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    No hot water or water on hot side of kitchen faucet

    No water coming out of kitchen faucet on hot side. Camping in 20's. All other faucets work fine. All heaters have been on tanks, hot water heater, inside heat. Looked under sink, opened pass through and looked in there and behind nautilus. No signs of water on those areas. Wondering if there could be a clogged strainer in faucet if there is a separate one for the hot side and cold side. Msybr from in storage over winter. 2021 Reflection 337RLS.
    Do see where icicle I under camper. Just had camper checked over for water leak from last end of season and they couldn't find it. Click image for larger version. 

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    If there is hot water everyplace else it's possible the hot line to the sink froze.

    Did you check under the sink to see if there is a kink or something pressing on the hot line?
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    When we were in our 337, the hot water line to the kitchen sink was always the first thing that froze in cold weather. Have you made sure the main furnace has been cycling? It's the only thing that provides heat to the basement and utility area - using the fireplace and portable electric heaters won't cut it. Unfortunately, the insulation from the main basement area back to the kitchen island isn't nearly as good as the insulation in the main basement area. We also found the one small heat duct going back there crushed between the Coroplast and a cross-beam. I added pipe insulation to the PEX, more insulation between the water lines and the coroplast, and fixed the heat duct. Things were much better after that when it got cold.

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    PS: those low-point drains aren't close to the kitchen island, but the icicles are not a good sign.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KDRunner View Post
    No water coming out of kitchen faucet on hot side. Camping in 20's. All other faucets work fine. All heaters have been on tanks, hot water heater, inside heat. Looked under sink, opened pass through and looked in there and behind nautilus. No signs of water on those areas. Wondering if there could be a clogged strainer in faucet if there is a separate one for the hot side and cold side. Msybr from in storage over winter. 2021 Reflection 337RLS.
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    Unlikely it's a strainer. Very rare to see a clogged screen prevent flow 100%. You have a blockage. Whether it's a valve somewhere or the more likely cause of frozen line, cannot say. I would trace the water line from sink to heater. Hot water lines are often the first to freeze, even in brick & mortars

    Also, you certainly have a leak somewhere that needs to be addressed. Those icicles are an indicator of something more serious, sorry to say (I'm dealing with a leak issue also).

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    We know there is a leak issue and General RV said they spent long time trying to find it...hmnnn.
    Everything in basement area seems warm. No kinks under the sink.
    Why do hot lines freeze first?
    With this plastic tubing and frozen lines do they split open like copper pipes fi when they thaw?. We are camping 4 more nights. Two more very cold nights then warming up to 70.
    The line from kitchen is hidden under floor until it gets into the basement/ pass through area.



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    Also, we are running of water from our tank. Watervpump has not been cycling when we are not using water.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KDRunner View Post
    We know there is a leak issue and General RV said they spent long time trying to find it...hmnnn.
    Everything in basement area seems warm. No kinks under the sink.
    Why do hot lines freeze first?
    With this plastic tubing and frozen lines do they split open like copper pipes fi when they thaw?. We are camping 4 more nights. Two more very cold nights then warming up to 70.
    The line from kitchen is hidden under floor until it gets into the basement/ pass through area.



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    There is a science behind hot water freezing faster, but a smarter man than I would have to explain it.

    Plastic tubing can actually expand enough to prevent rupture. It's your connections, fittings, and crimps that are the weak links. Check those first. Look for any tubing that can spin easily.

    Quote Originally Posted by KDRunner View Post
    Also, we are running of water from our tank. Watervpump has not been cycling when we are not using water.

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    First thing I would check in that case is the connections to your water heater. There is the infamous plastic check valve on the water heaters that fail.

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    All other hot water faucets work.

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    Cranking up heat more in camper and I'll see what happens. I can't visually see anything yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KDRunner View Post
    All other hot water faucets work.

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    I'm sorry, I misunderstood your post above. I thought it said you are running out of hot water from your tank (meaning hot water tank).

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