod
Subject: 9952
Posted: 15 May 2017 at 9:28am

As these guys mention, the 100% answer for that is bypass valves are set wrong, specifically the center valve.
]]> Mon, 15 May 2017 09:28:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93257#93257 Water heater issues : Sounds like it is only half turned. ... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93252#93252 Author: Leo B
Subject: 9952
Posted: 14 May 2017 at 9:20pm

Sounds like it is only half turned.]]> Sun, 14 May 2017 21:20:58 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93252#93252 Water heater issues : Are you sure the winterization... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93249#93249 Author: Tars Tarkas
Subject: 9952
Posted: 14 May 2017 at 8:16pm

Are you sure the winterization bypass valves are set correctly?

TT
]]> Sun, 14 May 2017 20:16:19 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93249#93249 Water heater issues : HelloWe took our new 2017 R pod... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9952&PID=93247#93247 Author: Madmojo
Subject: 9952
Posted: 14 May 2017 at 7:32pm

Hello

We took our new 2017 R pod 176 out this weekend for the first time. Big smile

All was good except we could not get the water heater to work. We would get warm water for about 10 seconds then it was cold. Ouch

Any suggestions would be appreciated

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