Cougar x-lite 29rl1 water heater

[Bolo4u]

Originally Posted by JRTJH

Do you use a pressure regulator? Most of us use one as a matter of course, so I didn't think to ask you that question. If you do use one, then it may be "normal for your system" to leak a bit and if you don't, I'd try that next. I can say that I've never had any dripping from the relief valve (in multiple trailers) but that isn't to say that it is "impossible".... If it's only a small 1" puddle occasionally, I don't know that I'd worry about it.



Thinking through all the "other possibilities", you may have a thermostat that is not controlling your upper temperature limit properly. The thermostat is behind the black rubber "push plug" located just to the left of the pressure relief valve. Keep in mind that this is just a SWAG, I have no illusions that changing out the thermostat would have any affect on the leak. I'm just guessing and putting it out there, that "maybe, if all else fails" kind of comment.



But, as I said, for a teaspoonful of water, occasionally, I don't know that I'd go any further than just to consider it an "oh well" kind of thing.



Of course, if you're "hell bent to fix it" contact your dealership, but I wouldn't expect any "miracles" from them. Chances are very good that with all the effort to drag it in, let them keep it for "weeks on end" and when you go to pick it up, I wouldn't be surprised if the work order is cancelled with "Could not duplicate"...

I do not have a pressure regulator connected. The park where I'm hooked up, is not on any municipal system, and IIRCC, the owner said their water is fed from a tank on the hill. Since it's winter, I'm using one of those freeze proof type spigots on a riser, instead of a standard one. I'll connect my regulator and see if there's any change. Sometimes it seems the water coming from the valve is more significant as in the amount of accumulation and other times it's minimal.



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[Bolo4u]

Originally Posted by Bolo4u

I do not have a pressure regulator connected. The park where I'm hooked up, is not on any municipal system, and IIRCC, the owner said their water is fed from a tank on the hill. Since it's winter, I'm using one of those freeze proof type spigots on a riser, instead of a standard one. I'll connect my regulator and see if there's any change. Sometimes it seems the water coming from the valve is more significant as in the amount of accumulation and other times it's minimal.

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I connected the pressure regulator dried out what little bit of water was remaining in the panel (I'm at about 4500 feet elevation in the northern Sierra Nevadas) and ran enough hot water to trigger the heating cycle. After about 15 minutes, I went out and checked, and sure enough, the valve had released probably 2-3 tablespoons worth of water.

After seeing this, I turned off the gas heater side, wondering if it's heating to quickly given my altitude.

Same park, last summer with a different trailer, I didn't notice an issue with water seeping from its valve, but it was connected to a regular park spigot.

At this point, I'm just giving up and will live with it, unless there is some other idea anyone may have, short of taking it to the dealer, which isn't viable at this point.


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