[C320-list] Hot Water Bypass

[BAdams3491 at aol.com]

I'd be interested in this information also.
 
Thanks,
 
Bert
At Ease
#442
 
 
In a message dated 6/13/2008 10:54:36 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
igrunes at gmail.com writes:

Jeff
Would like the details of the process you follow.
I can  understand that the vac will suck the water out of the pipes and  pump.

Will the water tank vents allow enough air to enter the system to  pull the
water out or do you have to remove the water tank inspection  covers.

I'm trying to visualise exactly what you do and it isn't clear  to me.

I assume that first you use the boat pressure pump to drain the  tanks by
opening all the faucets both hot and cold.

Then how and  where do you attach the shop vac to the system?

What faucets are open  at the time?

How do you vac out the hot water heater?.
Where and how  do you attach the vac?
Our hot water tank has never been drained as far as  I know and the hot water
has an odd smell as though the antifreeze has been  cooked by the tank heater

We always bring the boat to the yard and pay  them to use antifreeze to
winterise the boat.

Looking forward to  your reply.

Irv Grunes
2001  #851








n Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Jeff  Hare <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:

>
> I don't bother  with antifreeze for the fresh water system.   I hook up a
>  shop vac, open the faucets and drain the system.  I also empty out the  hot
> water tank with shop vac.  Takes me 20 minutes start to  finish.  No water
> taste issues out of either the hot or cold  water anymore.
>
> We're pretty much on the NH/Maine border, so it  gets pretty cold in the
> winter.
>
> -Jeff
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:  c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>  [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
>  BAdams3491 at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:40 PM
> To:  C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Hot Water  Bypass
>
> For winterization...if you don't bypass the hot water  heater, when you pump
>
> antifreeze through the system, it fills  the water heater with anti  freeze
> before going through any other  lines.
>
> Bert
> At Ease
>  #442
>
>





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