[C320-list] Another fresh water problem - bad pump?

[drshoffner at aol.com]

If you go to the WM site and read the customer reviews, about half give it one star and the other half give it 5 stars.  The unhappy customers apparently had early failure of the pressure switch, and,though the company apparently replaced them in a timely fashion, they failed again.  One does wonder about those installations.  It sounds as if one of the installation problems has been people trying to install them with an accumulator tank which is a no no.  I had been thinking about this upgrade anyway just for noise reduction, so now seems to be the perfect excuse.
 
Thanks,
Mike
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: vergaar2004-catalina at yahoo.com
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Another fresh water problem - bad pump?


Yes, I'm pretty sure we got the Shurflo VSD (I'll check when I get home 
tonight). What kind of negative experiences have you read about?
I bought some Whale fittings from Hamilton Marine. Not sure if they still carry 
them.
 
-Koen
(Big Cat, #224, 1995)

----- Original Message ----
From: drshoffner at aol.com
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 11:20:17 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Another fresh water problem - bad pump?


Ken,

Which pump did you buy?  I've been reading customer reviews on the Shurflo VSD 
and they're either great or awful based on the customer's experience.  Also, 
where does one buy Whale fittings since West Marine no longer carries them?

Mike 


-----Original Message-----
From: vergaar2004-catalina at yahoo.com
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Another fresh water problem - bad pump?


Mike,

our pump would start cycling on on its own last season so my first thought was a 

leak in the water lines. Some people on this list suggested opening up the pump 
and cleaning it. Instead, since I did not like the fact that the pump is 
single-speed and makes tons of noise, I purchased a variable-speed pump and 
installed it. What a difference! We need to teach our guests to only open up the 

faucet slightly and the pump will output enough water while hardly making any 
noise. Highly recommended!

-Koen
(Big Cat, #224, 1995)

----- Original Message ----
From: drshoffner at aol.com
To: c320-list at catalina320.com.
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:22:23 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Another fresh water problem


List,

Thanks to all who responded to my "no forward so reverse" thread recently.  It 
turned out as some had suggested that the problem was a very fouled prop with 
marine growth that had accumulated in less than 2 mos.  I've had the boat in 
this location for 3 years and this is the worst growth I've experienced.

Now to the new problem.  This weekend my fresh water pump began cycling breifly 
about every 20 seconds.  I looked at all the whale fittings and they were dry.  
I didn't loook down the entire length of the tubing, but I think it's unlikely 
to be a failure here.  Has anyone had a pump go bad and behave like this?  Any 
thoughts as always will be appreciated.

Mike
#171
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