showme-MOC
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I'm in the process of revitalizing the water heater in our 2000 Montana. We've had this for about 5 years and have it parked on our property we plan to build a house on, but I've never used the plumbing in it yet, as it's mainly been for work breaks and tool crib. When I started checking things out, I found that there is a 3 way bypass at the cold inlet, but there isn't one at the hot outlet side. When I started looking, I found that there was an elbow and a 3" tail coming out of it that had been cut. Someone then did the hot bypass by just adding an elbow to the hot water outlet line and connecting it to the inlet bypass valves' vertical pipe, therefore shutting down any use of the heater. I'm assuming the heater is bad, and that's how it ended up like this. I plan on installing a 3 way bypass valve on the outlet side, too, but here's my problem.
I ordered a set of two valves and have found that they are both directional (the same direction) and can't be reconfigured by pulling the guts and spinning them 180*. These will work on the inlet side, but the only way I can get one to work at the outlet side is to turn it around and have the valve handle face the water heater. This would be a very tight fit and a hassle to work with. I have searched everywhere for an opposite valve, and I can't find one anywhere! I can't believe they wouldn't make a "right and left hand" set of valves. I've read that the water heater "may" have a check valve, but I'd rather be certain.
Does anyone know where I can find opposite 3 way bypasses for 1/2" pex that would work? Thanks in advance for any help on this. Lee
I ordered a set of two valves and have found that they are both directional (the same direction) and can't be reconfigured by pulling the guts and spinning them 180*. These will work on the inlet side, but the only way I can get one to work at the outlet side is to turn it around and have the valve handle face the water heater. This would be a very tight fit and a hassle to work with. I have searched everywhere for an opposite valve, and I can't find one anywhere! I can't believe they wouldn't make a "right and left hand" set of valves. I've read that the water heater "may" have a check valve, but I'd rather be certain.
Does anyone know where I can find opposite 3 way bypasses for 1/2" pex that would work? Thanks in advance for any help on this. Lee