[C320-list] Water Heater

Richard A. Walker dickwalker at att.net
Mon Aug 27 11:35:07 PDT 2007


Jeff 

1. HARD WIRE the hot water heater.
2.  On the raw water pimp (European) for my GM I decided to purchase the
entire unit.  The rebuild the old unit for a RFI spare.

Cheers,
 
Dick Walker
C-320 (687) WindWalker II
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118-2136
619.435.8986

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Hare
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:25 AM
To: 'C320-List'
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water Heater

How incredibly timely...

   We just returned from 8 days on the water around cape cod.  Upon
returning to the dock, we noticed that steam rising out from under the sink.

Guess what... The short section of rubber hose Cy mentions here had its
outer layer just peel away and sprung a leak.

It's only one of several things to crap out during this trip.

1) macerator pump seems to leak.  Haven't started to track that down yet,
but it appears to be where the fitting screws into the pump or something
just above that.

2) Radiator cap seems to leak some now.

3) Raw water pump drips from the seal where the shaft enters the impeller
housing.

4) Front vberth hatch leaks from around the frame whenever we take water
over the bow. The hatch part that opens doesn't leak, but it seems to not be
bedded properly.

The list goes on... :)

And I thought I wasn't going to have any more boat projects this year...

-Jeff H.

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of cyrace at comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:28 AM
To: c320 List
Subject: [C320-list] Water Heater

I was wondering if I could get some help from this wonderful list about my
water heater.   The short rubber hose on the outet has failed twice this
summer, causing water to fill the drawers in the galley cabinets (tired of
drying them out), and effectively shutting down my water system.  I replaced
the hose with auto rated radiator hose from Ace hardware.   The hose
literally falls apart, the outer shell peels off.   I suspect the problem is
that the water is too hot, although I would think the hose could handle it.
It is scalding hot coming out of the faucet.

I've tried:
1) "Exercising" the Temperature and Pressure valve several times as was
recommended once before on this list.  Should I consider replacing it?

2) Checking the red button on the heating element.  It's in an "in"
position, seems to me to be stuck, doesn't go in or out.  Should I replace
the heating element?

3) Am I using the wrong hose?   Should I go to a marine rated hot water hose
from West Marine?

4) Why the hose in the first place?  Can I connect the Whale hoses directly
to the outlet?  or a brass fitting of some sort?

I'm going to call Seaward later today (you're still sleeping in California)
and see if they have any suggestions.

Any help on this would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Cy
#948



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