380: Where is the hot water heater on my 380?

[CaptRDJR]

Owners of Lagoon 380's,
I have had my 2002 380 for a little over a year and would like to replace my hot water heater. I don't see it located in any obvious place. It is not located on my plumbing layout in the manual.

Any hints would be appreciated.

CaptRDJR

[Chuck34]

Originally Posted by CaptRDJR

Owners of Lagoon 380's,
I have had my 2002 380 for a little over a year and would like to replace my hot water heater. I don't see it located in any obvious place. It is not located on my plumbing layout in the manual.

Any hints would be appreciated.

CaptRDJR

Not familiar with the boat...
get a flashlight, open every hatch, drawer, cabinet and stick your head in. Follow the water hoses.
You will find it. You might just find other surprises as well.

[gspeak]

On our 2004 L380, 4 cabin version, it is under the port aft berth, aft of the house batteries. In front of the engine compartment bulkhead.

Dave

[rabbi]

Originally Posted by Chuck34

You might just find other surprises as well.

Thats a good one!

[DRS]

As noted, under port aft berth very aft outboard corner on our 2000 L380

[buzzstar]

Your boat has no hot water heater. It may have a device that makes water hot, but there is no reason to heat water that is already hot.

[a64pilot]

Yes but most of us call a water heater, a hot water heater.
For some reason down South we call a garden hose, a hose pipe too.
I never thought about that until a guy from New Jersey said which is it, a hose, or a pipe?

[Chuck34]

Originally Posted by buzzstar

Your boat has no hot water heater. It may have a device that makes water hot, but there is no reason to heat water that is already hot.

I just knew someone was going to say it.

[gspeak]

There's always one! Funny thing is that also here in Oz 99.9999% of people would say the same thing. Or would understand what was meant.

[PaulinOz]

Now I am confused, down South you get your hot water, heated up out of a hose pipe.

[buzzstar]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

Yes but most of us call a water heater, a hot water heater.
For some reason down South we call a garden hose, a hose pipe too.
I never thought about that until a guy from New Jersey said which is it, a hose, or a pipe?

Most of who[m]? Virtually everyone knows what is meant; virtually every time it is said on this forum, one of us pipes up about it and gets hosed. Yes, I believe the British may also use the term hose pipe, but when being specific they may refer to a garden hose. But, unlike a radiator hose, that hose usually only carries cold tap water from the garden faucet OR bib. Nonetheless, who wastes energy heating hot water? I will bet donuts to dollars that even YOU do not. To repeat directly, the point was redundancy, not nomenclature. Do I now get a Mars (please not another Neptune) since this is, I believe, post 1000, and just in time for me to leave?

[Hudson Force]

Originally Posted by buzzstar

Your boat has no hot water heater. It may have a device that makes water hot, but there is no reason to heat water that is already hot.

Most water heaters are expending a great deal of energy heating water that is already hot. When I set the thermostat at 120* Fahrenheit, then the water that drops to a temperature of around 115* is heated and reheated through the day. It does seem wasteful, but many of us actually do have "hot water" heaters!

[gspeak]

Yep .... agree totally. Now where has the OP gone so we can wrap this up.

[tronic72]

For those unsure.... The joke is noone heats "hot" water because it's already hot. It's a cold or warm water heater. Hardy ha ha.

They're often "heat exchangers" that take the hot cooling water/fluid and run it through pipes (usually copper) inside in a tank in which the fresh water is pumped. They "exchange" the heat from engine with the cool fresh water.

unless it's a big boat with a gas or electric one