[C320-list] water pump keeps cycling on

[MARTIN and SUSAN RAPHAEL]

You raise a good point...that exact problem happened on my pump.  I had purchased a new Shurflow pump, and it had those symptoms.  I called shurflow and they advised that the check valve was bad and sent me a new pump.  
Martin Raphael
Rhapsody #108



> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:13:49 -0700> From: crashley at gte.net> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com> Subject: Re: [C320-list] water pump keeps cycling on> > Holly,> > It's not necessarily a leak. If there is no fresh water collecting in the > bilge it might be a bad check valve or whatever mechanism is built into the > pump to maintain water pressure on the output side.> > CRA> Rosebud #882> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Fitzgibbon" <chuters at earthlink.net>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 12:44 PM> Subject: Re: [C320-list] water pump keeps cycling on> > > We also had a leak at the water inlet on the Hot Water Heater. The nylon > fitting was cracked, changed it out and stopped the leak. Initially very > hard to detect as is it was wrapped with Teflon tape. Enough to cycle the > pump and empty the tank in about a weeks time.> > jack> #441> > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of R Airis> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 3:05 PM> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com> Subject: Re: [C320-list] water pump keeps cycling on> > > I have hull #266 & had that problem. It was the hot water tank that had a> small leak on the bottom of the tank. Had to replace the tank. When I> removed the tank it had gunk in the bottom, problely form poor water quality> in the Gulf Islands and Desolatoin Sound area of British Columbia.> > Bob & Sheila.... Hale Kai 2 #266> Seattle,Wa.> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "HOLLY DAVIS" <hdavis787 at hotmail.com>> To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:25 AM> Subject: [C320-list] water pump keeps cycling on> > > > Hello,> I recently bought a 1995 320 and find that the water pump keeps turning on> for a few seconds about every thirty seconds. I've searched the archives,> but can't find this addressed anywhere. The shutoff valves are located> under the sink. I think this is a good thing as I saw the discussion about> moving them there. However the forward one is frozen in the open position> and the aft one in the closed position. I can not seem to find anywhere> that has these particular valves. I found some that say they are 15mm, but> my diagram says they are 1/2 inch.> Any information will help. Thank you. Holly> Andiamo - Hull 261> > > _________________________________________________________________> Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger.> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_062008=> > > >