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Art-n-Marge · 12-08-2010, 05:07 PM

Hmmm, maybe there wasn't a problem. Nowadays, I drain my tank after every use and have been doing for for over a year now (been out about 10 times since then). Then when I get to the campground, I refill the WH and may not have waited long enough before opening a hot water faucet for this air bubble to form. I basically turn on the city water supply wait a while (do all kinds of other setup stuff), then open a hot water faucet valve to bleed the line.

I may have panicked since the water was falling all over the place and coming out pretty quick (more than a trickle I would say) and since I had never seen this before.... well there you have it.

What you all post makes sense it I didn't wait long enough before opening a valve, because the water coming out was very cold (even though both the propane and the electric element were on), but this could have been the overflow like what's mentioned and I had not waited long enough.

I will be paying more attention to when I turn on the water heater and waiting for the 10 gal WH to fill PRIOR then turning on the heat. It seems to me that I shouldn't worry about bleeding the hot water line until the water is hot.

I am glad that I don't store the WH with water any more and flush it out real good, too. The water quality has definitely improved a lot for us. Now I'll have to find that new procedure to get it refilled and turned on right, even if I have to visit the "manual".

Thanks for the hints!

The best one I've picked up on, is DON'T set up the day before a major holiday to prevent panic and give myself time to think about things BEFORE spending unnecessary money! (I destroyed the old relief valve when I removed it so I couldn't even reuse it to test it per your input. It would have been great to test it) Doing this when it was late in the day, dark, cold and I was too tired to think, was NOT a good idea.

12-08-2010, 05:07 PM	#5
Art-n-Marge Montana Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Murrieta Posts: 5,816 M.O.C. #9257	Hmmm, maybe there wasn't a problem. Nowadays, I drain my tank after every use and have been doing for for over a year now (been out about 10 times since then). Then when I get to the campground, I refill the WH and may not have waited long enough before opening a hot water faucet for this air bubble to form. I basically turn on the city water supply wait a while (do all kinds of other setup stuff), then open a hot water faucet valve to bleed the line. I may have panicked since the water was falling all over the place and coming out pretty quick (more than a trickle I would say) and since I had never seen this before.... well there you have it. What you all post makes sense it I didn't wait long enough before opening a valve, because the water coming out was very cold (even though both the propane and the electric element were on), but this could have been the overflow like what's mentioned and I had not waited long enough. I will be paying more attention to when I turn on the water heater and waiting for the 10 gal WH to fill PRIOR then turning on the heat. It seems to me that I shouldn't worry about bleeding the hot water line until the water is hot. I am glad that I don't store the WH with water any more and flush it out real good, too. The water quality has definitely improved a lot for us. Now I'll have to find that new procedure to get it refilled and turned on right, even if I have to visit the "manual". Thanks for the hints! The best one I've picked up on, is DON'T set up the day before a major holiday to prevent panic and give myself time to think about things BEFORE spending unnecessary money! (I destroyed the old relief valve when I removed it so I couldn't even reuse it to test it per your input. It would have been great to test it) Doing this when it was late in the day, dark, cold and I was too tired to think, was NOT a good idea.