[C320-list] Shower pump

[Simon Rock]

The strainer on my shower pump was almost completely blocked (so now I can say, I am not losing my hair - just storing it in the strainer).
Once cleaned, it was back to normal.



-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Heyman
Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2013 4:50 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shower pump

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
>