How to make hot water?

Tweedrvr

Would someone straighten me out...PLEASE? I have gotten myself so confused overthinking all this. I'm out camping for a few days and would like to have hot water in the galley. I have water at my site. Which tank do I fill? White hose or gray hose?  Water filter? Water pressure attachment? Turn on Alde?  And as far as draining goes, black water tank is toilet?  Gray water tank is everything else?  Does gray water tank need a special hose for drainage or can you use the same one as for the black water? I know these are a lot of questions but I've tried reading all the posts I could find on the subject but am getting myself more boggled. I have a '15 T@B CS-S Max.  Thank you for your help. 

Cyclonic

If you have water on the site then you don't need to fill any tank, just connect the water to the city water inlet on the T@B and flip on the switch for the Alde hot water heater.  A water filter is optional, I always use a pressure regulator.

The water from the sink will go into the gray water holding tank, and you can use the same hose as your black to drain it.

Nomad

Assumption - Since you have water hookup at the site you probably have elec. also.

Water:
1) Attach the water pressure valve to the hose with a blue stripe on it - it's probably white.
2) Attach water filter <- Totally optional
3) Connect hose to water source and T@B and turn on.
You should now have water. You can be sure by turning on the kitchen sink. You don't need to turn on the water pump as the hookup is providing the pressure.

Hot Water - Turn on the Alde:
1) Slider #1 up to the two lightning bolts
2) Slider #2 up to the flame (this gives you turbo boost with propane.
3) Slider #3 up to the water symbol
4) No need to set the dial, that's just for general heat like your home thermostat.
In a few minutes you should have hot water. You can test by opening the hot water valve on the sink. Be careful, the water gets really hot.

Dumping:
You have one hose. You first hook to the black water valve and drain then switch it to the gray water valve and drain. By doing it in this sequence, the gray water helps rince the hose out.

Tweedrvr

Thank you thank you thank you. My mind is forever indebted! Makes perfect sense! 

DurangoTaB

If you haven't run any hot water through the lines yet, you should do that...just for a minute or so to fill the heating "tank" in the Alde.  Otherwise you'll only get Luke warm water at best as its tryin to heat on the fly...

ChanW

Great explanation PXL.

Twee, when you first turn on your tap, it's best to let the trapped air out slowly, so you don't get a blast of water spewing. It's easier on your plumbing and your filter.

dougsarm

Just starting pre-purchase phase of obtaining a TAB S. Read the comments above, what pressure is recommended? I'm assuming the camp sites sometimes have hight pressure? Dougsarm

JandJ92010

A "must have" is a pressure regulator that screws on to the spigot  before your hose if you are going to use a city water hook up. It will regulate the pressure to 65psi to  protect the plumbing in your T@B.

mickietucs

JandJ92010 said:

A "must have" is a pressure regulator that screws on to the spigot  before your hose if you are going to use a city water hook up. It will regulate the pressure to 65psi to  protect the plumbing in your T@B.

I've read (not on the forum) conflicting advice as to which end to use the regulator - what do you and others think - end by the city water hook up or the end right before the t@b inlet?

Nomad

Wouldn't make a difference as far as pressure into the T@B. Isn't the only concern that if the pressure is too high it could blow the hose?

mickietucs

Ok PXL. I thought I read some feel it's best on one end or the other. I read too much -lol.  

Mouseketab

My pressure regulator is on the end closest to the T@B. Sometimes when I turn the T@B sideways and at the back of the site, I need a 2nd longer hose to reach the connection, so the pressure regulator stays attached to my primary hose, and then I can simply add another hose to the other end. I don't think I would want the pressure regulator in the middle of two hoses.

ronin718

I thought water pressure was supposed to be max 50psi for the T@Bs.