Answering Your Water Heater Questions!

My RV Works, Inc., RV Technician, Darren Koepp, answers viewer questions! Learn tips and tricks and best practices for working on your water heater!
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:18 Putting a check valve in on an install
03:35 Brand & BTU / On Demand Water Heater (ODWH) recommendations
09:02 Adding or swapping a door
10:19 Modifying the gas line
11:51 Modifying water lines
14:15 Tank vs. Tankless (ODWH)
18:08 Using Teflon tap for water lines
20:30 Using dishwasher flexible tubing
21:49 Keeping or replacing connections
24:34 Door kit part number
27:34 Outro
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[@dennisgingell2045]

Hi Darren, I just wanted to thank you for all your great videos. Your trouble shoot video on a Suburban water saved me paying a repair guy and it guided me on how to check and replace the on/off switch. The water is working once again and just cost me the price of a new switch. Thanks so much for terrific support! Dennis

[@princesonthemove4020]

Great video. That’s the best the sound has been on your live streams. Keep it like that. The old ones are hard to hear. Thanks for all the great information and knowledge you share.

[@ronaldheide713]

Darren, you did a great job I enjoy those comments I work on a lot of my own stuff I’ve been living in these RVs 25 years I have a new redwood is quite a sweet RV but yeah I don’t color RV guy because I can do it all myself I’m a good handyman retired heavy equipment, operator mechanics I’ve done quite a bit of my life that Lasko pipeline anyway Darrall you do a great job. Enjoy your videos. Keep it up buddy.

[@erichaagen9973]

Hi Darin and wifey, Please do more videos of this for all of us novices. I also love to watch your live-in-the-field videos, but sometimes the questions that are asked /answered in this format are the small things that seemingly slip by as you race the clock or fall on the editing floor . thanks God Bless you and yours.

[@MyRVWorks]

Tricia is the office staff and Anne is the wife. Just wanted to make that clarification! Thanks for watching!

[@jshawley824]

I wish you could do a video on Dometic A/C and thermostats like your furnace videos. Thanks.

[@patrickstiltner1207]

Great video as always Darren!

[@carykern6079]

Great format!!

[@davidsizemore7613]

Great video and info!!

[@daviscrt]

Great information. Thanks Don

[@albertotognoni4819]

Good Channel content, keep It up my rvworks!

[@peteclark1988]

Great video, thanks and more please

[@elimorfin1694]

Very helpful vidio. Loved it!!!!!

[@timf6916]

Nice, Great information.

[@vanbrendle]

I love my Truma Instant water heater. The Atwood model I previously had never did work properly. Several RV Service visits could not fix it.

[@ronbennett6083]

Great information, Yes I like your format. Do you need a pressure relief valve for a tankless water heater. I'm noticing that some brands are shipping tankless water heaters with an out a pressure relieve valve.

[@stevekight1955]

Most of those immersion heating elements will over heat and burn out if not immersed when on.

[@larryn747]

Question about suburban w/h winterization. Is it necessary to try and remove all residual water from the bottom of the tank? Also, once winterized is it best to leave the anode rod plug out or screw back in to seal tank? Thanks for your help!

[@ralphcalabretta9952]

Your information is user friendly and clear. How can I contact your company to get your thoughts on a situation regarding our suburban water heater SW6D. I’ve been to a few RV dealers and they haven’t been able to resolve this minor problem. Thanks

[@MyRVWorks]

We have a KZbin live stream starting at 4:30 p.m. Pacific time this Friday. That would be a great time to ask your question. You can send an email to Tricia at [e-mail] and ask your question there and she'll work to get it in the show in queue.

[@janetwisecarver7804]

Horrible burning smell when I flip on breaker switch? It was working fine, then stopped heating water. I left it alone not having funds to have it repaired. After a month I noticed a strange smell like the brakes on a car burning metal. That evening I noticed the hot water was back. When it kicked back on to heat up again I noticed the same smell but worse. I turned the breaker off. What can I look for to repair this situation? Thanks for all your help and info.

[@gloryland59]

My water heater just started to disperse from relief valve. Did notice it sounded like water was boiling.

[@CT9905.]

I purchased Camco anode rod’s for an Atwood water heater, what benefits will I gain with using an anode rod?

[@SuperAfirth]

Hi Darin, how do I requests your services?? I live in Ravensdale. Our fridge just stopped working a few days ago. I did my best to check it out myself after watching your videos but with no luck. Thank you!

[@elimorfin1694]

In your knowledge is Uponor Wirsbo the best pex pipe????

[@graigsessions5447]

My element has continuity. 125 volts when switched on. The yellow wire has 12 volts DC. Why am I not getting hot water. Don't use propane because of a leak.

[@thomastaylor8345]

Hi Darren, should I unplug from shore power if my converter has quit working? Or is shore power still powering my hot water heater?

[@MyRVWorks]

If you have a Suburban water heater, then the 120 volt will still operate that without any DC. If you have a Dometic or Atwood water heater, you do need the 12 volts to run the brain which will then operate the 120 volt heating element.

[@thomastaylor8345]

@@MyRVWorks thank you. I guess what I was really trying to ask, is it unsafe to stay connected to shore power with a bad converter. After watching another one of your videos, it's pretty clear I'm replacing my converter. At the cost of $770.😬 We have a 2014 Fuzion toy hauler. I have power to the microwave like you showed in your video, but no power to my receptacles, except when I turn on the solar and the inverter gives me power to the receptacles and fridge.

[@graigsessions5447]

​@@MyRVWorksif I have 120 volts coming into my Atwood element. And going out. So it should have hot water. What am I missing

[@davidano2554]

Hello Darren, Maybe an unusual question but here it goes. Is there any reason why I would have 115volts at the circuit breaker and only 56volts at the end of the feed before it gets to the switch?

[@MyRVWorks]

You may have an open neutral.

[@gbrasch]

Good format but too long a video. You tend to answer a question two or three times. If you cut it down, it would be more informative. But I really appreciate your knowledge.

[@beardo8839]

I personally like his teaching style, mentioning a concept once introduces it, reiterating it makes it stick

[@homeslicegamer9556]

? Does the stoves leak lp when off ? I have a 07 and when my trailer shakes I smell propane when by the stove.