Hot Water Heater Trouble

When we got back from the July 4th trip, I did a routine inspection down in the bilge and discovered that the heater hose that runs to the hot water heater was starting to split. I hate making repairs in the middle of summer, but I had visions of this hose letting go and spewing raw water into the engine room.

Since I have never liked the idea of running raw water thru the hot water heater, this seemed like a good time to just disconnect the thing. I have a generator, so hot water is not a problem.

So, I cut the two raw water hoses off and simply ran a piece of high pressure hose between the inlet and outlet on the raw water pump. It is the hose with the red colored rubber cap on the end of the clamp center left on the top of the engine.



I decided to leave the old hoses in the bilge for now. They are not in the way, and it will be easier to cut them off and clean it up when the weather is a little cooler.