markmehrer
Member
Greetings Escapees:
I'm a humble RV newbie and first-owner of a 2023 Escape21E. I have not taken it out yet.
This spring, I am learning how to use shore-power by plugging-in to my house using the plug-adapter that came with the trailer. Most things are working fine; the 120v air conditioner and wall sockets, for example.
Also, the solar-panel & lithium battery system has checked out OK, too.
I ran into a snag after filling the fresh tank and checking out the
system. The tank, pump, and faucets work fine. I get water through bith hot & cold faucets.
But, while checking the propane-&/or-120v water heaters, however, the water would not heat. The propane heater fired-up OK while I watched it through the outside panel open.
So, as soon as I saw that it was burning, I then hooked up the 120v shore-power, came back in, and turned the water-heater switch on. It's above the kitchen cook top.
Immediately I checked for hot water from the faucet but got cold water only. Returning to the outdoor panel, I saw that the propane burner was off but the anode was warm. Cluelessly, I pressed the big black reset button nearby on the panel and in a moment the propane burner fired io again.
After a while, I checked the warmth of the faucet water and concluded that neither the propane nor the 120v electric heater were heatining the water.
The I remembered that in the water chapter of the Escape Owner's Manual, they had instructed me to be sure that the water heater's by-pass valves were not bypassing the heater. The manual illustrates the valves and I had looked for them, but I couldn't find the.
My last guess, based on the above story, is that the water-heater tank is being bypassed by the water coming to my hot water faucet. I would gladly set the valves right but I cannot find them. They don't appear under the table-seats at the rear of the trailer. I looked.
Where else should I look?
Sincerely,
Mark
I'm a humble RV newbie and first-owner of a 2023 Escape21E. I have not taken it out yet.
This spring, I am learning how to use shore-power by plugging-in to my house using the plug-adapter that came with the trailer. Most things are working fine; the 120v air conditioner and wall sockets, for example.
Also, the solar-panel & lithium battery system has checked out OK, too.
I ran into a snag after filling the fresh tank and checking out the
system. The tank, pump, and faucets work fine. I get water through bith hot & cold faucets.
But, while checking the propane-&/or-120v water heaters, however, the water would not heat. The propane heater fired-up OK while I watched it through the outside panel open.
So, as soon as I saw that it was burning, I then hooked up the 120v shore-power, came back in, and turned the water-heater switch on. It's above the kitchen cook top.
Immediately I checked for hot water from the faucet but got cold water only. Returning to the outdoor panel, I saw that the propane burner was off but the anode was warm. Cluelessly, I pressed the big black reset button nearby on the panel and in a moment the propane burner fired io again.
After a while, I checked the warmth of the faucet water and concluded that neither the propane nor the 120v electric heater were heatining the water.
The I remembered that in the water chapter of the Escape Owner's Manual, they had instructed me to be sure that the water heater's by-pass valves were not bypassing the heater. The manual illustrates the valves and I had looked for them, but I couldn't find the.
My last guess, based on the above story, is that the water-heater tank is being bypassed by the water coming to my hot water faucet. I would gladly set the valves right but I cannot find them. They don't appear under the table-seats at the rear of the trailer. I looked.
Where else should I look?
Sincerely,
Mark
