Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323

[williwaw]

My friend is new to sailing and I am helping them winterize their US-built 2005 Beneteau 323. Does anyone know what I have to do with the Cruisair air conditioner? The boat manual's winterization section doesn't cover it.

The air condition itself is encased in plywood box in the starboard lazarette and appears to have just two through-hull connections. Am I to assume that the condensate is pumped out through the discharge through-hull? If so, I'm assuming there's a dedicated pump for that purpose that needs to be somehow winterized?

Thanks!

 

[Don S/V ILLusion]

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West Marine

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the only comment I have on the above how-to is that it shouldn’t require more than 1 gallon of antifreeze unless the boat has a very long run to the discharge thruhull

 

[NYSail]

I blow my air conditioner lines out using a compressor. I do it from the outside and watch as the water all shoots out.

 

[Davidasailor26]

I use an aquarium pump to push AF through while the AC pump itself pulls.

After that I pour some AF in the condensate tray to make sure that gets pulled through.