[C320-list] Hot Water Heater Bypass

[brer at adelphia.net]

No extra hose was needed when I did mine. Just remove the top cold inlet hose and inline check valve and remove the bottom hot outlet hose, the hoses were long enough to hook together with the whale fittings. I drained the hot water tank with the drain and thought all the water was drained, but guess what? I blew into the top inlet to the hot water tank (with my mouth) and I could still here water in there. So I sucked on the cold water inlet with a hose still connected and created a siphon, I got another 3 quarts or more out, now I'm pretty confident that all the water is out. No pink stuff in the hot water tank. 









---- jonvez at comcast.net wrote: 

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Kit,

What fittings do you need and do you use an extra piece of hose to bridge the two?

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From: CMKIT1 at cs.com 

> John 
> I simply remove the cold line to the water and hook it to the hot water 
> lines. Easy to do with whale fittings. Then drain water heater. I use two gal of 
> pink for the water lines. Nothing in the water heater since it is dry. You have 
> to remove the cabinet to do this but it is quick. 
> Kit Carson 
> #223