My ac has been T’d off the engine cooling thru-hull for 24+ years without issues—save for a small sea snake who managed to get into the ac cooling tube but not thru the strainer in the tube! In addition to a small strainer in the ac line (after the T of course), I have a valve to shut off cooling water to the ac when motoring. Only thing I might do differently is to T off the engine cooling line after the Groco water strainer which may have prevented the snake clogging the flow—and save a few pieces of my heart muscle! OTOH, this approach may lead to other problems and since my setup has done well for so long I have no desire to mess with it! BTW, if I forget to close the valve in the ac line while motoring, I have never seen my Beta 28 overheat as a result—although I try to close it ‘religiously’ when motoring. Charlie NelsonWater Phantom1995 C&C 36XL/kcb
Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com On Thursday, September 19, 2019, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Listers, Yesterday, I met with an AC installer on the Enterprise to cool off the main and aft cabin, as well as fight off mold and mildew (as I understand it, the expectation of growth of mold and mildew in this area is far more reliable than, say, David Risch actually attending a C&C Rendezvous). The plan is to sacrifice some of the aft-cabin hanging locker. Until I haul the boat again, which I don’t plan to do for another four years or so, I don’t have a dedicated through-hull. I’ve heard it’s not a good idea to tee off of the engine intake, but there is the galley sink drain nearby. Any issues with tee-ing off of that one? Obviously, I’d need to refrain from dumping chemicals into the sink while the AC is running so as those chemicals don’t go through the AC. Anyone know of any issues with that plan? Also, I’m a little perplexed as to why tee-ing off the engine intake is so bad. The AC is 110V AC-powered, so it’s not like I’m going to have the engine running and the AC going at the same time? Or can I with my 2000-Watt inverter and high-capacity alternator? All the best, Edd Edd M. SchillayCaptain of the Starship EnterpriseC&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-BVenice Yacht Club | Venice, FL Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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