[C320-list] Hot Water Heater Bypass

[Jeff Church]

Jon,

I posted a picture of the bypass that I installed. It is in the Owners 
Gallery in the Idlewild sub-album on the C320 site. The install required 3 
valves, 2 tees, and about 3 feet of hose.

JeffC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jonvez at comcast.net>
To: "320 List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 6:52 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Hot Water Heater Bypass


> Although the Fall sailing has been spectactular this year up here in the 
> northeast, it's getting to be that time to start thinking about 
> winterizing. Can anyone provide me with details including connections, 
> extra hose length needed etc. to bypass the hot water heater?
> In the past, I've drained it, used a wet vac to try to get the remaining 
> water out, and then pumped 6+ gallons of AF through...I would like to 
> minimize the amount of AF I use this year but I'm not sure how to do this 
> given the Whale fittings and not sure how hard it is to access the 
> connection points on the heater once the outer frame is removed....Any 
> help would be appreciated....Thanks..
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez