[C320-list] water heater

[Martin Rosenberg]

When my water heater started leaking, it was from the forward lower corner.
When I removed the tank I discovered that I also had a small antifreeze
leak. It really doesn't matter which it is since you still have to replace
the tank. So far, I have put the replacement on my long term list and have
not really missed it. I put a hose bypass at the engine and completely
removed the old hoses from the engine as they were also suspect.
Martin Rosenberg
Avalon  #823

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 3:57 PM, jim brown <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> There have been several posts about leaking hot water heaters and how to
> remove and replace the unit (all very helpful) when it leaks after about 10
> years (our hull 973 is now 10 years old so I'm right on time). I never
> thought about it before but are most leaks from the engine coolant part of
> the tank or the fresh water part? I detected a small amount of antifreeze
> and water in the bilge after motoring and there seems to be dried pink
> liquid behind the tank. Trying to sort out before removing the tank if a
> leak in the hose connections is more probable than a leak in heat exchanger
> of the tank.
>
> Jim BrownDesafinado 973
>