[C320-list] Shower pump

[Bruce Heyman]

Any air leak, regardless of how small, will make it tough for a prime.  I've had problems with the strainer and getting an air tight fit in the past.
Good luck!
Bruce

Bruce Heyman
(949) 289-8400

Jerry Brown <jbrown03 at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Hi
>
>On Hull 925 when I owned it, I had to clean the filter and prime at the 
>beginning of each season by setting the valve to the shower drain position 
>and then pushing a hose onto the shower drain and forcing water up to the 
>pump as it would not self prime.  Once it had been primed at the beginning 
>of the season it seemed to hold the prime till the fall haul out.  If it 
>stopped working I just repeated.
>
>Regards
>
>Jerry Brown
>1137 Indigo (on Lake Ontario)
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: twosailors at bigpond.com
>Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 1:01 AM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shower pump
>
>At the risk of stating the obvious, I assume you have the sink head  inlet 
>open, as I believe it is also the shower outlet .  Also the Y valve dictates 
>whether you pump the fridge or shower sump.
>Colin Evans #774
>Australia.
>Sent from my
>reasonably smart phone
>
>----- Reply message -----
>From: "Tim Fleming" <timfleming at hotmail.com>
>To: "c320-list at lists.catalina320.com" <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
>Subject: [C320-list] Shower pump
>Date: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 4:43 pm
>
>
>
>Shower/fridge pump not sucking.  Checked all the hoses. Blowing and sucking. 
>Took the Jabasco apart now 4 times and still now success.  Motor works & 
>it's clean so I'm lost.  Think some aquarium pumps would work better than 
>this thing.... Arghhh   I read previous posts but believe its the pump but 
>all the valves and diaphragms check out like new. Suggestions?
>
>Tim #928
>