Hot Water Heater Winter
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Check out this - http://www.boatered.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=107314
And before anyone else goes there - it's a water heater not a hot water heater-----
And before anyone else goes there - it's a water heater not a hot water heater-----
HMMM, so it looks like the best method is to drain the water heater. Do not let Pink get into the water heater? Also if I am using Pink in my fresh water holding tank and running it through the stystem, how do I prevent pink from getting into the water heater? Should I disconect the water heater from the freash water tank? Thanks for the info
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Yup--I leave mine dry. Disconnect pump at the discharge side and, with all faucets open, blow it out. Leave everything open until spring commissioning.
Some boaters bypass the heater and then use the pink stuff, but why bother. Don't forget to empty the heater with drain and TP valve.
PS: Getting AF into the heater destroys the anode and then it STINKS all the next summer. Don't ask how I know!!
Some boaters bypass the heater and then use the pink stuff, but why bother. Don't forget to empty the heater with drain and TP valve.
PS: Getting AF into the heater destroys the anode and then it STINKS all the next summer. Don't ask how I know!!
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No need to put pink AF into the water system - it tastes terrible all the next season. Hook up a small air compressor to the water inlet and blow the water out. Tank should be drained to empty. Disconnect the hoses to the pump in order to allow any water in there to drain out. Before putting the intake hose back on the pump, stick it in a bottle of cheap vodka and pump this through as extra insurance for any low spots you may have - vodka tastes better in the spring than AF. Hot water heater should be drained and blown out as well. As long as water has room to expand when frozen, it will not burst anyting.
Not to burst Leviathan1's bubble, but the "as long as water has room to expand when froozen, it will not burst anything, can be a misleading statement.
Yes if you put water in a bucket, and let it freeze, it should not burst the bucket, our water systems are a lot different. it is possible for water to freeze in one part of the boat faster then in another, and cuase the slower freezing water to burst whatever. I would not rely solely on blowing the water out, unless you are 100% sure you got all of the water out.
Run some antifreeze, vodka, gin whatever works for you, you do not need to fill the system if you use the air method, but just back yourself up. Me I wish I could afford to use the cheap vodka, but it is not in the budget. Besides I can just see myself working on the boat in Feb, turning the water pump on for a glass of that magic water.
Yes the water heater should be drained. Install a water heater bypass kit, so you donot have to use a ton of antifreeze.
Yes if you put water in a bucket, and let it freeze, it should not burst the bucket, our water systems are a lot different. it is possible for water to freeze in one part of the boat faster then in another, and cuase the slower freezing water to burst whatever. I would not rely solely on blowing the water out, unless you are 100% sure you got all of the water out.
Run some antifreeze, vodka, gin whatever works for you, you do not need to fill the system if you use the air method, but just back yourself up. Me I wish I could afford to use the cheap vodka, but it is not in the budget. Besides I can just see myself working on the boat in Feb, turning the water pump on for a glass of that magic water.
Yes the water heater should be drained. Install a water heater bypass kit, so you donot have to use a ton of antifreeze.