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I am missing one of the nozzles at the end of the water hose in the engine room. It's the kind that has a lever on/off handle and a 90 degree spout at the end. Sam's doesn't carry them, and I've had no luck at auto parts stores. Any suggestions? Thanks.
 
What are adding water to with this hose/nozzle? I can't think of anything in there that doesn't require distilled water.
 
DCMY #92 said:
What are adding water to with this hose/nozzle? I can't think of anything in there that doesn't require distilled water.
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Comes in handy for cleaning the bilge.
 
Something perhaps you could find at a Home Depot or Lowes? If its 1/2" NPT there's quite a bit to choose from
 
Bill - I just bought one too. What adapter do I need to connect it to a standard female hose end. There must be some sort of a reducer that should work.
 
JLR said:
Bill - I just bought one too. What adapter do I need to connect it to a standard female hose end. There must be some sort of a reducer that should work.
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I haven't installed mine yet, but my set-up must be different from yours. The nozzle attaches directly to the red rubber hose with a standard brass double female fitting, secured to the hose end with a hose clamp.
 
Bill - in my ER, I have a standard garden hose attached (albeit a short one) which ends in a male 3/4" end. I believe the nozzle attachment we just got ends in a 1/4" end. Hence, my inquiry. I'll probably just head on over to Home Depot and find a part that fits. Despite the admonition about distilled water for the batteries, it should be perfect for topping off my battery banks.
 
JLR said:
Bill - in my ER, I have a standard garden hose attached (albeit a short one) which ends in a male 3/4" end. I believe the nozzle attachment we just got ends in a 1/4" end. Hence, my inquiry. I'll probably just head on over to Home Depot and find a part that fits. Despite the admonition about distilled water for the batteries, it should be perfect for topping off my battery banks.
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Don't do that! Didn't you just pony up for a bank of Rolls? Use one of those battery filler pitchers instead. The problem with the Rolls I can't use them "automatically" because the fill level is so deep. Has anyone found one with a deep enough nozzle?
 
George - thanks. Yes I did just buy a set of Rolls. Point well taken. Will go with the plastic pitcher instead. I have not yet had to add water so I was unaware of this issue.
 
The minerals in tap water will kill your batteries. Use only distilled water if you want to keep them.
 
Sky - I have heard that for years and for years I never used distilled water and for years, I used to get 3-4 years out of my batteries. So, given the investment in the Rolls, I will use distilled water only but I really wonder whether it truly does make a difference.
 
My guess is it is all in what chemicals are in your tap water. On a boat, filling at various places, we can never know. At least with distilled water you have a known quantity. Probably required for warrantee purposes too.
 
years ago my fleet did some battery tests for ford motor co. i dealt with the head battery engineer, he told me NEVER use tap water in any battery, the chemicals will kill it prematurely. since then i only use distilled water, and my batteries last a lot longer.
 
I would never use tap water in a battery. I always have gotten at least 5 - 6 years plus out of my 8-D's on just about every boat that I have owned, which included 4 Hatteras'. Distilled water is so cheap at the supermarket that it's a no brainer, especially since they shouldn't use much to begin with. Now for mixing the 50-50 mix of "Power-Cool", Detroit anti freeze, I save the condensate water from a dehumidifier which should be free or close to free of minerals and costs nothing. I change my Power Cool every 4 or 5 years. The way I figure it, with all the horror stories about pin holes in the cylinder sleeves caused by bad coolant, I don't want to take any chances, especially since my engines are 92's which have wet sleeves. If anyone has any reason to believe that I should not use the condensate water, please respond. I only use it because I have a reputation as an extremely frugal boat owner and I need to protect it. lol Bobk.........

Walt
 
Walter P said:
I would never use tap water in a battery. I always have gotten at least 5 - 6 years plus out of my 8-D's on just about every boat that I have owned, which included 4 Hatteras'. Distilled water is so cheap at the supermarket that it's a no brainer, especially since they shouldn't use much to begin with. Now for mixing the 50-50 mix of "Power-Cool", Detroit anti freeze, I save the condensate water from a dehumidifier which should be free or close to free of minerals and costs nothing. I change my Power Cool every 4 or 5 years. The way I figure it, with all the horror stories about pin holes in the cylinder sleeves caused by bad coolant, I don't want to take any chances, especially since my engines are 92's which have wet sleeves. If anyone has any reason to believe that I should not use the condensate water, please respond. I only use it because I have a reputation as an extremely frugal boat owner and I need to protect it. lol Bobk.........

Walt
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Interesting discussion about need to use distilled water in the 50/50 coolant mix. I haven't needed to add water to the 8-92's in BUFFALO GAL yet. On advice of my mechanic, I did use tap water for the coolant mix for the CAT's in TUCANDU. I did at least a half dozen oil/filter changes on those engines while on the "Loop", and each time I did both oil and coolant analysis. There were no problems noted in the coolant. Granted, they were newly factory remanned engines when we bought the boat and had only 1,000 hours on them when we sold her to Robby and Bren.
 
Hi Bill,

The instructions on DD Power Cool specifically call for distilled water. It actually makes sense because when you think about it, it's possible that some minerals in the water can have an adverse effect on the fresh water cooling system. I don't know for sure but when in doubt I prefer to err on the side of caution and the experts (DD ) recommend it. Bobk, you're the PhD Chemist here...what do you say?

Walt
 
Walter P said:
Hi Bill,

The instructions on DD Power Cool specifically call for distilled water. It actually makes sense because when you think about it, it's possible that some minerals in the water can have an adverse effect on the fresh water cooling system. I don't know for sure but when in doubt I prefer to err on the side of caution and the experts (DD ) recommend it. Bobk, you're the PhD Chemist here...what do you say?

Walt
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Walt;

makes sense to me. I think this topic probably now belongs on the tech site. I'm going to start a new thread
 
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