Hi Bill, Thanks for your step by step explanation on how to fix it. I have been working away on it during the day and I only needed to remove the air pipe on top of the unit and the electronic box

Hi Mohammad, Below are photos of the water heater and fresh water pump. My auto pilot is Raymarine electric drive motor, carry a complete spare of this system. I changed the heater element and put a

Alex,   I have been able to buy the metric case Sonnenschiens from Fort Lauderdale Battery and Alternator, so maybe give them a try.     On a side note, I am working on a boat that had the US made

Alex, I am 99% sure that your Amel 54 has a battery box with the same dimensions as a Super Maramu battery box. Your Amel came with what is referred to as GP31 or Group 31 batteries. There were most

Thanks every one for the responses. In order to avoid further water heater issues, i.e. heat exchanger, water tank leaks etc., My plan is to change out the water heater completely. Does any one see

I agree - it is an easy DIY job. I replaced mine in 2013 and the boat was first launched in 2008. Oddly, the old element worked fine with the generator, but popped the 230V breaker when connected to

I’m tryingto find a housing battery replacement for my existing Sonnenschein 6V 200AH,AGM’s Theirdimension is 24,5x,24,5X19cm (9,65x9,65x7,5 inches). Exide Technologies (Sonnenschein) don’t

Hi Mohammad and Aty, We replaced our heating element after we purchased in May 2015. The element had blown some time before we bought, this was not picked up on the survey. A mess inside but easy to

Hi everyone; I had been following all the interesting conversations about the water heater longevity, failures and subsequent issues caused by the failures. SInce ours has just hit the 8 year

I've not had to work on my Climma heater, but with other heating elements you can check resistance (Ohms) through the element. If out of spec that would indicate you have a bad element. You may be

Gerhard, Those old capacitors were out of tolerance enough to slow the fan down. I am surprised that this did not solve your problem. There is an exposed micro-switch on the metal frame of the

Hi Bill, I'm afraid you might lose that bottle of wine. I've changed the capacitors, they were out of tolerance and the 2 mf's were reading 1.6 and the 3.15 mf was reading 2.5. So I changed them

FYI we fitted a new Quick 40L hot water system this past week. These have a temp setting as mentioned here and in addition, the ones approved for supply in Australia, had to be adapted with a mixing

We just had problems with our Climma, but on the AC side, not the heating. I agree that the capacitors may be to blame, but I would also check the relays. I believe one of the three relays controls

Thanks you all for providing lots of information. I will try these and get back with the results. Cheers, Paul Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98

I assume (but do not know) that the standard Amel heavy rubber hoses are good for at least 80C. They specified extra good stuff everywhere. That assumes no other type of hose has been added, or

Bill & Bill, OK... so if 80 °C is too much for the hoses, what is the recommended temp setting? On Quick water heaters, the thermostat allows a range which I believe starts at 40°. I have ours set

Bill, good point. The excessive heat is likely the reason the primary gasket carbonized when my water heater dumped. Jamie Wendell s/v Phantom Amel 54 #044

My suggestion (and it is worth exactly what you paid for it) is no matter if it came with a tempering valve from the factory or not, it should have one. 80C water is not good for most flexible hoses

Oh, and if you have to remove and replace the heating unit, it is best to remove the toilet first. You will find the wiring and water hoses ling enough to move the Climma unit to where the toilet was