Heat pads fresh water coming out very hot

[Shon414]

Turned on our heat pads for fresh and grey
Water coming out hot90+
Grey is not hot but fresh is hot
Fresh water from tank comes out hot when draining from out side and from faucet inside
We are insulated underneath with foam
Hot water heater is in bypass gas and electric switches off on water heater

First time we used heat pads because it’s 22 outside

Filled up fresh will measure again later with thermal couple but it felt at least 90

Any ideas what’s up?
Does any know what heat pads Escape installs so I can check a manual
We are guessing the thermostat is not working on the heat pad and don’t know if we can set it

Our understanding is the water should not be this hot

[Perry Butler]

Originally Posted by Shon414

Turned on our heat pads for fresh and grey
Water coming out hot90+
Grey is not hot but fresh is hot

First time we used heat pads because it’s 22 outside

We are guessing the thermostat is not working on the heat pad and don’t know if we can set it.

Like you stated, it sounds like the thermostat for the fresh water is not working, so the fresh water pad is on all the time. Until you can get it fixed I'd just turn the fresh water pad on for 15 minutes every 2 hours or so.

Unless it won't get over 32F during the day we don't use our heating pads. Once it gets around 20 and not over 32 we would use our pads, but never have.

When we are going to be in temps below freezing, we drain all three tanks, put a gallon of antifreeze in the black water and then use a water jug for flushing, and for our other needs. We've done this easily 30 days of camping, if not more.

Enjoy,

Perry

[cpaharley2008]

Can you turn off the pads and manually regulate them?

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by Shon414

We are guessing the thermostat is not working on the heat pad and don’t know if we can set it

The cut-in and cut-out temperatures on a tank heat pad are fixed. You cannot set them.

[ATHiker]

Originally Posted by Perry Butler

Like you stated, it sounds like the thermostat for the fresh water is not working, so the fresh water pad is on all the time. Until you can get it fixed I'd just turn the fresh water pad on for 15 minutes every 2 hours or so.

Unless it won't get over 32F during the day we don't use our heating pads. Once it gets around 20 and not over 32 we would use our pads, but never have.

When we are going to be in temps below freezing, we drain all three tanks, put a gallon of antifreeze in the black water and then use a water jug for flushing, and for our other needs. We've done this easily 30 days of camping, if not more.

Enjoy,

Perry

In the situation where you will be in temps below freezing, do you worry about the water in your lines (blow them out or pump in antifreeze)?

Thanks, Tom

[Perry Butler]

Originally Posted by ATHiker

In the situation where you will be in temps below freezing, do you worry about the water in your lines (blow them out or pump in antifreeze)?

When we're in temps I know will stay below freezing I blow the lines out with our 12v air compressor. I've blown lines out so many times it's easy to do. We have a simple, cheap, tankless Black and Decker 12/120v compressor. I just run the 12v cord through the dinette emergency outlet to the compressor next the the water inlet.

Now if I knew it was going to be less than -5 F I'd probably use antifreeze too, and then use the compressor to immediately blow the lines clear. I don't like antifreeze sitting in our lines, and it's ready to go whenever we decide to fill the fresh and use water again.

Works for us,

Perry

[brroberts]

If I am using the trailer, I use the water system down to at least consistently 10F temps. If I am storing, I antifreeze and then blow out. If it’s getting 5F or lower for temps, it’s time to go somewhere else or get home and wait for warmer weather. When we had our Bigfoot, we routinely camped at -10F, but the Escape is not intended to be a 4 season trailer - although we push it - and set it up to get to it’s limits.

[Shon414]

By filling fresh to 80% full from 30 it slowed the temp rise
12 hours to go from ? To 82 then another 12 to 92F
Not worth fixing because of foam
Easy to monitor
May not use for years