Water Heater - Westerbeke 8.0KW - 60Hz EDT Operator's Manual

HOT WATER TANK CONNECTIONS
WATER HEATER INSTALLATIONS
These engines are equipped with counections for the plumbing
of engme coolant to .transfer heat to an on-lloard water heater.
The water heater should be mounted in a convenient location.
either in a high or low position in relation
to
the engine, so
that the counecting hoses from the heater to the engine can
run in a reasonably d4'ect line without any loops which might
trap air. .
Hoses should rise continuously from their low point at the
heater to the engine so that air will rise naturally from the
heater to the engine. If trapped air is able
to rise to the heater,
then an air bleed.petcock rilUstbe.illstailed at .the •••• , ..
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on the heater for bleeding
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while filling the
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. FROM THE HOTWATER·HfATER : .
AS SHOWN HERE. (ARROWS
INOICATHHE COOLANT
FLOW DIRECTION), .
OWNER INSTALLED HOSE
. HEATING CIRCUIT ABOVE THE ENGINE·
NOTE:
If
any portion oj the heating circuit rises. above the
engine's ownpl'!'ssure cap, then a pressurized (aluminwn)
remote expansion tank (Kit #024177) must be installed in the
circuit to become the highest point. Tee the remoieexpansion
tank into the heater circuit, choosing the higher oJthe two
connections Jar the return. Tee at the heater. .and plumb a
single line up to the tanks location and the other back to the
engine's return. Install the remote expansion tank in a
convenient location so the coolant level can easily be checked.
The remote expansion tank will no", s.erve as a check and
system fill point. The plastic coolant recovery tank is not used
when' the remote expansion tank
kit
is installed, since this
·tank serves the same JunctiOI/. Remove and store the plastic
.. recovery tank
if
it has been aiready installed. .
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',EXPANSION TANK KIT
#024177
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TYPICAL
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