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Originally Posted by minaret
Get rid of the tank completely and install an everhot or equivalant. . . .
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Here is a link to one of those units - look at the
price -
Sure Marine Service, Inc. * Since 1972 * Marine Heating, Air Conditioning, and Galley Equipment
I would recommend the Home Depot system if you have AC
power available. If not a discount
Marine water heater with both
electric heating coils and engine fresh water system coils. I like the "Superstor" units as the outer casing is/was plastic (the tank is stainless steel) and will not rust.
Super Stor
- - Heating potable water by using the
diesel engine takes an hour or more - after - the engine is up to temperature. So you are wasting a lot of
diesel and running the engine unloaded if you are not moving.
- - I turn on my engine
coolant to the hot water heater when underway during the last hour of operation (one hour before I expect to arrive and anchor) otherwise the water gets too hot.
- - Otherwise, I run the
generator to make AC to heat the water, and do several other things at the same time like
charging batteries, running bread machine, watching DVD's on our big
screen monitor, and other housekeeping tasks that require AC
electric.