dennis 221
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I think you understand the valve function correctly, but I would suggest that the lower valve should only be open when you are doing an operation that requires it to be open to drain the tank. The rest of the time I would keep it closed so you avoid forgetting to close it later. Also, “winterizing” can mean different things. For some of us it means just draining the system. For others it means filling with an antifreeze mixture. So I hesitate to simply say “open for winterizing.”dennis 221 said:so if I understand right, when camping bottom one is turned 90 degrees to keep water in heater an when winterizing it inline with hose!!!right?? thanks!! also inline if I am short on water when boondocking!!!lol
Jon R said:Again, though, if you drain the hot water it must remain shut off! So at least shut the switch off If you do the heat and dump into the main tank thing Phil described. Since I typically camp with others, I’d pull the fuse or figure out some other way to prevent someone switching the tank on if I was camping with a drained hot water tank.
I wish they would have located the hot water tank switch inside the cabinet.