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RE: Puzzling Plumbing Problem
Interesting, thanks for the response. I wonder why my water heater will come on and run for about 10 minutes even after driving all day?
Still a little puzzling!
Bill
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wguss
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06/07/22 09:54pm |
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RE: Puzzling Plumbing Problem
Doug if you happen to come back to this thread I have one more question. If it was the expansion of the water from the motoraid that is causing the problem, why do you think the pressure gauge doesn't rise when the water heater is used when we're at rest overnight?
Thanks,
Bill
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wguss
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06/07/22 03:19pm |
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RE: Puzzling Plumbing Problem
Thank you, Doug. I will give that a try.
Bill
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wguss
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06/07/22 12:57pm |
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RE: Puzzling Plumbing Problem
What temperature is your MH engine running at?
Is there any dripping from the pressure relief valve?
It's a V-10 on a F53 chassis. The temperature gauge never moves so I'm guessing around 195 degrees.
No dripping on the relief valve.
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wguss
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06/07/22 07:47am |
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RE: Puzzling Plumbing Problem
It could be a cheap gauge? Here's the install...
https://i.imgur.com/SFn0uNGl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jTgan0sl.jpg
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wguss
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06/06/22 09:06pm |
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RE: Puzzling Plumbing Problem
A reply to Doug's question about the problem when not driving. No, there is no over-pressure when parked. There are places we stay that have electric only, no city water and when disconnecting the next morning the water pressure from the pump only is always 45 psi.
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wguss
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06/06/22 08:29pm |
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RE: Puzzling Plumbing Problem
We usually turn on the water heater when we're a few minutes from stopping for the night. It does have the feature of using the engine's hot water to also pre-heat the water in the water heater.
It could certainly be a bad pressure gauge but when I attach the hose for city water or turn on the pump it shows 45 pounds each time. I can turn a valve to add water to the tank and it snaps back to 45 pounds when static pressure returns. I often cycle the water from the pump through the tank to get all the air out of the lines and once again the pressure gauge always reads 45 pounds.
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wguss
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06/06/22 08:25pm |
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RE: Puzzling Plumbing Problem
Lou, yes there is a burst so I'm worried that the pressure is pretty high. Fortunately the pump does not cycle when we're parked so I don't believe there is a leak. If what Naturist said is the case then how many pumps are doing this and not known to the occupant? I wouldn't have had a clue if it wasn't for installing the gauge.
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wguss
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06/06/22 08:37am |
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