In addition, when I open the taps after motoring, the cold water tap is providing very hot water for the first 10-15 seconds.
Mine does that after motoring for a while because the line runs through the engine compartment. Dennis C. On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 1:21 PM Jim Watts via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm baffled. Maybe someone here can figure this out. > A few weeks ago, I replaced the leaking overpressure/overtemperature valve > on our old Raritan water heater, and ever since, the pressure water pump > acts very oddly. It starts out sounding normal, then as the pressure builds > it is obviously working harder and slower, until finally it stops. When I > open the hot water tap, the water runs for quite a while before the pump > kicks in, whereas it used to come on almost instantaneously. In addition, > when I open the taps after motoring, the cold water tap is providing very > hot water for the first 10-15 seconds. > Yesterday I tried running the system dry then refilling the tank but it > didn't seem to help. My best guess is that there is an air bubble in the > tank somehow and the pump is compressing the air, so it takes longer to > reach pressure and then the pressure bleeds off while the tap is open. > Any bright ideas on how I might fix this? > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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