djstewy
New Member
- Mar 29, 2010
- 17
- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 250 Express Cruiser
- Engines
- 300 Mercruiser 5.7L w/Bravo II Outdrive
Hello All,
I recently splashed my 1994 250 Express Cruiser and fired up my fresh water system for the first time. Cold water was pumping out just fine, but then I heard some water leaking out of the compartment under my bench where the Atwood 6 gallon water heater is located.
When I peered inside I noticed that water was gushing from one of the two black rubber hose fittings on the rear of the unit. Unfortinatly it appears to be an issue with the connection point itself as its leaking out before reaching the hose. I've read some previous posts talking about similar issues people were having but I wanted to confirm a couple things before I start tearing stuff apart.
1.) My understanding is the two black 5/8" rubber hoses connecting to the rear of the unit is water from the engine for the heat exchanger right? If so can I just disconnect both hoses and connect them to themselves to bypass the tank? I don't really care about hot water while we're under way.
2.) The second question is if I want to remove this rusty 16+ water heater completely and stick with cold water can I just remove the unit, then connect the input and output PVC connectors to each other along with the two rubber hoses to each other and call it good?
I'm very new to the boating life as I just bought this cruiser a few weeks ago and I'm sure not a plumber so any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Derek
I recently splashed my 1994 250 Express Cruiser and fired up my fresh water system for the first time. Cold water was pumping out just fine, but then I heard some water leaking out of the compartment under my bench where the Atwood 6 gallon water heater is located.
When I peered inside I noticed that water was gushing from one of the two black rubber hose fittings on the rear of the unit. Unfortinatly it appears to be an issue with the connection point itself as its leaking out before reaching the hose. I've read some previous posts talking about similar issues people were having but I wanted to confirm a couple things before I start tearing stuff apart.
1.) My understanding is the two black 5/8" rubber hoses connecting to the rear of the unit is water from the engine for the heat exchanger right? If so can I just disconnect both hoses and connect them to themselves to bypass the tank? I don't really care about hot water while we're under way.
2.) The second question is if I want to remove this rusty 16+ water heater completely and stick with cold water can I just remove the unit, then connect the input and output PVC connectors to each other along with the two rubber hoses to each other and call it good?
I'm very new to the boating life as I just bought this cruiser a few weeks ago and I'm sure not a plumber so any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Derek