Domestic hot water pressure

[pattypape]

Thanks David,

I was able to disassemble the three way valve, clean and lube.
No leaks, plenty of hot water pressure.

Bill 88 FC Michigan



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dthollis1961"
wrote:
>
> 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:
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks David,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > http://www.versa-valves.com/
> >
> > Did you take it apart?? Or just give it a blast of air ??
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Bill 88 FC Michigan
>