[C320-list] Air in Water Heater?

[jim brown]

I would think that if you had a leak that caused the pump to run all the time you'd pretty quickly notice a bilge full of fresh water-I noticed it because the bilge pump came on pretty quickly. 

After winterizing, when there is air in everything (I hope), It takes quite a while to bleed all the air out and I have to do it at each individual faucet, running both hot and cold at each tap beginning with galley sink, then the head sink, then the cockpit shower until all air is expelled and it stops spitting.  Occasionally it takes 2 tries before I can get full pressure. If a tank runs out it usually just needs to be bled at the galley sink for a short period of time. 

Jim Brown


      From: Timothy Osburn <tosburn1958 at gmail.com>
 To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
 Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:20 PM
 Subject: [C320-list] Air in Water Heater?
   
My water pump won't shut off after I close the taps.  I've checked all the
outlets in the head, cockpit shower and galley sink and as far as I can
tell, they are closed.  When I turn the water on in the galley sink, it
will sputter and then I get a steady flow of water (although it might
sputter again from time to time ) .  Looking at the ShurFlo documentation,
it sounds like there might be air in the water heater that is causing this
( it could also be a leak somewhere ).  Is there a way to vent air in the
heater?  Should I just try and continue to run water through the system
until the air in the water heater is displaced?  Any tips would be
appreciated.  Thanks.