Boat Hot Water Heater Bypass

I ended up buying 50 of hose for about the same amount of deer which let me replace the original hoses to and from the water heater and have another to bypass the water heater.

Boat hot water heater bypass. Simple permanent installation of the camco permanent water heater by pass kit allows you to easily drain your water heater for winterizing. You could temporarily bypass the heater connect the cold water supply pipe to the hot water out pipe but i doubt you ll want to do that it will be more trouble for no practical purpose i can think of. This is the water heater bypass hose in use. The hose is a red silicone 5 8 hose rated at 200 psi water pressure.

I sucked all the water out first with a drill mounted pump then placed an absorber brand name synthetic chamois under the drain. The boat i bought last year had the hoses from the engine to the domestic hot water heater cut and disconected so it made a loop back into the engine. It s installed so i don t have to fill my water heater with antifreeze. Sturdy brass backflow preventer and 100 shut off valve lets you by pass the water heater with a single turn.

Quick turn permanent by pass kit save on antifreeze when you winterize with this easily installed water heater by pass kit. After a few hours of rocking at the dock no more water came out. Two different types of valve setups are commonly used to direct the flow of water. This pipe allows water from the cold water feed to be shunted directly to the hot water pipe without entering the water heater.

I bought a non permanent kit at west marine. Essentially two male to male fittings and a length of hose with female flanges. Once i was down there i saw that fiddling around with valves to try and make a bypass really won t do me much good since i want to disconnect the hoses and drain them anyway. The basic plan for a bypass is to put a pipe between the hot and cold water pipes that are connected to the heater.