HPH
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Does anyone have experience, information, advice?
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Thanks. Problem discovered during winterization. Assume it will be labor intensive. Not sure what to expect on cost. Waiting on an estimate from the SR dealer where I store the boat.One of the easiest boats/bilges you'll find to work on in this size. Very friendly engine bay. Replacement is pretty straight forward - there's no real "gotcha" things. Disconnect, unscrew, remove... do it again in reverse.
Nah, not really.Assume it will be labor intensive.
Thanks again! I religiously flush the engine after use, so I was surprised to see this happen. To finish the winterization the shop did a loop to bypass the heater. If affordable I will replace HWH at start up in the spring.Nah, not really.
Salt builds up, over time, in those hoses because the heat exchanger in the HWH is narrower. Heck, salt builds up EVERYWHERE over time! Especially if the engine isn't flushed on a regular basis.
Since it doesn't sound like you're doing this yourself, we can skip over details. But you should decide how you want to use the HWH. If you like using the engine to heat up the water, then have your shop hook it right back up the way it was. If that makes no difference to you (you can always change it later), then have them plug the engine lines. The best way to do this is to completely remove the lines and plug right at the engine (very easy). They'll know what to do.
+1 on thisWhen mine did that, I plugged the connection at the block, removed the hoses, and the HWH was running fine 4 years later.
Bennett