Rv Hot Water Tank Diagram

Gravity fill port will usually be a larger opening that the hose just slides into.

Rv hot water tank diagram. The galley sink uses a small rv style trap under the sink. Unfortunately the system is not real accurate. If you look at the rv plumbing diagram it can be placed anywhere on the hot orange or cold blue lines. As the water warms it rises to the top of the tank.

The shower drains into a special 1 1 2 hepvo trap. This device provides the functionality of a standard p trap but takes up less space under the shower. As water is pushed through the water lines some of that water is forced into the water heater s tank. Water exits the trap and runs through a flexible 3 4 hose to the grey water tank underneath the van.

Drains grey tank. The three main holding tanks fresh water gray and black sewer all will have a similar system to tell the rv er how much fluid is in the tanks. As the picture to the left shows it usually will have 3 or 4 sensors in the side of the tank. If you experience these symptoms look to see if the by pass valves are in the proper position.

Fresh water fill this port fills your fresh water tank and then a pump in your rv pushes water from the tank to your fixtures. You only get a short supply of hot water which quickly turns lukewarm and then cold. When you de winterize your rv make sure your water heater tank is completely full of water prior to turning on the gas or electric systems on. As you use the hot water which exits from the top of the tank the water pump senses a loss of pressure in the system and pumps more cold water in through the tube into the bottom of the hot water tank.