Amazing First Trip But Not Much Hot Water...

[NichoII]

Originally Posted by AT34

Yes, you were right, there was another valve in play. Patrick at Colonial Airstream helped us out.

The by pass valve (number 7 in the picture) was open when we picked up the B.C. We closed it after reading the thread. This does appear to be a valve that should be open during winterizing, but closed during normal use, or only cold water flows. We closed it, but then there was no water from hot faucet.

We then opened the valve labeled 8 in the attached picture. And hot water flowed like a dream! This valve is near the back under the triangle shaped cover in the seat next to the furnance.

Thanks everyone. I hope this helps.

Also, we only had the BC for one night..

We referred to your pictures, plumbing schematic & description to solve our problem of minimal hot water during our first trial trip. Back home now & after fix we have plenty of very hot water. Thanks so much!

NichoII

[dickgeo]

How much hot water can one expect from the unit? I have all of the valves set properly but tried a long shower as a test and did run out of hot water.

Is the unit like an on demand heater with unlimited hot water or is there an actual hot water tank that wil empty then need to be reheated.

Thanks for all of the good answers and questions

[slurpee]

My experience has been about 2 minutes of continuous hot water at full throttle on the handheld, 3 minutes if I throttle back 50% on the handheld flow valve.

[slurpee]

(That’s based on a 2.5 gallon capacity of the tank)

[Jayharr58]

Same problem guys , brand new basecamp bought 3-17-20 in Seattle from air stream adventures. No hot water , tried every single combination from gas to electric to both to eco, to hot to boost.

In order to access the valve you need to remove to screws to open hatch where your furnace is located. Look at my attached pictures and you can see the valve that needs turned. The pictures show it in the correct position.
You now will have tons of water. Pump fills on demand hot water so it sounds different than when running cold.

Good luck.