Water Heater

[elly]

I have been poking around my new to me 2008 R25 and discovered a broken line coming off of the bow side of the water heater, accessed thru the inspection port in the head cabinet. There are 2 lines coming out of this end of the water heater, a small one and a big one. The plastic nipple on the small one broke off leaving just a stub. Any suggestions on how to tackle this?
I also noted that the previous owner disconnected the cold in, hot out lines and connected them together, by passing the hot water heater. If I end up finding that the the water heater is inoperable can it be easily removed?

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[Irish Mist]

He has done that to winterize the water system Mine is like that until spring
Keeps the a antifreeze from going Into the tank ...

 

[elly]

No. Unfortunately the plastic nipple or outlet is broken leaving just a stub.

 

[Irish Mist]

I see... I looked at the pictures .. Looks like there is enough for you to glue a joiner and a piece of pipe to repair it.. Not sure how your deal went down, but the fact they bypassed it tells me they knew about it.. I would contact who you purchased it from and bring it to their attention, but looks like repairable..
Good luck I would go through the boat and check everything else out ..

 

[knotflying]

Question, what is the line with the clamp go to? It looks like they may have been clamping that onto the stub.

 

[elly]

The line is one of two on the bow side of the water heater. I'm pretty sure it is a coolant line, not sure if is the in or out line. The broken piece of the nipple is in the line with the clamp.

 

[knotflying]

The line is one of two on the bow side of the water heater. I'm pretty sure it is a coolant line, not sure if is the in or out line. The broken piece of the nipple is in the line with the clamp.

Interesting that the line with the clamp is used for the domestic water. I have not seen that type used for water under pressure. In any event, isn't the nipple threaded into the heater? I would think you should be able to back out the stub and install a new nipple with a barbed end. A tight spot, but it seems doable with a small pipe wrench or channel locks.

 

[HRowland]

That looks like the discharge hose for the bilge pump used in the shower sump. The broken fitting is on the sump box.

Howard

 

[knotflying]

What Howard has observed seems to make more sense. That hose with the clamp is more like a discharge hose than domestic water.

 

[walldog]

That looks like the discharge hose for the bilge pump used in the shower sump. The broken fitting is on the sump box.

Howard

You nailed it Howard. I can see the pump through the translucent cover. Not a HW heater at all.

 

[knotflying]

Yep, now I can see the pump through the cover. If the broken fitting is PVC and is not threaded into the box then he may be able to get a union fitting and glue it on and then come out of that with a barbed fitting for the hose.

 

[elly]

I have discovered upon further inspection based on the replies here that in fact what I am looking at is the shower sump and the broken hose is the discharge overboard line. I am amazed at how much stuff is packed into this little boat and with such limited access. If for example the shower pump drain filter needed to be cleaned it would not be a good day.

Thanks for steering me in the right direction.

We should all consider this thread closed.

 

[doke01]

When I first saw the picture I knew immediately it was the sump pump for the shower. Glad you were pointed the right direction. The clamp on ours wasn't tightened all of the way when it was new and when we took a shower the water was being pumped into the bilge. Ranger made these shower sumps themselves. They work nicely. No issues at all since 2007 once I got past tightening that clamp.

The hot water heaters use electricity when hooked up to shore power and are heated by the engine coolant when it is under way/running. If it works under engine power it is likely the heater element and possibly the thermostat. You can get the parts pretty cheaply online and they are really easy to replace.