Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
RV Trip Planning Discussions

Go Back   iRV2 Forums > MOTORHOME FORUMS > Class A Motorhome Discussions
Click Here to Login
Join iRV2 Today

Mission Statement: Supporting thoughtful exchange of knowledge, values and experience among RV enthusiasts.
Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on iRV2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 02-21-2014, 06:19 AM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 12
1994 Winnebago Brave - hot water

My hot water heater and water pump seem to work fine but no hot water comes out any tap. Ideas? I am new to RV's
boverton is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 02-21-2014, 06:42 AM   #2
Senior Member
 
al2ride's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,278
You can hear the water pump, but how do you know the water heater is working fine? I would start by locating the water heater and making sure the winterizing valves are not bypassed. There are two types of winterizing setups for the water heater. One setup will have three valves and should be like this during normal operation:



The other setup will have only one valve since both input and output of the water heater will have check valves. Should look like this:



Check those first and go from there.
__________________
USAF Veteran
2014 Forest River Georgetown 351DS
2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Toad
al2ride is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2014, 06:47 AM   #3
Senior Member
 
cc8375's Avatar
 
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Pasadena, Md.
Posts: 1,117
The hot water heat could be By-Pass mode for Winterizing. Had the coach been winterized? If the knobs are closed NO water will be in the hot water tank. Open the Hot water tank door outside and see if Water comes out of the expansion drain, by pulling up the little tab. The pump should be on. If no water is in the tank then check to see if the By- Pass knobs are in the correct position. Hope it is simple as this. I always mark with a marker the correct open and closed position, if they are not already marked.
__________________
CC..... Happy Rving!!
2013 Newmar - Canyon Star 3940
2021 Ford Edge ST
cc8375 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2014, 07:00 AM   #4
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 12
Hot Water

Found it! Thank you!
boverton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2014, 07:06 AM   #5
Senior Member
 
al2ride's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,278
While you are in there, pull and check the anode. It's the water heater's sacrificial lamb. Once you pull it, rinse the inside of the tank with strong water pressure to get some of the junk out. When you reinstall the anode, put some Teflon tape on the threads.



__________________
USAF Veteran
2014 Forest River Georgetown 351DS
2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Toad
al2ride is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2014, 01:41 PM   #6
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 12
Found one bypass valve. Turned it and cold water came out. So I'm lost again.
boverton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2014, 01:58 PM   #7
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 12
I checked the over flow valve. Hot water comes out. With the water pump on it will build up a trickle of warm water. When I put the hot water heater by pass valve in the other position I get a very strong flow of cold water. I have no clue.
boverton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2014, 03:38 PM   #8
Senior Member
 
al2ride's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,278
Since you only have one valve that means your WH has check valves. It could be that one of the valves is bad. It sounds like the WH is working since you have hot water coming out of the pressure valve. Can you feel hot water on one of the output hoses from the tank?
__________________
USAF Veteran
2014 Forest River Georgetown 351DS
2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Toad
al2ride is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2014, 03:50 PM   #9
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 12
Yes I can feel warm water in the pipe.
boverton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2014, 04:54 PM   #10
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 12
1994 Winnebago Brave - Water Heater

[ATTACH][ATTACH]Click image for larger version

Name:	HW 3.jpg
Views:	332
Size:	219.6 KB
ID:	56625[/ATTACH][/ATTACH]


I took a couple pictures. Maybe this will be helpful
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	HW 1.jpg
Views:	224
Size:	227.7 KB
ID:	56623   Click image for larger version

Name:	HW 2.jpg
Views:	205
Size:	256.1 KB
ID:	56624  

boverton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2014, 06:41 AM   #11
Senior Member
 
al2ride's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,278
There is an obstruction somewhere and why you have a trickle. I would say the water pump, but since you have cold water pressure it has to be on the output of the WH. What I would do next is disconnect the output hose from the WH to see what kind of pressure you have coming out. If very little, then your check valve is bad.
__________________
USAF Veteran
2014 Forest River Georgetown 351DS
2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Toad
al2ride is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2014, 06:52 AM   #12
Senior Member
 
Budski's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Palm Bay FL
Posts: 174
Just a maybe, there is a mixing valve in the rear of the heater. It could be bad and causing the problem. Good news is it is replaceable. Hope this helps.

Dave
Budski is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2014, 07:51 AM   #13
Senior Member
 
cc8375's Avatar
 
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Pasadena, Md.
Posts: 1,117
Move the handle on the By-pass valve several times...... over the years I have had them stick and not open properly. The Previous owner has had this worked on. The white connector on the Right has been added and is a repair Connector. It is Releasable, but pressure will need to be taken of the line. YOu will also need to drain the hot water heater also, to Keep most of the water Outside. The lines will have some water in them so rags are needed if you take them apart.
__________________
CC..... Happy Rving!!
2013 Newmar - Canyon Star 3940
2021 Ford Edge ST
cc8375 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2014, 08:57 AM   #14
Senior Member
 
Chuck48's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 154
Quote:
Originally Posted by al2ride View Post
Since you only have one valve that means your WH has check valves. It could be that one of the valves is bad. It sounds like the WH is working since you have hot water coming out of the pressure valve. Can you feel hot water on one of the output hoses from the tank?
al2ride has it right, a bad check valve on the hot water side is not letting hot water to fixtures. Put it in bypass and water flows to fixtures but it is cold water. Had the same problem, replace check valve and it will be fixed.
Chuck48 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
brave, water, winnebago



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Ugggh, No Hot Water Solask RV Systems & Appliances 33 03-26-2014 05:15 PM
No hot water in Kodiak GretkasonRD Travel Trailer Discussion 5 02-13-2014 09:30 AM
Hot Water Heater Bypass bprohs Monaco Owner's Forum 3 02-01-2014 10:22 AM
Hot water bypass ravangd iRV2.com General Discussion 3 12-16-2013 09:16 PM
Access a hot water element Okiedoke Winnebago Industries Owner's Forum 2 08-19-2013 10:14 AM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:40 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.