Just makes me think of Spaceballs where Mega Made is switched from Suck to
Blow....
Mega maid suck to blow
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Bruce Whitmore
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 9, 2017 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Fresh water plumbing winterizing
Instead of an air compressor I use a shop vac set on blow instead of suck. I
have fewer fears of over pressuring the system and a small 1 gallon shop vac is
great for around the boat anyway.Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Mon, Oct 9, 2017, 3:32 PM Tom Lynch via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
Marek,
Thank you for your very detailed procedure.
What type and size of air compressor what you recommend for this job?
On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 2:37 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Tom, This is how I do it: 1. drain water from the fresh water tank (does not
need to be completely empty)2. drain water from the water heater3. highly
advisable - install a water heater by-pass (multiple models available from RV
supply; but I strongly suggest getting one withTWO valves
(https://www.amazon.ca/Valterra-P23503LFVP-Water-Heater-Pass/dp/B00HSO57LS/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1507576917&sr=1-2&keywords=water+heater+bypass)4.
disconnect the system from the pump (above the pump)5. - purge any remnants
of water from the system using compressed air (for that you may need an adapter
that can be purchased from any RV place or online
(e.g.:https://www.amazon.ca/Camco-36143-Brass-Quick-Connect/dp/B002XL2IEA) -
you may need to MacGyver an adapter using the above and various length of hose,
nipples etc.).6. when you do it, close all faucets and then open one at a time
(do it for each faucet on cold and hot water)7. this would be especially
complicated for hot water, as your heater would have plenty of water to be
purged.8. engage the water heater bypass9. disconnect pump from the supply line
from the tank.10. attach to the pump a length of appropriate hose and put it
into a jug of antifreeze11. run the pump drawing AF from the jug until the pink
stuff comes out of each and every faucet12. repeat 4.-6., this time to evacuate
any remnants of AF You would need to modify this list to get the water out of
the galley pump and water lines. It would be a modification of 4.-6. Or is the
foot pump getting water from the lake? If so, you simply close the
through-hull, disconnect the hose, put it into the AF jug and pump. (btw. the
same procedure as for the supply side of the head). If you have a cockpit
shower, don’t forget it in your procedure Never put AF into the water heater -
it is difficult to drain, you would need 5-6 gal of it to fill it, supposedly,
it can turn into a cotton-candy-like mush, if heated and you would have a hard
time getting the taste out of the water after this. If you have an ice-box, the
chances are that you have a pump that pumps out water from the bottom of it.
Make sure that you winterise it, as well. If you have a drain in the head
(shower sump?), make sure that you winterise it, as well. I hope I don’t need
to mention that you need to winterise properly the head. It is not enough to
just put some AF into the bowl and pump it out. You need to put AF into the
supply side, as well. If this list scares you, it should not; it is much easier
than it sounds. Marek 1994 C270 ”Legato”Ottawa, ON(the above procedure is still
ahead of me, but I usually do it on the hard) From: CnC-List
[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Tom Lynch via CnC-List
Sent: Monday, October 9, 2017 14:59
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Tom Lynch <thomasmly...@gmail.com>
Subject: Stus-List Fresh water plumbing winterizing What's the best practice
for Winterizing the fresh water system? My system: 40 gallon tank estimated
Water heater Pressurized water pump2 fixtures hot / cold from the pump 1
fixture in the galley from a foot pump. My boat is on Lake Superior northern
WI. And no I cannot sail it to warmer climate for the winter. Tom LynchS/V
IndoIrishC&C 33 MKIIBayfield WI - Lake Superior
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