Where is your bilge heater installed on 420DA

[HUMPH]

Just a follow up to my original post in the hopes that it helps someone else like me doing a search.

I Installed my Boatsafe 750w heater this weekend. I took into consideration both Southpaw's and Bottomline's recommendations and decided to mount it further aft across the stringers so that's it's relatively close to the engines, genset, water and waste tanks.

I ran the powercord under the port engine to the forward bulkhead zip tying it to the existing electrical run. I then went up the bulkhead and up and over the port fuel tank to access the area behind the cabinet and cockpit refrigerator. In here I had to use an extension cord because the provided power cord was too short. I used a quality cord and heavily taped the joint between the two cords. I cut off the other end of the extension cord and passed it back to behind the electrical panel. I terminated it used a matching breaker in the open 'accessory' slot. Overall a very clean installation.

Overall it came out well. See pictures below

Heavily taped the splice? The A/C cable splice must be in a rated box. I would use a water tight box and connectors and make the crimped spice within the box. All installations should be done in a professional manner and especially up to code to keep you safe.

 

[copb8tx]

There's no splice. There's the 3 pronged plug that was on the heater, plugged into the 3 hole female plug of the extension cord. I just plugged them into each other and taped the joint thoroughly. This joint happens in the same above-deck cabinet area as the standard plug and is completely away from the engine compartment. I cut the opposite side male plug of the extension cord off and tied that end to my breaker in the main panel.