[C320-list] Hot Water Pressure at a trickle

[Dan Winsor]

I'm with Canuck, 20 winters, no antifreeze, no damages.
Dan Winsor #109 Lucky Devil

On Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 14:08 B. Stumpp via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> Bill,
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> I agree with the need to get as much water as possible out of the hot water
> heater.
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> When our 320 was new to us (now owned 24 years) I  thought it was okay to
> just drain the tank, add some antifreeze and call it finished.
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> The tank froze and broke.  I tore it apart to see what the insides were
> like.
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> The inside was like a glass bottle turned  on it's side so a fair amount of
> water would still be  inside after being drained (I never understood why it
> was designed that way).
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> When the temperature went down, the remaining water froze and the bottle
> broke.an expensive lesson.
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> Since then, I drain all the tanks and clean them out.  Push some antifreeze
> through the pipes and pump to insure they are protected.
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> Then bypass the hot water tank, drain what I can and use a wet vac to suck
> out as much as possible.
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> Have removed as much as 2 gallons of water using this method and believe
> there is still some water in there.
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> The vac has a narrow tip that allows me to hold it up against the tank
> drain
> and create a suction.
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> After sucking out what I can, and just to be safe, I add about two cups of
> antifreeze to the water heater.
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> I agree with you. it's important to get as much water out of the hot water
> tank as possible before completing winterization.
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> Bruce Stumpp
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> Adventure, #647
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> Middle River, Maryland
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> Message: 7
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> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:26:50 -0500
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> Bill,
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> I'm in Chicago, so like you, in a hard freeze zone.  I've never put
> antifreeze in my plumbing lines, only bilge and head.  I use an air
> compressor to blow my lines out.  And on the hot water heater, I hook up a
> wet vac to the heater spigot and suck the water out of the heater.  Just
> did
> this on Sat, 8th year, never had an issue, where I've seen temps get below
> -20F for multiple days straight.
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> -Christian 1994 C320 #138 "Canuck", Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL
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