[C320-list] Winterizing - Hot water heater bypass

[wflowe3 at netscape.net]

 Did it come this time? If not, is there some trick to adding an attachment that I don't know about?


 


 

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From: Jack McDonough <mcdonough5 at verizon.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 10:28 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winterizing - Hot water heater bypass









No attachment !!!?
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Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:50 AM?

Subject: Re: [C320-list] Winterizing - Hot water heater bypass?
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> Attached?

> is a photo of the water heater.? Simply connecting the elbow with the red 
> hose directly to the "T" with?

> the blue hoses is all that needs to be done.? If you leave the brass check?

> valve at the blue "T" connected to the water heater, all you would need?

> is a piece of hose (got some from West Marine for 0.89/foot).?

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> It takes about 5 minutes to remove the drawers, six screws holding in?

> the drawer cabinet, and the cabinet. The Whale fittings are a little?

> tricky. You push in on the fitting at the hose, hold in the internal?

> ring in the fitting and pull the hose out. I used a screw driver to?

> disconnect the elbow at the water heater because my fingers won't fit.?

> Just push the elbow in and pry off the fitting with a flat blade screw?

> driver.?

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> Hope this helps.?

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> -----Original Message-----?

> From: Brad Kuether <bkuether at comcast.net>?

> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com?

> Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 7:06 am?

> Subject: [C320-list] Winterizing - Hot water heater bypass?

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> Hearing from listers and even the broken when I bought the boat, 
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> there is a way to "bypass" the hot water heater when running the 
> antifreeze?

> through the water lines.?

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> I spent about an hour with a flashlight trying to understand what fed what 
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> think I might understand how its done.?

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> Cold Line?

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>  a.. The cold line comes in from under the pan?

>  b.. T's up towards the sink and water heater?

>  c.. T's again to split between the sink and water heater.?

>  d.. The end that goes towards the water heater goes through a very short 
> metal?

> pipe.?

>  e.. Then goes through a fitting an into the water heater.?

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> Hot Line?

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>  a.. The hot line comes out through a reinforced rubber hose.?

>  b.. The rubber hose has two hose clamps on each end.?

>  c..  It then T's off to feed the sink, head, and cockpit shower.?

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> I am thinking, taking the hot water line off (easy due to the hose clamps) 
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> attaching it to the cold line somehow.?

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> Here are the questions:?

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>  a.. Can lines from the T's be removed taken apart whatever, and then be 
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> back together and not leak??

>  b.. Do you need another short line to do the bridging??

>  c.. Any other wisdom I should know about??

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> Thanks in advance for any all advice.?

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> -Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod?

> "Independence"?

> 2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006?

> Middle River, MD?

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