| [GMCnet] Re: Water heater engine hose [message #365958 is a reply to message #365957] |
Sat, 07 August 2021 20:50   |
James Hupy
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Good to hear that you are finally home.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, 6:05 PM Jerry Wheeler wrote:
> I pulled the hose and the hot water heater out of my 78 Royale and now use
> an "on demand" water heater I installed behind the fridge. No use having
> all that hose that might leak in the future.
> JR Wheeler 78 Royale 73 Painted Desert
> Now living in Charleston, Oregon.........
>
> On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 6:49 PM Emery Stora via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Tom
>> I disconnected it from the water heater in the bathroom and then drilled
> a
>> small hole through the hose about 1/2” from the end. I drilled the holes
>> into the new hose. I put a piece of wire through the holes and attached
>> the two hoses together with the wire. I then wrapped it with duct tape
> and
>> then pulled the hose through the wall by pulling the old hose from below
>> while feeding in the new hose in the bathroom. If you just tape it
> without
>> using the wire it will probably pull apart inside the wall.
>>
>> Emery Stora
>> emerystora@mac.com
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Aug 7, 2021, at 8:20 AM, tom geiger wrote:
>>>
>>> I’m looking at replacing the hose that runs from my engine back to the
>> water heater. Part of me thinks plugging this on the engine and water
>> heater
>>> is the more sensible approach because of the potential danger to the
>> engine. I mean, do I really need immediate hot water when I’m traveling?
>>> Anyway, I have the hose to replace it. Replacing at engine, no
> problem,
>> but how do you guys get it routed up from under the coach to the water
>>> heater? Do you tape it off to the old hose and pull the old hose out
>> from the bathroom to pull the new hose in? The old hose has been on
> there
>> for
>>> 20+ years, so thought it is time to replace.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> TG
>>> --
>>> Tom Geiger
>>> 76 Eleganza II
>>> KCMO
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