[C320-list] Freash Water Leak

[Joe Abbagnaro]

How about adding some food coloring to the tanks might make it asier
to see where the water is coming from.   Blue in one tank Red in the
other. Remove the floor boards that are forward and aft of your
already removable bilge access boards.


On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Dennis Harris <dharris02 at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> Like the others, I would think that if the leak was in pressure side, the
> pump would be cycling if you have a large leak.  If it is only occasional on
> the pressure side and not too much, so as not to cause frequent cycling of
> the pump, a possibility might be that to find it, the water not only needs
> to be pressurized, but heated too if there was a small pin hole or crack in
> the pressure side that only opens up due to expansion when the system is
> hot.
>
> Dennis Harris C320 #694
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim pasley" <paslej1 at charter.net>
> To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 7:21 AM
> Subject: [C320-list] Freash Water Leak
>
>
> Thanks for all the great suggestions. Still leaking. Here is what I did
> yesterday.
> 1.Pulled the cabinet in the galley. pressurized the system. No leaks.
> 2. Checked the shower connections in the cockpit. No leaks.
> 3. Checked valve on the hot water heater. Closed
> 4. Checked the tank lid. Looks good.
> 5. I then completely removed the aft tank. Filled it with water on the dock.
> No leaks.
> 6. Ran a separate line from the aft tank directly to the pump. Pressurized
> the system. One hour later, all the water was in the bilge again!
> I noticed that the lines from the pump run into a rabbit hole going forward
> to the galley. Is there any way to gain access to those lines? Looks like
> they run under the fiberglass and the ice box. I have two friends coming
> over today to help me search for the leak. I'm thinking I may have to run a
> new line from the forward tank to the pump as well as my next step.
> If and when I find the problem, this will be one for the books!
> Thanks again for all your help. You guys are great.
>
> Jim
> Dream Weaver #691
> Lake Ozark, Missouri
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