Pinecrest 305RLP Hot Water Heater Bypass


Can someone please tell me how you bypass the hot water heater as I can not find a valve. When you place the two selector levers in the WINTERIZE position and pump antifreeze through the SANITIZE/WINTERIZE hose connection it is going to the hot water heater.

For those units that had the Nautllus systems (older Vilanos and Pinecrests) to bypass the hot water heater you have to get in the basement or internal access panel and use the valves behind the hot water heater.

We were onsite when our unit was getting built at the plant and were coming from a Grand Design with Nautilus so we asked the question during the plumbing install. They showed us how it was plumbed on our unit without Nautilus vs a Nautilus unit.

2020 model but I’m assuming I have to pull basement panel to access backside of water manufold unit. Suspected that as there was no obvious valve. Thanks!

Ryan, do you have the Pinecrest 305 RLP? If so would love to have a photo or list of 12V circuit breaker layout that is located on the inside of the main circle breaker panel. None of my 12 V breakers are labeled so I have no idea what goes to what. :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

I do not - I have a Beacon. The 305 is the similar floorplan to the Vilano 320 and Beacon 34RLB. I will add a pic of mine (34RLB) as it could be similar but uncertain of the similarities.

To do over I would have bought a Pinecrest 305.

Thanks much for your response!

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Hey Pickleball - Love the Calvin & Hobbes avatar.

There’s some good information in this link regarding your Nautilus P2.5 installation

More info about the Nautilus system is in this thread.

Thanks for info. Calvin & Hobbs rule! :+1: