Removing my Calorifier

[Tony]

Guys/Girls a question for you.

I have a Frank Wild Bermuda 34 and am currently carrying out some modernisation to the internal fittings.

I want/have to remove the copper hot water tank (calorifier) from the port side rear quarter due to a bad leak and will be fitting a truma gas/electric water heating system.

My question is..... by disconnecting the copper cylinder and fitting a 'bypass' hose on the engine coolant outlet, WILL THIS CAUSE THE ENGINE (Perkins 4108) TO OVERHEAT DURING CRUISING due to the reduction in coolant water?

Any help here would be much appreciated,

Tony.

[MBA Marine]

10 minutes ago, Tony said:

Guys/Girls a question for you.

I have a Frank Wild Bermuda 34 and am currently carrying out some modernisation to the internal fittings.

I want/have to remove the copper hot water tank (calorifier) from the port side rear quarter due to a bad leak and will be fitting a truma gas/electric water heating system.

My question is..... by disconnecting the copper cylinder and fitting a 'bypass' hose on the engine coolant outlet, WILL THIS CAUSE THE ENGINE (Perkins 4108) TO OVERHEAT DURING CRUISING due to the reduction in coolant water?

Any help here would be much appreciated,

Tony.

Link the coolant pipes together top up the coolant tank and all will be fine.

[ExSurveyor]

I did the same on my wilds Calypso,  following MBAs advice and have had no problems at all. 

Good luck. 

[Tony]

Thanks Guys, wasn't expecting a response quite as quickly as that, but mega appreciate the help.

Guess what I will be doing tomorrow?? lol.

 

Tony.

[quo vadis]

Getting on it I hope 

[Tony]

Lol, yep tomorrow is a full on action day with pipework and tank removal and if all goes well, maybe refitting some new pipes to replace the 1970's ones

[ExSurveyor]

Check that the unit is not holding the battery locker up.  I found the locker had split and was being propped up by the calorifier.   

 

[Tony]

Thanks one and all.

I've managed to un-plumb the calorifier and link the two ends together as described above with little or no issue at all. Topped up with anti freeze and ready to go again.

Started to take the other pipe work off the copper tank now and shortly remove it etc.

No issues with battery compartment as that's under the rear step and on the other side of the boat to the tank, but thanks guys/girls, any advice is helpful when you've not tackled anything like this before.

Many Thanks again, Tony.