Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 06-20-2014, 01:26 PM   #1
Winnebago Camper
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Southern CA
Posts: 7
Bathroom hot water pressure

I have a recently purchased 2007 Itasca Navion and love it. My problem is with the hot water faucet in the bathroom. On both water pump and city water, the flow from the faucet if just a trickle. The cold water is fine. The kitchen is a little slow but acceptable. I had the hot water heater serviced recently and that did not help. Could it be a kinked hose? Any other thoughts / ideas? We just went on a 2000 mile trip and averaged 18 mpg towing a 1997 Saturn. My previous RV though bigger only averaged 8 mpg towing (gas).
boeingair is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-20-2014, 03:08 PM   #2
Winnebago Master
 
jerichorick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Full-timer/volunteer w/SOWERS
Posts: 2,734
Quote:
Originally Posted by boeingair View Post
I have a recently purchased 2007 Itasca Navion and love it. My problem is with the hot water faucet in the bathroom. On both water pump and city water, the flow from the faucet if just a trickle. The cold water is fine. The kitchen is a little slow but acceptable. I had the hot water heater serviced recently and that did not help. Could it be a kinked hose? Any other thoughts / ideas? We just went on a 2000 mile trip and averaged 18 mpg towing a 1997 Saturn. My previous RV though bigger only averaged 8 mpg towing (gas).
This is a common problem and most ofter fixable with some CLR or Lime-Away.

Remove the screes from each faucet and the shower head. Soak them in one of the above products. All should be fine in an hour or so. I also had one faucet get a chunk of stuff caught in the washer. Had to remove the stem to get it out. Shut the water off first of course!

Hope to hear a good report back soon.

Rick Y
__________________
Rick & Melissa Young & Dawson (RIP), 2011 Meridian 40U, FL XCL, ISL 380HP/DEF, Al 3000 MH, 2014 Honda CR-V, SMI AF1, Blue Ox TruCenter & tow equip.,EEZTire TPMS.
Servants On Wheels Ever Ready. Best job we ever paid to do . (full time volunteers)
jerichorick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-21-2014, 06:08 AM   #3
Winnie-Wise
 
TDI-Minnie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 442
Not sure if Rick's answer makes sense. If the faucet strainer and shower head were clogged, it would run equally slow on cold.

Have you checked the water heater bypass (if applicable) to make sure it's not half closed?

Other than that, I would inspect the hot water lines out of the heater for kinks or pinches as well as the cold/pressure line going in to the heater from the inflow side. A restriction on either side can cause your issue. Maybe just open the water heater check valve (when NOT hot) to see if the pressure in the heater is good.
__________________
Manny and Larissa
2013 Winnebago 2301BH-Red
2012 Ram 2500 Megacab HO CTD
TDI-Minnie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-22-2014, 07:02 AM   #4
Winnebago Master
 
jerichorick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Full-timer/volunteer w/SOWERS
Posts: 2,734
Quote:
Originally Posted by TDI-Minnie View Post
Not sure if Rick's answer makes sense. If the faucet strainer and shower head were clogged, it would run equally slow on cold.

Have you checked the water heater bypass (if applicable) to make sure it's not half closed?

Other than that, I would inspect the hot water lines out of the heater for kinks or pinches as well as the cold/pressure line going in to the heater from the inflow side. A restriction on either side can cause your issue. Maybe just open the water heater check valve (when NOT hot) to see if the pressure in the heater is good.
I might have misread the OP. I do the forum early in the morning and what I see is not always what is written. Thanks for helping me see the truth. Your suggestion is a great one. I closed mine in error when I first got this coach. Bumped it with something I was storing.

About the screens and shower? Have had to do this a couple of times. TX water. You can wallpaper with it.

Rick Y
__________________
Rick & Melissa Young & Dawson (RIP), 2011 Meridian 40U, FL XCL, ISL 380HP/DEF, Al 3000 MH, 2014 Honda CR-V, SMI AF1, Blue Ox TruCenter & tow equip.,EEZTire TPMS.
Servants On Wheels Ever Ready. Best job we ever paid to do . (full time volunteers)
jerichorick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2014, 08:46 AM   #5
Winnebago Camper
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Southern CA
Posts: 7
fixed

Well, I'm not sure what I did but it seems better. I took the faucet out, took it apart, and cleaned everything and that made it a lot better. Thanks for the input.
boeingair is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2014, 09:29 AM   #6
Winnebago Owner
 
TonyDi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 106
It olny take a little bit of crud in the valve opening to slow down the water flow. Glad you found the problem.
__________________
Tony & Ruth........... FMCA#F416727
Newmar Dutch Star 4320, Spartan MM Chassis, Cat C9, Jeep Grand Cherokee Hemi, Blue Ox Aventa LX, and Brake Buddy. TST 507 TPMS
TonyDi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2014, 11:28 AM   #7
Winnebago Master
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,520
The Delta/Peerless twin handle faucets in mine are more prone to getting plugged up on the hot water side of things and new stems will many times correct this. It all depends where the source of the restriction is and many times there is no one single source so you have to start at one end of the line and work methodically to the other end.
__________________
Neil V
2001 Winnebago Adventurer WFG35U
NeilV is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-25-2014, 05:53 PM   #8
Winnebago Master
 
jerichorick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Full-timer/volunteer w/SOWERS
Posts: 2,734
Quote:
Originally Posted by boeingair View Post
Well, I'm not sure what I did but it seems better. I took the faucet out, took it apart, and cleaned everything and that made it a lot better. Thanks for the input.
The folks on this forum, like me, don't always have the exact answer but what we do contribute often leads to the correct fix. Glad you got to the bottom of things.
__________________
Rick & Melissa Young & Dawson (RIP), 2011 Meridian 40U, FL XCL, ISL 380HP/DEF, Al 3000 MH, 2014 Honda CR-V, SMI AF1, Blue Ox TruCenter & tow equip.,EEZTire TPMS.
Servants On Wheels Ever Ready. Best job we ever paid to do . (full time volunteers)
jerichorick is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
water


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
No Hot Water pressure jgore Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures 10 04-14-2011 09:23 PM
Atwood hot water heater low pressure kscouple52 Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures 12 01-13-2009 02:46 AM
Low Hot Water Pressure rv-time Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures 7 05-06-2008 06:53 AM
Hot water - no pressure no flow KE0M Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures 18 01-24-2007 04:10 AM
Low Hot water pressure Good Cold rvten Plumbing | Systems and Fixtures 7 09-09-2005 07:26 PM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Winnebago Industries or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:59 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.