Fortunately, maintaining an RV’s hot water system is not too difficult. Here are some pointers for maintaining your heater in your RV:
If not in use, drain the water.
If you use your RV every weekend throughout the summer, it generally doesn’t need to be emptied between trips. Drain your RV while not in use if you plan to keep it parked for many months. If your RV plumbing system is not used for more than two weeks, the water might get bad, smell, and become useless.
The bypass valve on a water heater
The process of winterizing your RV water heater is the same as that of the rest of the vehicle. For these preparations, water heater bypass valves are necessary. Some RVs could already have a valve like this, while others might not. Install a bypass valve if your water heater doesn’t have one before the cold season begins.
Before to winterizing, clean
Want to get your water heater ready for the upcoming cold weather? This appliance is simple to winterize. By shutting off the heater, allowing the water to cool, removing the plug, cleaning the heater with an RV water heater rinser, and flushing the tank with city water, it is simple to complete. Once this is finished, the bypass valve may be set to the bypass position, and the remainder of the RV can be winterized.
Before you go, clean your tank.
The tank has to be cleaned again before your first spring excursion. The RV water heater rinser product mentioned before is the only thing that needs to be rinsing off with the water hose. You may wish to repeat this procedure if you take an RV vacation after a period of time.
In the spring, clean your burner tube.
A burner tube has to be cleaned on an RV water heater that runs on gas. Propane is delivered to a burner via a tube. Spiders often live inside of this burner tube. Also, debris might obstruct it. If one of these things happens, the water heater can cease functioning altogether. You may blast debris out of your burner tube using compressed air. You may use pipe cleaners to clear out an obstinate blockage.
