You can change the water heater in your camper or caravan to be a relatively easy task. The way to do it yourself to save time and money and give you a sense of pride that you did something important for your own RV. There is no need to take your RV (motorhome) in a repair shop and you will save a few hundred dollars on a new perspective on your labor.You RV electric and water if you should have aProblem in the near future.
The tools needed are few for this task and be able to finish this project within the hour. Do you need a wrench, pliers, screwdrivers, drills square, Phillips bits, knife-scraper, pen, paper, and also took the tape to seal the outside door to the spitting of water after you install the new heater of water.
The first task is to make sure you unplug the power for the RV units. Once youdisconnecting the power supply of the camper you can start making sure you have water pipes and heating water from all previous drainage water. You can use your wrench, and find the drain valve at the door of the boiler must be done. If you have available to sell some DIY is a key to remove the drain plug will be much easier. This connector is usually a male 3 / 4 or 3 / 8 and is located on the bottom of the heater and can be removed by turningIn a clockwise direction until the water begins to drain. Emptying is usually about 10 minutes for all water drains away and the lines are empty. Some stoves have built a valve drain tap water in the drain plug. You can drain the valve counter-clockwise and the water from the stove.
After downloading the heater, the next task will be to try to win coverage in your RV access to the rear of the stove. The cover will be directly behind theOuter door, when, before the heat outside. This panel is usually a thin plywood for an access hole that can lead to the maintenance of your heating system. Sometimes the site in a cupboard in the kitchen will be available. You must remove the drill and that your head into something square to the four screws on the door panel. After removal of this panel you can see the two water pipes connected to the back of the radiator. These white lines are usually clearThat the cable lines and outgoing hot water pipe. If you have a model of automatic ignition or electrical resistance, these lines are also visible behind the lid.
You must ensure that the gas was turned off to the heater. This is very important, so you can remove the gas tube. You can check this by removing the tank cover of the LP to do the opposite of the RV, or if it is a mobile home you will receive an access panel to have your LP tank under the carfrom outside. Turn your valve counter-clockwise, and this will ensure that the gas is turned off. It is possible the gas line by turning the oven on and lighting the pilot, until all the gas from the vent pipes and drain your flame. After this simple process, now I can start taking your adjustable wrench and remove the gas line valve on the boiler. This line is in front of the heater and is usually 3 / 4 size. Once you remove the line, it is necessary to formMove away from the line entering the heating from the inside of the lid. It 'very important to be careful not to bend or fold line in each case. After this process, please enter your Zip lot of time for the gases that are collected to allow to dissipate slowly.
Now you are starting both connected the water lines to remove the back of the stove. They have an inlet and an outlet and is easily identified, since both lines are different lengths. Some lines are marked with blueand red marks represent hot and cold. The cable outlet is always hot and cold. The supply will come on the floor of the oven with the outbound links from the top. When you disconnect the lines, it's a good idea to have a towel and take a little 'behind the loss in the pipes. This is at least, and keeps the floor clean and stop any mold problems that may occur. One can easily understand the water hoses and clamps slowly rotate counter-clockwise unscrewingattachments.Once disconnected the water line, make sure that the lines are shifted slightly to the side for extra work space and to protect the cables.
The next step will be all the lines that separate can be linked to warming. This process is very important to take time, as noted, all colors, cables and wires that are connected. If you have a manual, there is no need for cables, these lines only if you have automatic ignition and electricalHeating. Most of the automatic unit with three wires together with a white wire for 110V provided an electrical heating element. Take pen and paper and write the exact color and the color of the wires are connected. Make RV unit is not connected to any power source and start to unscrew the cable connector of each wire together. The color of the wires to provide power from the 12V battery system. These wires allow the gas to be ignited automatically and also turn offthe gas plant. They are exactly the same rewire the replacement of the device with the exact model replacement.
The final step is to remove your heating, flashing the screws around the outside, remove the heater keeps it in place. Your water heater is coming in two separate parts. The heating unit is a part of the flashing that covers the outer hole is the second. Again, this depends on the model you have. Some stoves will be in one piece with the outsideFlashing is a large lip, which are larger that the hole is used. In this way also the flash heater fixed in place. You must take your battery drill and cut to remove all the screws around the outside. It is about twenty screws that secure the heater may be present. Once these screws are removed, gently pull the unit from the outer hole with a scraper knife. Your job scraper knife in a clockwise direction and gradually prying the flash forwardsthe seal. It 'important that you do not pull too much like a tape seal keeps flashing to the outside wall. Pulling can cause heavy damage to the outer wall. Slowly work your way through the flashing unit and gently prying it from the packing tape to allow a clean removal. Once this is done, the heating should slide slowly out of the hole, and now you are ready to enter the new heating system in the new situation.
After the closure ofbeen removed, and you are ready to extract the heat, make sure that all cables are at a safe distance from the machine. This ensures that if you do not pull the unit moves out of the hole are all important lines or water pipes separately. In addition, make sure the gas line has been pushed firmly on the side without bending the cable.
Before installing the new heating, you need to clean the old sealant tape on the outside wall and comes back with new band. Replacenew band in the same position as the old one. You can use the scraper knife and gently peel the tape away. This will allow a clean install and narrow. In addition, make sure the bottom of the hole oven clean and clear of dirt and water is left behind. When replacing the new drive, you will have a better system when it is not a foreign body in way.You now your new heating system by repeating these steps in reverse.
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