REVIEW: Fogatti Tankless Water Heater 8 month update and review
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Don't listen to the haters about the teflon tape. Your install video was informative and as long as you're helping one person, you're doing a lot more than the rest.
I am very impressed with what you did to diagnose the problem! Especially setting up a test environment outside the camper. I love your “not gonna give up” attitude. That will take you very far in life. I really respect how you quickly acknowledge your mistakes. Just learn from them and move on to the next project. Great job! New subscriber here….
Your doing much more than most men or women would do. I could see some things you did wrong but that's how we learn. I don't do videos but watch a lot and editing is something you might want to do in the future. Keep up the good work!
Wow!!! You went through heck problem solving the heaters problems! You're the best!!!! Honesty is such a rare commodity with some RVing CZcams channels when they are being gifted items. I think RECPRO is a real "standup" company.....that's refreshing! Your honesty is so appreciated.
I just found your installation video and subscribed . Then I followed it up to this video and WOW…..I admire your transparency and honesty. I own two Rv’s a 42ft 5th wheel and a truck camper and I’m a full timer. I get it. Some things are really weird with Rv construction. Check your lines for hard water deposit in the mesh filters / shower heads / water aerator on the faucets etc…..that happened to a fellow camper who asked me to help him figure out why his water pressure was weak….and sure enough that was it. Best of luck and keep up the great work. You are an amazing person. Teach your kiddos to be self sufficient like you. Asking for help when you don’t know something is a good sign of being grounded and humble (not presumptuous). It’s OK not to know and fail, the magic begins when you get up on your feet and say to yourself, I’m going to figure this out! ❤
Ugh love your comment and perspective so much! I feel like the key to learning is always admitting your mistakes so you can move forward…and I sure do make a lot of mistakes 😂
Thank you for taking the time to give this information it is greatly appreciated and we are getting ready to live full time in one for this is priceless info. Thanks and God bless😁👊🙏🇺🇸😎
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. And thank you for being so honest. You did a great job on the installation and follow up video. We were thinking about replacing our existing tankless (8 yrs old) with a new one. Maybe the Fogatti, IDK. Your knowledge and skill set are fantastic! We subscribed and we will be watching. Take care!
Thank you 😭🖤
Heather, thank you for sharing. I clicked on your Fogatti install & review videos when I saw your cute face. I was pleasantly surprised to see how handy you are to boot. You've taught me a lot. I appreciate your thorough, meticulous & honest approach, to say the least. I could watch your videos just for enjoyment. I am trying to learn about camper repairs though, so it's good that you're so handy too.
I just bought a 2006 Crossroads Zinger with a cracked water heater & have be considering the Fogatti tankless. I think you did a great job installing it. I am not feeling confident about Fogatti water heaters now though. I was excited to find remanufactured Fogatti water heaters for $300 on eBay because it is in my price range. But, now I am reconsidering.. Since you put your reg. water heater back in, should I be looking for a regular one instead of a tankless Fogatti?
We are living full time in our RV & i really want a tankless WH. Thank you so much for this video! You worked so hard to trouble shoot the issue. I'm now rethinking our plans.
Fogatti has updated some of the flaws (PR valve is internal now). Maybe the new ones are better…I’ll never find out though 😂
I had a Rheem brand tankless water heater in the house and twice a year I had to take Emery cloth and clean the flame rods. These are small rods inside the heater that detect the flame and help regulate temperature.
Love your honesty and humility. I just subscribed.
You have a great day as well and my motto is stick with what work's especially when are kids are involved😁
Thanks for the review!
In today's world, it is truly refreshing to hear someone be honest as you are! Thank you!
Thank you for your comment, it means so much to me!!
So in need of a water heater was considering buying this one or the girard one has fogatti reached out with a solution or fixed the problem in possible other units
I just found you... I'm Glad I did... Thank you for all your hard work... I'm new to RV life and your videos very instructional... Thanks Again!
You did great, ignore the negativity, you are learning to be a better person through learning how to do things yourself. You keep at it young lady. But please be careful.
Thank you for your hard work. I know that I won’t be buying one anytime soon. I’ll replace mine with the older technology which always seems to work better, or at least works lol! Very helpful video though and clear precise communication which is a pleasant thing for the viewer!!
Sorry you had all those issues. Our '21 Pinnacle came with this water heater installed, and other than waiting for hot water in the shower, it has worked well
I’ve been thinking of switching to a tankless water heater, but this makes me second guess that. I’ve watched a lot of videos on them and there are so many pros and cons that I feel like it maybe better to just stick with what has proven to be reliable.
It really seems to be a catch 22. When it works, it’s amazing. Endless hot showers. But when it dosent, it really really sucks 😂
Your awesome! Keep it up :)
Good info. Thanks for sharing. My mind went to the controller as a potential culprit. You never mentioned changing it out when you swapped out the heater leaving that as a potential common point of failure for both units. Loving your videos! Thanks again for sharing!
You are way too pretty to make fun of and I applaud your willingness to jump in and tackle this job and all in all you did a great job! 👍
It will be interesting to see if the problem persists outside of your camper. Please do update us on that. Your troubleshooting skills are impressive, for sure.
Will do! It’s been on my to do list…I have the fittings but have yet to put them together. Other projects keeping me distracted 🤣
Thank you for sharing. I’m having similar issues with my tankless water heater by Furrion. The thing worked great, but it also came with the camper when I bought it. I’m at the point where I want to remove the tankless water heater and install a 10 gallon traditional tanked water heater like you said they have been tested tried and true and that tanked water heaters are more reliable.
Ugh I’m sorry to hear that 😕
@@fallenintocamping im going to try the truma aquago comfort. I’ve been seeing a lot of good feedback on these guys.
The Furrion is made by the same factory (or at least has ALL of the same internals) as the Fogatti. Best to try to do as I did, and adapt a standard household tankless (I used the Takagi 140H) to your rv. The only drawback is it doers require 120v AC power, so you'd have to use an inverter or generator when boondocking.
Damn, wish I’d have seen this video a few weeks ago. Just bought one of these and having the same temperature control issue!
Ugh bummer…I’ve had so many people tell me this
I have a used tankless WH in our RV for 6 years. The only thing I could think that might be causing your issues is the bypass valve being open behind the WH. Those bypasses are no longer needed with the tankless but some people still use them when winterizing. Which is not correct. Tankless can take the pink antifreeze just fine. Can you confirm that you had that valve closed when you were having the issues ??
One other thing. I’ve heard of the outside shower causing issues with WH efficiency. Some people have a garden sprayer on the hose that cuts the water flow but they leave the hot and cold valves open at the shower. This causes a strange mixture to occur.
Please let me know if either of these might have been your issue.
The tankless water heater I have (different brand) is extremely finicky when it comes to the water flow (gpm) to activate the water heater and maintain a consistent temperature. If I'm using hot water and it gets too hot I open another hot water faucet along with the one I'm using and that helps correct the temperature. Not very eco friendly but helps in a pinch. I don't know how your water heater is activated but if it's like mine inconsistent water flow might be something to look at.
That’s definitely got something to do with it. I tested that out when I was at my house and the temperature varied a lot depending on the water pressure. Which is even worse-because there’s no telling what kind of water pressure you will have at a campground. Wasn’t worth the gamble to me 😂
As a plumber for the last 30 years…that was hard to watch…lol.
Good job working through it. Im impressed you took on this project. That’s awesome.
I wonder if the (new) water heater red to red and black (not green) to black needed to be connected.
If it’s any consolation, I’ve learned from my mistakes from 12 months ago 🤣🤣
have been meaning to switch tankless for about a year now and watched your vid a couple months back! I’ve been holding out because I wanted to see if I could last with this 6 gallon Atwood.
Fast forward to today:My Atwood started leaking and causing more problems so we bit the bullet and purchases what is now the fogatti instashower “pro”.
lets see how this goes, definitely not a handy person but hopefully it works out!
Oh man…hopefully you have better luck with it. It looks like they’ve upgraded some things since i installed mine. Let me know if you have issues down the road, I’d be curious to see if they’ve fixed the issues!
Just watched both videos. Might humbly suggest checking your ground wire.
Thank you so much for the video. I really was considering buying the Fogatti the instant shower 8+ but now after your video I’m at a loss please let us know if there’s any updates from For fogatti co
I realize this is a year old but here goes. Of course we are going to rip on you about the teflon tape direction (good natured type), we have ALL done it at some point. I really loved that you sounded like you knew what you were doing and used good terminology for a lot of it. I am curious if you ever found out what happened to the unit? I would think a unit designed for RV/trailers would be set up for lower flow rates. Anyway, loved the video and the way you own the mis-steps.
Haha I appreciate your comment! I never really investigated further (it’s still on my very long to do list 😂). From what I’ve heard from other RV techs, this is a pretty common issue unfortunately. Since this video fogatti has redesigned their units with internal PR valves, so maybe they are better than the units that I installed. Who knows 🤷♀️😂
@fallenintocamping Thank you for directing me to this video. As I said in my other comment on your install video, sorry to see that the Fogatti Curse has happened to you too. Especially upsetting since you have kids that almost got scalded, that company needs to be held fully accountable for selling such a dangerous and unreliable product. I am going to consult with my attorney to see if a class action is warranted, as there are hundreds, if not thousands of others having the same (and worse) issues.
We are having the same problem installing a Fogatti and now a rec pro. Can’t get it to turn on. Probably a lot cheaper to just get a reg tank😊
You have done a great job on this project and are very patient. After all you have checked, have you checked with the manufacturer to see if you may need a LP gas regulator ? Just a thought.
I have 2 regulators coming off of the tank, but I don’t think the supply was the issue. I had problems with the supply when I first set it up and it gave me an error code, and then I fixed it and it worked fine. Not out of the question, but I might add that to the list of things I’ll try when I test it outside. It’s on my very long list of things to do 😂
Nope. Not your camper. Same EXACT thing is happening with mine right now. Worked great for 3 months then it would not hold the thermostat setting. Gradually would get hotter and hotter all the way to 130°. Called emailed and text messaged fogatti multiple times and got no help. Complete trash of a company.
OK, I think I’ve read through all the comments and this didn’t come up… but did you experience the same issue regardless whether you were boondocking and using your 12 V water pump in the trailer versus running off the city water connection?
Did you do any boondocking with this heater? It looks a lot like the suburban hester we had in our RV. We found it wasted a LOT of water waiting for it to heat up and sometimes it would take minutes. Navy showers were out of the question since every time you shut the water off it took a min ot two to get hot water again. It was also very sensitive to pressure, anything under 45PSI and it gave us fits. Never had the scalding issue tho.. We ended up replacing it with a Truma which was not cheap but we are super happy with it.
Thanks for the update! So I just bought the Girard Brand Tankless water heater. Has anyone had similar issues with that brand?
Never tried that one, but let me know how it does for you! I’ve heard good things about it!
Thank you for this video, I’m having the same problem. Sad thing is that it worked at first and I liked so much I bough another for a second rv that I’m remodeling. No I’m stuck with 2. The newer unit is not running yet but you going through 2 makes me believe it won’t be any different… there is clearly a big issue with this brand
Haha same, I have 2 sitting in my garage 😂
Yep same thing with mine. No help from Fogatti. Very sad
@@her1975dez Same here, I gave up and installed a standard household Takagi unit in the bathroom. It works great, is quieter, and the temps stay steady.
@@mxslick50 That sounds awesome - does it supply the kitchen as well, or did you also install one in the kitchen?
@@tnjazzgal Supplies the whole RV, including the outside shower.
Can you blend the cold and hot water as you normally would with a 6/10gal tank?
We have problems with it too. We tried to call Rec Pro and could not get through. It gets too hot or freezing cold. It goes hotter than the set temp and max temp.
Unfortunately, you are not the first person to tell me this ☹️
I'm sure you've tried everything but just incase, mine (different company) has basic settings on temp output and another for amount of water flow output. Those 2 settings are sensitive and work together like a teeter totter. Adjust one and it affects the other. My settings are dials, yours is fancier than mine, probably digital. Dig into those settings and see if the setting (button, dial, or digital setting) got changed accidentally. Wouldn't it be great if it is something simple? (after all that work, ug!) Good luck and let us know if you get it fixed and tested and re-installed!!!!!
Interesting! I don’t remember the controller even having a settings button. I just looked back at the manual and the only thing the controller lets me do is change the overall temperature up or down. I’ll have to look into that…I just looked at the manual again and no instructions on how to modify any of the settings. I do know it’s got a flow sensor and temperature input and output sensor, so you would think there would be some kind of adjustment for both. I’ll do some more research on it, thanks!
Bless your heart! Great job regardless and kudos for your honesty! Edit: I have a theory about the 4 wires and the 2 you used
Tell me the theory, I’m curious!
@fallenintocamping I was thinking you should've used the black wire instead of the green and green going to ground on the water heater. In normal situations black is hot, white neutral and green to ground but I guess campers are different?? I hope this helps you
@-the1b4u- on a 120v yes, not a 12v system. Red and black are normally hot and negative.
@@MichiganHVACTech but you are correct
Yes black wire Instead of green
Hi Heather! These units are not made to mix hot and cold at the same time. The fix: Set the water temp to whatever is comfortable, i.e., 110 degrees, then shower using only the hot water. Suburban makes a unit that can self-regulate the water temperature. Good luck!
That is correct-the issue I’m having is the hot would be open and turned on with no cold mixed in, the temperature set to 110, and the actual temperature would be 150+
Well first of all great videos and I’m so sorry you had these issues. Were you ever able to get it sorted out? I was thinking of replacing ours with a Girrard tankless but now I’m concerned. Thank you.
No, and honestly I keep having more projects and forget to troubleshoot it. I have 2 units sitting in my shop…but I’m not the only one that has had issues with this particular brand. Seems to be a pretty common problem unfortunately 🫤 (check out some of the videos on that RV techs channel, he’s got one on this unit too)
Which fogatti did you buy and exact dimension. I noticed that you used to have Atwood gas/electric water tank because i have the same one
The unit size I think was 42,000 btu. The dimensions were 15x18 3/4 (supposedly…it wasn’t, it was 1/8 inch bigger) and I got the 10 gallon rectangle door
Thanks for the update, guess I’ll go with the Furrion?
I’ve heard good things about them but never installed one. Also heard good things about girard so do your research. Girard is made by lippert, and I’ve had a good experience with their products so far
Furrion is the exact same design as Fogatti and it also has the same issues.
@@mxslick50 guess will look at truma?
@@meseahunt As she mentions, Girard also has a good reputation, and I've just had an RV plumber tell me it's one of the better ones, & also cost -effective & serviceable. He approved of Suburban & Truma also; but Truma is more expensive.
Did you replace the controller? Sounds like a controller issue or board issue to me. Sensors inside should modulate and you know they are new and working.
Yes, controller was new as well
Maybe your gas regulator for propane needs to be adjusted or replaced. Could be supplying higher pressure from gas line than you need.
Eh, could be but I doubt it. I replaced the lines and regulators for all of my tanks within the last year, so they are new. Definitely not out of the question though! Even if that’s the case, you think there would be some kind of internal regulator in the unit itself.
On the controller wire connection use blue wire nuts.?..not saying that's it but the yellow wire nuts are to big..?.
No, I even soldered them together and didn’t help at all
Did you ever get it figured out? I have a completely busted regular tank and the tankless is pretty much the same price, so I'd love to know if you ever solved the issue or found any further info on how to prevent it.
No, I got sidetracked on other projects 😂 but from what I’ve heard from other RV techs, the tankless heaters malfunction a lot. I personally wouldn’t put one in, but that’s just me.
I don’t know if I missed this in the comments. Did you try changing out the controller?
Yes, the unit and controller were both new and still didn’t work
Could it be that the thermostat on the wall where you set the temperature is malfunctioning?
The thermostat was replaced and it still did the same thing 🫤
YOU MIGHT TRY A TEN GAL. REPLACEMENT???
Did you change your controller
Maybe it's your temperature remote, did you replace that as well or just the heater?
Both were new each time
@@fallenintocamping well lame. I have a bunch of kids and my Atwood gas valve was fubar So I ordered a suburban unit to replace it.. hopefully it goes well. Did you get a chance to test yours outside of the trailer? Oh, ps I saw a video from another RV ch where the guy had to replace his LP gas regulator with a high flow rate/new one before his on demand would work right
Oh ya kids so yeah they like to get washed and it needs warm water heh. I have a 10L 110v electric inline tank I'm going to use as a ... Holding tank / temp regulator/ cold burst due to low flow rate regulator
I have a fogatti in my rv and mine has a built pressure relief valve are you sure you need to install one on the back of the heater?
Yes-this one didn’t have one. When I got it 2 years ago, they were not standard. Fogatti upgraded the model to have an internal PR valve so they now come standard.
@@fallenintocamping wow, it is the dilemma, I hope it doesn't happen here. Thanks for sharing your content, it does help as before I did install I did land on your installation video.
I know you talked to the distributor and they were helpful. Have you been able to contact the manufacturer to see if they can point you in the right direction?
I did, here’s there response:
This was an order placed with Recpro. You may contact Recpro for services.
Recpro had the co-brand water heater with Fogatti's logo on it. But it's their products and Recpro should take care of the after services.
Yours Sincerely
Customer Service Team
FOGATTI
@@fallenintocamping At least you got a response. Fogatti refuses to return calls or emails.
Turn the set temperature down to 110 degrees or so. Try it again.
It dosent matter what temperature it was set at, there was no regulation from the controller. I could set it at 95 or set it at 115, it didn’t make a difference
Thats strange your unit didnt come with a pressure relief valve in the front behind door!? Mine did and I got the same unit!? Maybe an updated model?? Great videos and thank you for the update.
I thought the same thing…both units I have don’t have it. But newer ones do. Seems like they realized the design was bad and reconfigured some things…
@@fallenintocamping
Hey just curious not sure if I missed but you are just running hot water to run unit correct? Cause I didn't realize after I bought mine I turned hot water on and worked fine but once i tried to mix the cold in, it shut off. Didnt realize these units dont mix. You can only adjust by hot water flow valve and set to temp you like for shower 👍😁 sounds like they are in early stages of developing these darn it
@@ChRiStRiDa7 yeah, I set the thermostat to like 100 or so, and only ran the hot side. It would get up to 130+, and if I mixed cold in it would shut off.
I know this is a while down the road but can you expand on exactly how you wired it to your battery and if it drained your house batteries faster?
Basically wired the positive on the water heater to a 15amp fuse (you can find them on Amazon) and then wired that to the positive of my 12v battery. Negative goes to negative. I think I used 12 stranded wire. Definitely helped a lot with the power surge but didn’t make the unit function properly 🫤
Didn’t drain the battery any faster in my opinion. It dosent drain a lot of power to start, and ideally, you don’t shut the power (or water) off during the shower. It runs off propane, so the battery is really to ignite the pilot.
Whether its a installation video or a video about making mistakes it doesn't matter because you are still so darn pretty. Lol.....I hate you are having problems with your unit. I was thinking about getting a water heater like this and came across your video. I still have to research some more before I bite the bullet.
Hahahaha. If my skills fail, at least I’ll have my looks I guess 😂😂
If you figure it out, let us know, I have a Girard tankless hot water heater and it is doing the same thing.
Ah that’s bummer…I kind of forgot I had it until last week so I’m going to try and revisit it 😂
Have you ever changed a queen bed to a Murphy bed?
No but it sounds cool 😂
Could it be because you hooked it directly up to your battery?
No, it didn’t work before i hooked it up. I think it was something internal because I tried multiple different variations for power sources 🫤
It has a built-in pressure relief valve, so why are you putting another one on the unit?
This unit does not. They have since upgraded their units to add built in PR valves. The instructions specifically say to install one because there is no internal valve.
Anything new on your water-heater situation? I've been looking at that Fogatti.
Unfortunately, no. Fogatti has made some changes to their units since this video (new drain design, built in PRV). Someone on my channel actually mentioned that I might need a high capacity gas regulator on my tanks since I had other things using gas, which could definitely be a possibility because my gas regular is just a standard replacement not a high capacity. Definitely worth looking into-seems like I’ve had lots of folks with the same issue comment, so it could be a manufacturer issue, or something else.
@@fallenintocamping Thanks for the update. Best of luck to you, and keep up the good work!
Okay, so these aren't meant to be used like a regular water heater. You only want to turn the heat up to what will be comfortable with the hot water on only. The more you have to restrict the flow of the hot by turning on the cold the more problems you will have. That's why it keeps getting hotter on you. When you turn more cold on and heat down it just compounds the problem. Set it at 90 then use the hot valve only to maximize the flow through the water heater.
Your first comment is correct. I set the temperature for what I want, and the hot water is supposed to come out to the temperature I set the thermostat at. The issue is, it never would. I never mixed cold in until troubleshooting. The thermostat would be set at 100 and the water would come out at 140-150 with the cold off.
I would be checking for proper ground. RV are terrible about good grounding. It can play all kinds of problems.
Ground was good, but agree that rv grounds are prone to rust because they put them in places they shouldn’t 🤦♀️
Bad ground will drive a controller nuts !
Great job on the video. I think the reason your lights flickered was because you hooked the ground wire(green) to the neutral wire (typically white). When you do that it creates something called an "open neutral". That creates an unbalanced load which can cause various issues (such as light flickering). The fix should be to just identify the neutral wire and use that instead of the green wire. I will link a video that explains more in depth. I hope this helps. czcams.com/video/LJvyb_WujZg/video.htmlsi=pIUYR6GYE0lwZ9_M
Why did you call the manufacturer direct on the website there’s a number
I did-recpro manufactures these in house, so it wouldn’t make any sense to call the ‘brand’ because they don’t manufacture the recpro version in their warehouse
I recon you got the older non pressure regulated crap water heaters that the RV place got for super cheap as a job lot Thats why Fogatti wont warranty them ,as they had problems But trust me all these water heaters are all built in China at the same factory now including Lipatrds Furion ect So buyer beware
Your not wrong 😂
What model?
That’s a great question, I’m going to have to go look. I didn’t originally include it because recpro only sold one unit, but Ive heard from multiple people that they have upgraded some things about this unit
@@fallenintocamping I'm sure they have. That's like the original first year or 2
I haven't installed my Fogatti heater yet however I read the instructions and I'm a guy so I usually don't. In the instructions it said do not modify the "Positive" ground. The instructions also said this unit must be "grounded". This unit was made in China so the instructions aren't perfect. Most cars, trucks, and campers are negatively grounded. I have a hunch that you have a grounding issue causing your controller's sensor chip to mess up. Either this or a proportional valve issue or water flow sensor{ I know you changed some sensors but see it you can test this one). After watching your video I will email RecPro and try and find out the proper way to ground this unit. Found this video from Fogatti about the proportional valve voltage values. czcams.com/video/rgIHQwwzBII/video.html See if you have 12 volts dc on the red and white wires. This would make sense in your case that your proportional gas valves would not be working or sticking allowing too much gas flow over heating the water. Just for the heck of it, check your sensor voltage also czcams.com/video/4m5iYQv9zKc/video.html. Lastly I wonder if you have scale built up on your water flow sensor. This would be strange after 6 months of use but possible czcams.com/video/qTkIbRvZ88E/video.html. Good luck!
Interesting…great info, thanks for doing some research on it! Will definitely check all of these out, seems like some pretty logical solutions!
I hope you read this because I think I know what you're doing wrong. Set your temp to what is comfortable for you and use it at that temp... do not turn cold water on that is whatnis causing your flow problem making your water sit longer in the heater making temp rise. If you adjust your water temp to your comfort you don't need to turn cold water on.
Hey! Thanks for the comment. The issue I had was when I would set the thermostat to 100, I would only open the hot, and the water would be 150+. It never would self regulate. If I tried to mix cold in to lower the temperature of the hot, it would obviously just shut off because it wasn’t meant to run with the cold. Still haven’t had time to investigate why both units did the same thing, but after taking to other RV techs, it seems like a very common issue for these units 🫤
What the hell !!! No answer -- great company as you said and they didn't except your problem and respond - you don't trouble shoot -- they do -- wasted two video's -- no explanation !!!
I’m so confused, are you upset with me or recpro? 😂
Many new products are never tested in a way that would replicate using them in the real world for over a year or more. They rush them to market, take your money and let them fail at the buyer's end. The standard heaters have been proven over many years. It would be better to try to add another standard unit if you can find the space.
I totally agree
A few things you can try to manage the '6 gallons': Install a low-flow shower head with a push button pause (rinse, pause, soap up, rinse), tell the kids to take cooler showers and of course stagger them 1/2 hour apart. @@fallenintocamping
I’m having the same problem you had. Peace of garbage
Let me know if you ever figure out what the problem was 😂
Remove the pressure relief valve. It’s the problem.
No it is not, and you MUST have a pressure relief valve. Please do not spread incorrect and unsafe advice. The problem is Fogatti and it's crap design and customer support.
Pressure relief valve should already be behind door in front of unit. At least mine does and have same unit. Unless mine is an updated model!?