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Old 04-30-2019, 11:14 AM   #1
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Howdy everyone! New member to the forum and new RV owner. We recently purchased a 2012 Forest River Grey Wolf 26RL from a private owner. We believe that the RV has been sitting for at least a year if not 2 without being open up and used. We spent this past weekend giving it a really good cleaning and ran an Ionizer (HIGHLY RECOMMEND). Over the weekend while trying to get everything working, I came across an issue, our water heater has 3 valve bypass system installed on it. The valve for the hot water side is completely busted. You can see in the picture that the guts are no longer there. So when you open up the bypass, the water just flows out of it.

I have a question, would anyone know what size of valve I would need to replace this and where could I purchase it? Perhaps Amazon? I have attached a picture for your viewing pleasure.

Any assistance is extremely appreciated!

Jason
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Old 04-30-2019, 11:38 AM   #2
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thats Pex, so you should be able to grab a sharkbite valve at any Lowes, Home depot or Menards.
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Old 04-30-2019, 11:59 AM   #3
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And you may already know this, but it looks like all the valves are turned 'off'. In order to use the water heater, the top and bottom valve handles should be in line with the hoses, and leave the middle valve the way it is. Reverse when you winterize- close the top and bottom and open the middle for a bypass.
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Old 04-30-2019, 12:16 PM   #4
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Old 04-30-2019, 10:02 PM   #5
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