[C320-list] Water heater leak

[Jack Fitzgibbon]

Check out page 13 for the brass mail connector.  

http://www.seatechinc.com/pdf/metric_series.pdf

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Mike Paris
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:51 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water heater leak


Thanks for your replies Jack and Pat. I'll do what you said. Where do  
you get these fittings?

Mike

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On Jul 15, 2009, at 1:18 PM, "Jack Fitzgibbon" <chuters at earthlink.net>  
wrote:

> Mike,
>
> First, check the water supply line to the hot water heater.  A nylon  
> threaded fitting is used to attach the hose to the hot water  
> heater.  In our case, the threaded portion of the fitting was  
> cracked creating a steady drip and causing the pump to cycle.  The  
> crack is hidden from view and is tough to see. I had grabbed the  
> hose fitting connection and moved it to see if it was lose and it  
> snapped off.  I replaced it with a like fitting and it happened  
> again a year later.  I replaced with a fitting that had a brass  
> threaded end and nylon side that snapped to the hose.  I think the  
> heat weakens the fitting.   Access is easier if you remove the  
> drawer's.
>
> jack
>
> S/V Wetted Bliss
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Mike  
> Paris
> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:42 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Water heater leak
>
>
> I have a small but steady drip at the water heater and I can't find
> exactly where. I can't feel moisture at any of the fittings but there
> is a drip running down the hull beneath the water heater. The heater
> seems to have a metal casing, would this hide drips at a fitting?
> There is water on the platform it is mounted on.
>
> Thanks,
> MikeP
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