Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
Okay guys, here is the problem: First off-I have a 2005 Granby with a hot water heater that's seen a few wars over the years. I bought it new and it was one of the first ones with that type of hot water heater. I live up here in the the high desert of NE Ca/Nev and we have winter here! I have used my set up year round (that's why I bought it) and while the water system has frozen up before, I usually just park it in the sun and it thaws out and off I go with no leaks. With the hot water system on while I'm out and about there are no problems with freezing up. When not is use, I drain the water system and try to keep the snow of the roof. I never take the camper off my truck.
So this week I got ready to hit the woods. I filled her up with water, hit the pump switch to build up the pressure and it starts up ., but no water comes out at first into the sink, then a slow trickle does. I turn it off and start to trouble shoot. Over the years I have had water tank leaks and other problems with the system but this is the first water pressure one-so since the pump seems to be working there must be a leak somewhere. I look under the truck and water is leaking out on the ground and front of the pop-up starting to get wet- yep, maybe the tank again.
On my model of 4-wheel camper that means a major project of deconstructing (??) things to get at the problem! I open every thing up, tank is fine, water pump is not leaking-that means finding away to get into the cabinet to follow the water pipes and maybe find the leak (ha). I find a place to get my arm and hand in and after a foot or so-boom, the hot water heater stops all further progress, and of course the leak or what ever is causing the problem is probably one of connections in and around the heater. The only way to get at the problem now is to remove the front of the cabinet-and that is no fun, especially by my self! I could also try and pull the heater out from the outside and that job is way above my above ability.
I called four wheel and talked over the problem with them. They thought I probably had a crack in one of the connections too. I then asked if they had some of schematic of that area or something to guide me, but no! So if I can't find some way in I may have to pull the cabinet front after all-or pull the heater. I'll try tomorrow to get in again W/O removing the front. If I can't then it is either starting to carry jerry cans of water around like allot of you do or take it (Ugh) to the local shop and get on their long waiting list and spend the the $. But Boy I sure like having hot water at the touch and I'm old and tired of all this work . Does anyone have any great ideas, thoughts or a handy dandy schematic's that may make this job easier that I can use? Anyway, no matter what, this seems to be the way things work when you like to WTW-ya just have to keep at it and not let the system win!
Thanks
Smoke
So this week I got ready to hit the woods. I filled her up with water, hit the pump switch to build up the pressure and it starts up ., but no water comes out at first into the sink, then a slow trickle does. I turn it off and start to trouble shoot. Over the years I have had water tank leaks and other problems with the system but this is the first water pressure one-so since the pump seems to be working there must be a leak somewhere. I look under the truck and water is leaking out on the ground and front of the pop-up starting to get wet- yep, maybe the tank again.
On my model of 4-wheel camper that means a major project of deconstructing (??) things to get at the problem! I open every thing up, tank is fine, water pump is not leaking-that means finding away to get into the cabinet to follow the water pipes and maybe find the leak (ha). I find a place to get my arm and hand in and after a foot or so-boom, the hot water heater stops all further progress, and of course the leak or what ever is causing the problem is probably one of connections in and around the heater. The only way to get at the problem now is to remove the front of the cabinet-and that is no fun, especially by my self! I could also try and pull the heater out from the outside and that job is way above my above ability.
I called four wheel and talked over the problem with them. They thought I probably had a crack in one of the connections too. I then asked if they had some of schematic of that area or something to guide me, but no! So if I can't find some way in I may have to pull the cabinet front after all-or pull the heater. I'll try tomorrow to get in again W/O removing the front. If I can't then it is either starting to carry jerry cans of water around like allot of you do or take it (Ugh) to the local shop and get on their long waiting list and spend the the $. But Boy I sure like having hot water at the touch and I'm old and tired of all this work . Does anyone have any great ideas, thoughts or a handy dandy schematic's that may make this job easier that I can use? Anyway, no matter what, this seems to be the way things work when you like to WTW-ya just have to keep at it and not let the system win!
Thanks
Smoke