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My hot water taps throughout RV are spurring and pushing out air I supposed I need to check that valve and replace it since I am not sure why else would hot water spur when cold water not
That and it helps to hide the newborn from possible predators. Thanks for the comment, I was so glad to be able to present for the birth and be able to share it with others. 🙂
Thank you for the video! I'm dealing with low hot water pressure yet have strong cold water pressure. I also found a leak on the twist plastic end on the check valve. Thanks again! Great video?
Mine was in same position at top of tank. It was plastic. I thought at first it was plastic because they went cheap. But after I put the replacement one made of brass in, and it works fine so far, I read on a forum that different metals can fuse together. I did use Teflon tape so there is a barrier between the metals. It’s a 10 gallon Atwood which is aluminum. I think the temperature for electrolysis may be a lot higher than the temperature of the water heater, not sure. I don’t want to take new valve out and put new plastic in, as this was a very difficult job due to the location of the back of the tank. I noticed your replacement was brass and I guess the one you took out was original from factory? What are your thoughts?
I do believe it was original. I think the Teflon should act as a good barrier for the corrosion. I was grateful that there was a panel to remove for access to the back of mine. I'm glad to hear the video helped. Happy camping. 🙂
Just a thought, run your equipment ground speed where it does not bounce and jostle. Different ground conditions different speed, smooth is fast. Brake your equipment and all that time one thinks they are saving goes out the window and rains coming. The wear and tear will catch up costing money and time.
My "T" winterizing diverter went bad. When I took it out and blew into it - it worked fine - but when I connected it to the bottom of the T side and turned on the water it flowed through the other free ports. So blowing into it and turning the knob is not a valid test. :-( I did all of the work of replacing the check valve and only needed to swap the T valve.
I was in the same boat. Hot water for maybe 30sec then nothing. My brother in law had this happen as well, so he said I should pull and check it. Well it ended up shooting out (the inner valve itself) of the brass housing. I ran hot water with great success without the valve the rest of the trip. Bought a new one when we got back home, now I’m putting that in. It is a BITCH to get out. My hot water tank is under a hide a bed. Hard to get to. The impact…. Great idea my friend!
Yea, when you have good info/content you really don't need music at all. People who watch these type of videos are far more interested in what you have to say.
It's not too bad as long as you keep the pins greased. It works well for my situation, but it would be nice to have a hydraulic folding one if you move from field to field more.
Highlands are the cutest cows and I'm glad they're allowed to roam free. I wish they did the same in those factory farms...animals have feelings and we should give them a good life...but also a peaceful painless death as well...I've heard nitrogen euthanasia might be best.
I had a friend who had both highland and mini jersey. He would take the mothers and calves four days after they were born and bring them in to milk the mother in the morning. In the afternoon he would milk her again and use the morning milk he took to feed the calf. He said this both forced the mother to observe his care for the calf and also teach the calf his intent which would later translate into greater trust. Anyone could walk into his pastures with him and the beasts would flock to him and in very short order also come to you once they observed you were with him. The friendliest animals ever. And the newer the generations got the more trusting they were. He also strove to be present at every birth so that the calf would see him and know humans are a normal thing. Additionally he leased out his calves for 4H and petting zoos. This all helped his herds become truly human friendly and loving.
nah, she'd definitely let him know if she didn't want him there. She seems pretty socialized. Hell, my cows will almost take you over to their newborns and show them off, lol. But they are really use to humans.
Very true, but I have had to assist with some births and would have lost the calf and the cow. So I guess they will have to deal with me for a bit until I can be sure that all is well. 🙂
Mine is still working, but I could see the advantage of spending more and getting a nicer one. It was making a clicking noise, but that stopped, and how it holds the frames only extracts one side at a time. So it takes a bit more time than needed. Hind site, it is fine if you are not doing a lot of hives, or if you have time to spare. If you do a lot of honey, you may want to spend some extra and get a nicer extractor.
Do you mean you took out the guts, re-installed the check valve and are using the water heater until you can get a new check valve? I'm wondering if the system will still work with no check valve guts?
Sorry, I changed the frame rate a bit and some other setting on the camera, it seems a bit jumpy when moving and really bright. Will be making adjustments for the next videos.
