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Installing your Heater
Follow these installation instructions carefully to ensure maximum
effectiveness, safety and efficiency from your Xtreme Heater. Additional
installation tips, including tips for specific types of boats can be found on
our website: www.xtremeheaters.com.
Installing your Xtreme heater is as easy as selecting a mounting location and plugging in
the heater. Your Xtreme Heater can be installed permanently, or easily installed for winter
and removed for boating season, without tools, using our optional quick release bracket (see
inside back cover).
The design of the Xtreme Heater takes advantage of true forced air, opening up a wider
range of location options in your engine compartment Your heater can be mounted in any
orientation, including upside down, to maximize air flow and circulation throughout your
engine compartment.
Choosing a Location
First, examine your engine compartment to determine what your heater will be protecting.
In addition to preventing freeze damage to the engine(s), is there a generator, sea strainers,
pumps or any other equipment that require protection? Select a location that offers
maximum airflow and circulation, directing airflow toward the most critical components
in the engine compartment. Since heat naturally rises, try to locate your heater as low in
the engine compartment as possible, directing airflow toward the bottom of the engine(s).
Select a location that minimizes the chances of immersion in bilge water, as your heater,
while resistant to moisture, is not designed for immersion.
Single Engine Runabout
For a runabout with an inboard/outboard power plants, direct the flow toward the
outdrive connection to the engine. The exposed outdrive can conduct cold into the engine
compartment. This is particularly true if the boat is stored out of the water on a trailer or
lift. In the right conditions, wind can direct cold air through the propeller exhaust port, up
through the risers and into the engine.