Dave in Cape Breton
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Hi. I'm winter camping in one place and we recently had quite the cold spell while I was away for a few days: sustained temps well below freezing for multiple days.
Issue: I have hot water available in the kitchen only, and cold water available everywhere. No hot water is coming out in the shower or bathroom sink.
Background: This is a 2012ish Pinnacle RV that has the enclosed underbelly made for winter camping. I also added insulation and skirting. I only fill the tank when needed and we use the forced hot air system to heat running on propane. When I was away for a few days, I lowered the thermostat to 58 degree Fahrenheit. Outside temperatures were sustained 10 Farenheit (-13 celcius). When I returned, no water was available, so I upped the heat to 74 Fahrenheit and put an electric heater in the storage space forward that is next to the fill and dump valves. The next day, water was available with the exception of hot in the bathroom. There is plenty of hot water at the kitchen sink.
One weird thing: the bathroom sink has a single tap where when it is to the left, it provides hot water, right cold. The shower has separate hot and cold knobs. When the hot is opened in the shower, nothing comes out, but if I turn the sink tap on for cold, cold water will come out of the shower nozzle even though only the hot water tap is opened. The water coming out is quite cold.
Any help would be appreciated as I don't want to wait until warm weather to see if it is just ice in a line.
Dave
Issue: I have hot water available in the kitchen only, and cold water available everywhere. No hot water is coming out in the shower or bathroom sink.
Background: This is a 2012ish Pinnacle RV that has the enclosed underbelly made for winter camping. I also added insulation and skirting. I only fill the tank when needed and we use the forced hot air system to heat running on propane. When I was away for a few days, I lowered the thermostat to 58 degree Fahrenheit. Outside temperatures were sustained 10 Farenheit (-13 celcius). When I returned, no water was available, so I upped the heat to 74 Fahrenheit and put an electric heater in the storage space forward that is next to the fill and dump valves. The next day, water was available with the exception of hot in the bathroom. There is plenty of hot water at the kitchen sink.
One weird thing: the bathroom sink has a single tap where when it is to the left, it provides hot water, right cold. The shower has separate hot and cold knobs. When the hot is opened in the shower, nothing comes out, but if I turn the sink tap on for cold, cold water will come out of the shower nozzle even though only the hot water tap is opened. The water coming out is quite cold.
Any help would be appreciated as I don't want to wait until warm weather to see if it is just ice in a line.
Dave