New Water Heater Install

[nyrussell]

Just got the new water heater installed with some new plumbing and wiring to boot. Plus added a full house water filter before the pump. Yay.

 

[Glory]

noel, you might want to cover up thoes 120V connections. leaning on them while there live will get your attention.

JM

 

[nyrussell]

more pictures:

 

[nyrussell]

Last set of photo's:

 

[nyrussell]

noel, you might want to cover up thoes 120V connections. leaning on them while there live will get your attention.

JM

Haven't figured out how to do that yet truthfully. I have a few more terminals by the vacuflushes in the same boat. Thinking that I might actually build a shelf over it for the macerator... in the meantime i did put some corrosion block on the terminals... 3 weekends getting all that in (actually 3 half days)

 

[Walter P]

Noel,

We don't need grief with the exposed terminals as was stated. Please do me a large favor and find and install a suitable cover ASAP. I have been in your engine room and it sure looks like a disaster waiting to happen....

Walt

 

[jim rosenthal]

Blue Seas Systems or WM or Ancor sell the terminal block covers that you need. You would also fail a survey with those exposed AC connections. You could use liquid electrical tape as a temporary measure until you find covers, but if something accidentally lands on those, you're going to have some fireworks. Assuming you're there to know about it.....

 

[Boatsb]

There is no need to cover the live 120 volt wires. They will barely get your heart pumping. Its the 220 to be worried about.

 

[GJH]

Just buy a weatherproof junction box at the hardware store and put the terminal strip in there. Looks like you only need one half as long.

 

[Boatsb]

Seriously the 115/220 lines can not be exposed anywhere in the boat. Even the breakers have to have a cover on them to prevent accidental contact.

I can tell you that more than once I have been "surprised" by an open wire in a chase or wire bundle that was put in by someone without thinking it through.


I can quote the CG and ABYC spec and even post hundreds of pages to back that up if needed. Just let me know.

Seriously Noel there is 2 easy to remember rules for the AC wiring .

1) never ever no matter what use wire nuts.

2) Always make sure there are no open contact points.

also on hatts never take for granted the color coding that you think is normal. Its sometimes different than you expect especially on the older ones.

 

[Finalee]

Hey Noel are those Shark Bite connectors. I have used them in tight spots and realy like the way they work.

 

[Nick]

The plumbing is pretty and doesn't normally kill you... however...The 110V wiring terminal strip has to go! The water heater is normally hardwired in the enclosure where the thermostat/coil is located and a strain relief should be used. The cable should be secured with cable clamps. "Boatsb" offered the CG and ABYC spec and I suggest you take up the offer or get some electrical help from a knowledgeable tech. Besides being exposed, the terminal strip appears to be mounted below a hose connection (where a leak is possible) and with other wiring on the same block also exposed. Is the other cable 12V or 120V? Accident waiting to happen!

 

[nyrussell]

As regards the Sharkbite connections... yes they are. For the rest, WOW!!! What a way to react. Didn't anyone bother to ask if I was looking for an enclosure? Or maybe WM didn't have one in either store close to us.

As for hardwired in the enclosure in the water heater thermostat area... No bloody room in there for the 10 gauge wiring Hatteras used. And in 5 years I should just cut the wires smaller again, and then again ad infinitum...

As for the hose that you see... look at an answer I made above. The bloody macerator is not in use and has not been for awhile. (it won't either until i can get ti wires to the same terminal block. BTW, how black does copper wire have to be to be unusable?

sheesh

 

[SKYCHENEY]

So what are the wires taped to the side of the heater?

 

[nyrussell]

sorry, last post was not good

 

[nyrussell]

terminal to heater

 

[SKYCHENEY]

terminal to heater

I would be afraid that electrical tape would come loose. You might look for some of these: