[C320-list] water heater

[Ken Geiger]

That check valve may be part of a winterizing scheme where it allows, in conjunction with a 3-way valve, the easy bypassing of the Hot Water Tank.

Regards

Ken

 

 

 

---- Original Message ----
From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
To: 320 <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Mon, Apr 18, 2016 3:05 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] water heater

Jim,
Try soaking the part in white vinegar of LimeAway....

CB

Chris Burti
Farmville, NC


On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 8:23 AM, jim brown <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sorry to change the subject but if I send a new email they often don't get
> to the list. I can't tell if they did because they don't come up in my new
> mail either (probably a Yahoo problem). In replacing the water heater I
> found a 3 inch copper tube with a check valve in it in the cold water line
> just before it attached to the water heater inlet. It had a lot of hard
> water deposits on it but I couldn't find a replacement part anywhere. A
> friends newer 320 doesn't have the valve so I was wondering if it is
> necessary and where to get a replacement? I can't figure out it's function
> since any back flow should be stopped by the water pressure or the pump if
> the system is not pressurized before any possible contamination would get
> into the tanks. My tank valves are under the aft birth if that makes a
> difference
>
> Jim BrownDesafinado  2004
>
>       From: John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com>
>  To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>  Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 11:11 PM
>  Subject: Re: [C320-list] cabin shades
>
> Try a fabric store or even a big box home improvement store.
>
> John Meyers
> Wind Chime 406
>
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 10:40 PM, Ed Lockett <locketted at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > lookiing for velco tabs for window shades
> >
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