Hunter H33 - Water Tanks Overview; Filling the Fresh Water Tank; Fresh Water Sanitation

Hu
nt
e
r
33
• Water S
y
stems
9
.
2
The fresh and raw water s
y
stems consist of the followin
g
c
om
p
onents
:
D
ockside Water
S
uppl
y
F
r
esh
Wa
t
e
r
Ta
n
ks
a
n
d
Fills
Fresh Water Pum
p
A
/C
C
oolin
g
Pum
p
R
aw Water Pick-u
p
and Strainer
A
/C
Pick-up and
S
trainer
En
g
ine
S
eacocks and
S
trainers
Fi
xt
u
r
es
a
n
d
Val
v
es
W
a
t
e
r H
ea
t
e
r
9
.1 Water Tanks
(
on board water suppl
y)
The
f
resh water s
y
stem on
y
our boat has one water tank
totalin
g
50
g
allons
(
189L
)
and one fresh water fill
(
Fi
g
.
9
.1
)
located at the bow. The vent for the tank is located
o
n the side o
f
the hull, at the
f
ill.
S
ee the arran
g
ement
drawin
g
at the end of this chapter for locations.
Note: Whenever servicing the fresh water pumps, shut off the
DC breaker for the water system.
9
.1.1 To fill the fresh water tank
:
1. Make sure the potable water suppl
y
is suitable
f
or
drinkin
g
. Not all potable water is drinkin
g
water. Check
with the dockmaster i
f
necessar
y
.
2.
O
pen the water tank fill fittin
g
. Fi
g
. 9.
1
3
. Usin
g
the hose
f
rom the potable water suppl
y
,
f
ill the
tank until water starts flowin
g
throu
g
h the vent.
4.
C
lose the
f
ill
f
ittin
g.
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•
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•
•
CAUTION
! !
Alwa
y
s ensure that when fillin
g
the fresh water tanks
that
y
ou are fillin
g
throu
g
h the fresh water fill. Other
f
ills or pump outs ma
y
visuall
y
look the same. Fillin
g
fresh water in to the waste pump out could flood
y
our boat, or fillin
g
the diesel fuel tank could dam-
ag
e
y
our fuel s
y
stem.
9
.1.2 Fresh Water Sanitation
NOTE: Be sure and read the OEM manuals that are supplied
with your boat, the next section is taken from one of those
manuals.
S
anitizin
g
Potable water s
y
stems require periodic main-
t
e
n
a
n
ce
t
o
de
liv
e
r
a
co
n
s
i
s
t
e
nt
f
l
o
w
of
f
r
es
h w
a
t
e
r.
D
ependin
g
on use and the environment the s
y
stem is
su
bj
ecte
d
to, san
i
t
i
z
i
n
g
i
s recommen
d
e
d
pr
i
or to stor
i
n
g
and be
f
ore usin
g
the water s
y
stem a
f
ter a period o
f
stor-
a
g
e.
Sy
stems with new components, or ones that have
b
een su
bj
ecte
d
to contam
i
nat
i
on, s
h
ou
ld
a
l
so
b
e
di
s
i
n-
fec
t
ed
as
fo
ll
o
w
s:
NOTE: The sanitizing procedure is in conformance with the
approved procedures of the US Public Health Service.)
1. Use the followin
g
methods to determine the amount o
f
co
mm
o
n h
ouse
h
o
l
d
b
l
eac
h n
eeded
t
o
sa
nitiz
e
th
e
t
a
nk
:
A. Multipl
y
“
g
allons of tank capacit
y
” b
y
0.13; the result
is the ounces o
f
bleach needed to sanitize the tank
(
30
g
allons X .13 = 3.9 oz bleach
)
.
B. Use the number o
f
liters o
f
tank capacit
y
to determine
th
e
n
u
m
be
r
o
f millilit
e
r
s
o
f
b
l
eac
h n
eeded
t
o
sa
nitiz
e
the tank
(
120 liters of tank capacit
y
= 120 milliliters o
f
bleach
).
2. Mix into solution the
p
ro
p
er amount of bleach within a
co
nt
a
in
e
r
of
w
a
t
e
r
3
. Pour the solution
(
water/bleach
)
into the tank and fill
the tank with potable water
.
4.
O
pen all faucets
(
hot and cold
)
allowin
g
the water to
r
u
n
u
ntil th
e
d
i
s
tin
c
t
odo
r
of
c
hl
o
rin
e
i
s
de
t
ec
t
ed.
5
. The standard solution must have four
(
4
)
hours o
f
c
ontact time to disin
f
ect completel
y
. Doublin
g
the solution
c
oncentration allows for contact time of one
(
1
)
hour
.
6
. When the contact time is completed, drain the tank.