[C320-list] Fresh Water Pump

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Ian,
I just went through the same process. Rick is right on with his advice. My problem was at the filter. Also, I was told that Catalina water tanks often clog at the opening of the hose leading from the tanks. 

Jerry 
2002 C320 # 890

On Jul 23, 2013, at 7:47 AM, "Rick Sulewski" <rsulewski at bex.net> wrote:

> Ian,
> You will need to prime the pump by removing the line feeding the pump that
> goes into the filter on top of the pump. Suggest that after you refill the
> tanks that you remove the filter first and clear out any debris before
> spinning it on the pump and then pour some water into the filter before
> reinstalling the feeder line.  When you ran down the tanks you may have also
> pulled some debris from the tanks into the filter.
> 
> It may take a couple of primes to clear out the air. Repeating the prime
> cycle process is what we experienced the first time we ran the tanks & pump
> dry. Now when I clean the filter before spring launch we can usually clear
> the air after one prime. The problem is the pump may be at the same height
> or higher than the water level in the tank and the air must go somewhere (
> out of the galley faucet before pulling the water from the tanks, so keep
> the galley faucet open when you restart the primed pump. 
> 
> We use one tank at a time and whenever we begin to hear the pump begin to
> change its sound & speed before it runs completely dry we switch tanks and
> avoid having the prime the pump. Also. Adding a couple of capfuls of bleach
> to each tank refill does a great job of keeping the water smelling fresh. We
> do not drink the tank water.
> 
> Hope this explanation is helpful.
> Rick
> 1995 320 #277
> 
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Ian Davis
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> Subject: [C320-list] Fresh Water Pump
> 
> I needed to clean out the water tanks on my 1993 C320.  So I turned on all
> the faucets and ran them until the fresh water pump was just pumping air and
> the tanks were almost empty.  I then turned off the pump, cleaned out the
> tanks and refilled them to the top.  I then turned the pump on again and all
> it does is continue to pump air.  It seems incapable of pumping the water
> from the tanks
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> Now I know the boat is twenty years old, but that's surely not an excuse for
> Catalina back then to install a NON self-priming pump!!.
> 
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> Has anyone else experiences this and/or have a solution.  
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> 
> Ian Davis - Wind Star - #18
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