How To Drain Rv Water Heater

How to drain an rv water heater.

How to drain rv water heater. Rv hot water heater bypass valve and drain valve remove the screen that s attached to the water hook up. At the very bottom of this blog i am going to show you a video of how to drain your water heater. Reconnect your water pump. Below is a picture of a water heater from the outside with the cover off.

Locate the cold water inlet valve on the water heater and close it. Update april 3 2012. Outside of the rv open the panel to the water heater. Open the pressure valve and adjust the wrench to loosen the plastic drain plug.

Then open the drain valve and the hot water faucet in your bathtub so the water heater will empty faster. This will ensure that the water that you will be working with is at an average temperature. Push the valve in until all the water in it comes out and anti freeze starts to dribble out. Start by closing the drain valve and the hot water faucet of the bathtub.

There are questions about which metal to use magnesium aluminum or zinc. Turn off the water heater lp gas and water pump. Regarding our use of an after market anode rod. This is to ensure that the water inside the water heater is.

Connect the garden hose to the drain valve and put the other end into a sink or sink. Disconnect the hot water. The check valve is inside this. Open the water valve for 5 minutes to flush out the water heater.

Sediment can collect at the bottom of your water heater so it s important that you run fresh water through it to flush it all out. Turn the water valve to start the flow of water through the heater so it drains through the drain valve. Check out the picture below to see the water heater that we removed out of the rv that we had to fix.