Domestic hot water pressure

[dthollis1961]

Bill,

That valve looks like what I used to have. I got the valve to work
enough to get me by by taking the end cap off the cylinder and
moving the "guts" to the full "fill" position. There is a spring
inside on one end of the valve that places the valve in the fill
position by default. The air is applied to the opposite end when
the drain switch is activated to slide the valve to the drain
position. There are 4 or 6 O rings in there. I guess the inside of
the cylinder gets limed up over the years.

When I put in a new water heater, I removed that valve and use the
manual water heater drain valve to winterize as I have to get under
the bed anyway.

Glad to help,
David Hollis 84fc35 Springfield,IL


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "pattypape"
wrote:
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> Thanks David,
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> You are the first to confirm my suspicions, This is the only part
> common to just the hot water. I hesitated to take the valve apart,
> not knowing what one would find, and we are living in the Bird for
> now.
> It is a Versa Valve, I found a picture at their web site, search
for
> V & T Series Brass valves page 19.
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> http://www.versa-valves.com/
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> Did you take it apart?? Or just give it a blast of air ??
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> Thanks again,
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> Bill 88 FC Michigan