[C320-list] Macerator

[Darrell]

Hi Pat,

I did pump it out  at the station but you never seem to get all of it , So I 
will get lots of rags ready,

Darrell
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Moriarty" <patm at psiurethanes.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Macerator


>I would try a pump out station first or you might have quite a mess.
>
> At 08:28 AM 6/16/2008, you wrote:
>>Hi John,
>>
>>The shaft is turning, sounds like the impeller blades. I believe it is a 
>>jabsco but I could be wrong. Not sure if I save more time taking the unit 
>>apart on the boat or just removing the whole thing and taking it home. I 
>>will try and find my receipt and see if is still under warranty,
>>
>>Darrell
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Vez" <jonvez at comcast.net>
>>To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>>Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:45 AM
>>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Macerator
>>
>>
>>>Darrell,
>>>
>>>Did you try to manually turn the shaft with a screw driver? If not, try 
>>>that
>>>first. At the end of the pump you should find a rubber cap. Remove that 
>>>and
>>>take a flat head screw driver and turn the shaft a few times then try the
>>>pump. If that does not work, you more than likely have lost the impeller
>>>blades. You can change out the impeller without replacing the pump. You 
>>>said
>>>you replaced the pump last year, so if it is not the impeller you should 
>>>be
>>>able to get a warranty replacement. Do you have a shurflo macerator?
>>>
>>>Good luck,
>>>
>>>Jon Vez
>>>Solstice #582
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>>>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Darrell
>>>Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 8:34 AM
>>>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>>Subject: [C320-list] Macerator
>>>
>>>When I was macerating last weekend. I noticed the pump was running very
>>>quietly and that the holding tank did not completely empty no matter how 
>>>log
>>>
>>>I pumped. IT sounds like the pump motor is turning but the pump apparatus 
>>>at
>>>
>>>the end is not. Does this sound reasonable. The unit was just replaced 
>>>last
>>>year. should I replace the whole pump assembly or just the end that 
>>>appears
>>>not to be working. It looks like they can be separated. Any advice would 
>>>be
>>>appreciated,
>>>
>>>Darrell
>>>
>>>Antares, #88
>>
>
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