And here is a wider angle of the whole install, showing the thermal protection device in place as well.
As for the issue of flow, I will be upsizing the pipework when I get to a shipyard and replacing the distorted PVC.
And as far as the heat, It's funny because my predecessor who wired this...
Here is a close-up of how I ended up wiring it, much neater and safer than three joined wires in the centre.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=79bfea34-0e7d-4d46-a63b-d208702bf213&file=IMG_2891.JPG
Problem solved!! thanks guys! for the record, I bridged the three legs on the left side using two of the copper bridge bars, and put the live legs to the other sides. Turned out much neater (and safer) than joining three wires in tge centre. Thx again!
Hi Gunnar,
By reading your message again, and studying the picture futher, if I joined L1-red, L2-white, and L3-blue on the left side, and bridged red-white-blue on the right side, is that effectively what you suggested?
Hi Gunnar,
Thanks for the reply but the center connection isn't a connection at all. It is a hollow tube for the thermostatic protection probe. I only have a ground terminal visible near the top. Are you suggesting that I take the three now free connections and join them together separately?
I am the chief engineer on a 150+ foot yacht which has a Jacuzzi installed on the top deck for the owner to use at his liesure. The Electricity provided to the bus by the Gensets is 208Vac, 3 phase, and the Main breaker in control panel is 3 phase as well. There is a 12 kW (rated for 230/400...
