[C320-list] Head shower Faucet replacement

[Gary Magnuson]

Thanks Warren,
I have a contact from Grohe in Roselle, IL.    I believe he is planning 
to send me a hose to replace what I have.    I will post the final 
solution.   I agree about the water that has been accumulating under my 
Galley sink for several years now.   I have suspected the aft water 
tank.    With all the black mold behind the aft cabin drawer unit, when 
I cleaned tat up, and rinsed it down, the water showed up right under 
the sink......This trip I bought a small bilge pump, hose and small aux 
battery to pump the space dry instead of messing with the shop vac.   
Perhaps with the faucet repaired, I won't need the pump anymore.

Gary Magnuson
Time A Weigh
On 7/31/2013 2:05 PM, Warren Updike wrote:
> Gary, we had the exact same problem. Because the flex hose is after the
> faucets, the leak only occurs when the faucet is running.  This drove me
> nuts for a while because I couldn't find the source of the leak.  The hose
> fittings are metric and apparently standard in England and Europe.  After
> much time I managed to find the hose through a place in Florida.  I think it
> cost about $50 with shipping.  I was glad to get it.  A few weeks later, I
> was in our marina store and, much to my surprise, there were three of these
> hoses on the shelf.  The price was less than I paid and no shipping.
>
> I think it is a well-made faucet and would not want to replace it with what
> I've seen one US store shelves.
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Magnuson [mailto:gary.magnuson at frontier.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 3:51 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Head shower Faucet replacement
>
> Has anyone replaced the head faucet/shower assembly.   As we left the
> boat yesterday, I realized it has been spraying the area behind the sink
> for a while.    perhaps that is the source of some of the water under
> the galley sink....?    My hull is 205 -- 1995 vintage.   The
> manufacturer was a west German company Grohe.     The pull out hose
> connection is the source of the leak.  Local box stores and plumbing
> supply houses are sure I am from another planet.   If a new faucet
> assembly is the next step, can anyone tell me if the sink is a three hole or
> a single hole???
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary Magnuson
> Time A Weigh   320 # 205
> Bayfield, WI
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> Gary Magnuson _/) PO Box 55 Hudson, IL 61748 IN GOD WE TRUST
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