[C320-list] water heater

[Donald Dixon]

The entire unit sits on a fiberglass tray that is screwed down to the hull (about 4 - 6 screws).  Drain the heater, unscrew the fiberglass tray from the hull and you can rotate this towards you for better access to the unit.  Follow the wires - they go to the thermostats and heating unit (behind an additional protector).  You can use a mulitmeter to determine which part is bad (in my case it was the high temperature cutoff - the breaker with the red button itself - that was bad). 

Don Dixon
Stargazer, #605
Key West, FL

On May 16, 2013, at 1:15 PM, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:

> 
> Don, 
> I found the red button and pressed it. Still no hot water. I tried to find the outside end of the heating element to remove it. It is not visible where the wires head into the heater. I started to remove the heater but discovered that there is a retaining bracked on the back (side nearest hull) that I can only feel, not see. There are also hoses connected to the back (I assume from the engine) that I also cannot see. Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanx
> Bill
> #1146
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Dixon <donauw at bellsouth.net>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tue, Apr 30, 2013 9:44 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] water heater
> 
> 
> Remove the access panel on the front of the heater.  Under the panel is a red 
> reset button for the high temp limit breaker.  Push to reset.
> 
> In my case, this did not work...needed to replace the heating element.  You can 
> order an element specific for this unit or just buy a 1000 (or was it 1200?) 
> watt unit at Home Depot for $9.95.  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Don Dixon
> Stargazer, #605
> Key West, FL
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Apr 30, 2013, at 9:19, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
> 
>> Did something stupid when opening up for spring (apparently spring is gonna 
> last 3 days and then winter is coming back).  Filled all the water tanks, turned 
> on the water heater (elec part) and waited for my hot water; it didn't come. 
> After some mental trouble shooting, I remembered that I by-passed the water 
> heater for winterization and I hadn't reconnected it.  So the heating element in 
> the heater was heating air-not water. I don't think it liked heating air because 
> once I plumbed the heater back in and it filled with water, still no hot water.
>> 
>> My question is  whether I burned out the element or is there some sort of 
> tripping safety feature that needs to be reset?  The breaker on the panel did 
> not trip.
>> 
>> Bill
>> Hull # 1146
>> (2008)
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