[C320-list] Fresh Water Pump

[JJ Morrison]

If the tank (aft I'm assuming) is full of water the water height will be higher than the pump and gravity will help with the priming. works for me.CheersJohnM1999#574


> From: jsheets at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:20:06 -0400
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> CC: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fresh Water Pump
> 
> 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
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> > [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Ian Davis
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 6:35 AM
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > 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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 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!!.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Has anyone else experiences this and/or have a solution.  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ian Davis - Wind Star - #18
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