Can aldi be ran on the domestic water cold only

pak
pak Member Posts: 133
in Heating/Plumbing & Winterizing

Im rebuilding the heat side(connectors, convectors etc) of the aldi 3010, on my 320. Would like to take a short trip while parts are ordered. I would like to use the fresh water(domestic) side without heat and the glycol side drained. I do not see why this would be a problem but maybe Im missing something. Thank you, pete

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  • ScottG
    ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,690

    If you're not actually running the Alde, this should be fine.

    What year is your trailer? Does it have an Alde bypass? If so I would just open the bypass and close the valves on the lines leading to and from the Alde. This disconnects the Alde from the domestic side and allows fresh water (whether from city or onboard tank) to feed both the hot and cold taps.

    2015 T@B Max S (320)
    2015 Nissan Frontier SV V6 4x4
  • pak
    pak Member Posts: 133

    2017 320 CS-S

  • Mickerly
    Mickerly Member Posts: 506
    edited September 10

    Either bypassed or not, doesn't matter in this case. The water system will work fine. If the Alde was removed or leaking, you would need to bypass. Just don't turn on the Alde.

    Don't forget, this means no heat as well.

    2018 320CS-S
    "Just Enough"
  • pak
    pak Member Posts: 133

    thanks

  • Binghi
    Binghi Member Posts: 415

    The Alde glycol heating system will work even though the Alde is bypassed. Bypassing cuts off the water flow, but not the glycol flow. About halfway through my recent trip, the Alde Flow tank developed a leak. I drained the Alde system, then bypassed it via the Nautilus panel (turned the red knob horizontal).

    Knowing that water and glycol are run separately in the Alde, I figured the glycol heating system would still work. One cold morning I turned on the Alde and ran it on propane. The trailer heated up fine.

    I’m not sure of the ramifications of heating up the Alde tank sans water, and I’m not recommending heating the trailer without water in the Alde tank on a long-term basis. All I know is it worked that morning to warm up the trailer.

    2021 400 BD / 2023 Ford F150 / Austin, TX

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