installing water/fuel separator

[patrat114]

hi all im installing a water fuel separator on my boat i have read that you cant install it where the battery is located but that is where the fuel line is this true or not a big deal also why is it so hard to find a place to mount in i hate drilling holes in a boat!!!!!!!!

 

[dingbat]

Re: installing water/fuel separator

I've never heard of not being able to mount a fuel filter around a battery.

My fuel filter and oil tanks is mounted in the same compartment with two batteries.

 

[patrat114]

Re: installing water/fuel separator

ok cool well thanks for the info it really donest make sense why would they run fuel line right beside the battery

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: installing water/fuel separator

Mine too. i think it's just a safety consideration because you might have a spark while changing the filter, plus more likelihood of a gas leak near a spark. be careful and give yourself room to work.

Cover the batteries (Mine are in a compartment but not in boxes, so I went to the boat junkyard and bought two tops to cover them--for sparks, something falling across them, or wash-over.)

 

[patrat114]

Re: installing water/fuel separator

ok i will have to cover battery terminal just to be safe