Cate&Rob (and forum members),
A small accumulator is on it's way.
I've been reviewing the plumbing configuration in my camper and can't quite wrap my head around where to install the device. I seem to remember something along the line of, "anywhere"...but my interpretation may be off.
Why an accumulator? Because as noted in another thread and as shown in diagram #2 below, when the water heats up the gauge I installed shows the pressure in the water line skyrockets.
Below is a rough sketch of how the system is effectively (not actually) configured in my 315RLTS.
Diagram #1 represents an example of the gauge using city water with the water heater off and no accumulator in the system. Not an actual measurement on the gauge--just an example for contrast and comparison.
Diagram #2 represents the results with the water heater on and no accumulator. Note the gauge is off-scale high. (It really does this!) The yellow highlighted double-lines show where the increased pressure is "felt" by the water system.
Diagram #3 shows the expected results with the accumulator installed.
Is there any reason to not install the accumulator under the kitchen sink on the cold water line? This is at the end of the water lines but it should, if I've got this figured correctly, still absorb the extra pressure in the lines due to the hot water expansion.
Howard
Edit: See update to diagram in post #14
Howard
A small accumulator is on it's way.
I've been reviewing the plumbing configuration in my camper and can't quite wrap my head around where to install the device. I seem to remember something along the line of, "anywhere"...but my interpretation may be off.
Why an accumulator? Because as noted in another thread and as shown in diagram #2 below, when the water heats up the gauge I installed shows the pressure in the water line skyrockets.
Below is a rough sketch of how the system is effectively (not actually) configured in my 315RLTS.
Diagram #1 represents an example of the gauge using city water with the water heater off and no accumulator in the system. Not an actual measurement on the gauge--just an example for contrast and comparison.
Diagram #2 represents the results with the water heater on and no accumulator. Note the gauge is off-scale high. (It really does this!) The yellow highlighted double-lines show where the increased pressure is "felt" by the water system.
Diagram #3 shows the expected results with the accumulator installed.
Is there any reason to not install the accumulator under the kitchen sink on the cold water line? This is at the end of the water lines but it should, if I've got this figured correctly, still absorb the extra pressure in the lines due to the hot water expansion.
Howard
Edit: See update to diagram in post #14
Howard
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