Steve, don't you want to discuss why I took so long to set up my hot water
heater???
It's really interesting!


RB

Is your inverter big enough to handle the hot water heater?


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Steve, don't you want to discuss why I took so long to set up my hot water
heater???
It's really interesting!


RB

Is your inverter big enough to handle the hot water heater?

Hot water heater is AC 120V. Water is also heated via the engine. Ran the
engine for about 10 minutes and got "warm" water. I'll probably never have a
use for it. The sun shower uses less power. We spent two hours cleaning the
freshwater tank. Just for handwashing and cleanup.
Couldn't really test the ho****er heater itself for long as lightening hit the
power transformer at the marina and knocked out power!

RB

freshwater tank. Just for handwashing and cleanup.

Translation: Bubbles didn't understand the question.

Dummy, there is NO inverter for the heater. Sorry you need such careful wording
to see the obvious.

RB

Sounds like another lame-ass excuse. Your marina doesn't have circuit breakers
on
the mains?

Yeah. Circuit breakers for a direct lightening strike!

Doug, you're a genius. Bwahahahaha!

RB

Is your inverter big enough to handle the hot water heater?


Bobsprit wrote:
Hot water heater is AC 120V. Water is also heated via the engine. Ran the
engine for about 10 minutes and got "warm" water. I'll probably never have a
use for it. The sun shower uses less power. We spent two hours cleaning the
freshwater tank. Just for handwashing and cleanup.

Translation: Bubbles didn't understand the question.


Couldn't really test the ho****er heater itself for long as lightening hit the
power transformer at the marina and knocked out power!

Sounds like another lame-ass excuse. Your marina doesn't have circuit breakers on
the mains?

Bubbles, you're nuts.

DSK

Bob,
It would be real easy to use the Sun Shower as an integrated solar
collector. A couple of cheap plastic fittings, a tiny pump which could be
turned on for 30 seconds once an hour or so to move the hot water from the
solar bag to your HW tank, refilling the solar bag with cooler water from
the bottom of your HW tank. My Sun Shower hits scalding temps no time. I'd
store some of those free btu's if I had a HW tank.
Just a thought.
--
Scout
be back later - gotta take a Bertie

"Bobsprit" wrote
The sun shower uses less power.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Hot water heater is AC 120V. Water is also heated via the engine. Ran the
engine for about 10 minutes and got "warm" water. I'll probably never have a
use for it. The sun shower uses less power.

I, for one enjoy hot showers. I'll admit that we used the sun shower a lot on the
Nonsuch - it was more comfortable than the propane heater, but the AC/engine heater on the
cat works just great.

Two points: Don't leave the AC power on unless you really mean to. If it runs out of
water it can cook the heating element. I've never done it, but an absent-minded friend
started uying elements in bulk.

If you really don't intend to use the engine heating option, you might consider
disconnecting (bypassing) it. There is a risk that an air bubble can reduce water flow
and limit the cooling capacity of your engine. At the very least, if the heater lines are
above the engine, make sure there's a way to vent the air and top off the coolant.

My Sun Shower hits scalding temps no time. I'd
store some of those free btu's if I had a HW tank.
Just a thought.

The head on the C&C 32 has a small opening hatch above it. Sun shower hangs
from a cleat and the hose is just the right length. Works so well I never
bothered to hook up the heater until now.

RB

If you really don't intend to use the engine heating option, you might consider
disconnecting (bypassing) it. There is a risk that an air bubble can reduce
water flow
and limit the cooling capacity of your engine. At the very least, if the
heater lines are
above the engine, make sure there's a way to vent the air and top off the
coolant.

Another excellent tip. Thanks. I'll check into this as I may just drop using
the heater.

RB