[C320-list] Water System

[Welch, Myron D]

Kirk,

The water pump on my 1995 is located under the galley sink. I changed to the sensor max pump sometime in the 90's, I think. It works as advertised with low noise and steady pressure. Good luck. 

Myron Welch
Wind Instrument #238
Iowa City, Iowa
Grace Memorial Harbor
Elk Rapids, Michigan 

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On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:30 AM, "Kirk Mueller" <kirkm753 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have their fresh water  pump located under the galley sink?
> 
> Kirk Mueller
> Second Chance #361 (1996)
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> If you buy one of the sensor max pumps, you won't need an accumulator
>> tank, they deliver better pressure and are far quieter.
>> 
>> Thanks, Chris Burti From: Jerry Brown
>> Sent: ‎6/‎12/‎2013 8:42 PM
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water System
>>   Hi Bill
>> 
>>   I do not have the boat anymore so I cannot look, sorry. If the current
>>   owner of hull 925 is on the list they could look. I sold it about 5
>>   years ago.
>> 
>>   I recall buying the accumulator at Home Depot here in Canada in the
>>   regular domestic plumbing department. It was approximately the same
>>   length as the pump. Sorry but I do not have more details. I got the
>>   idea from an earlier list posting so you may want to search the lists.
>>   My version was less sophisticated than the approach in the listing but
>>   worked fine.
>> 
>>   Jerry Brown
>> 
>>   #1137 Indigo
>> 
>>   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.
>> 
>>   From: Bill Hutt
>>   Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:18 PM
>>   To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>   Reply To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>   Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water System
>> 
>>   I cleaned the screen in the filter (which was pretty clogged) but still
>>   have the problem.
>>   What type of accumulator and where did u get it?
>>   Sent from my iPhone
>>   On Jun 10, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Jerry Brown <jbrown03 at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>> In our previous (#925) and current boats the filter was integral to
>>   the pump and unscrewed from the pump with a wire mesh filter. In #925
>>   the pump was under the aft berth and I added an accumulator mounted to
>>   the same board as the pump to even out the flow, reduce hammer and
>>   temperature fluctuations. It worked well. On the current boat the pump
>>   is under the port bench seat in the main cabin and seems to give much
>>   more even flow without needing an accumulator, provided I keep the
>>   filter clean. Sorry but I do not know the pump makes.
>>> 
>>> Jerry and Graça Brown
>>> Indigo #1137
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Bill Hutt
>>> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 2:06 PM
>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water System
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know the possible location of the water filter? I'm
>>   looking around and can't find it.
>>> I looked in the schematic and it doesn't show any filter.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Bill
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Jun 10, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Michael Kowitt
>>   <kowitt at mail.med.upenn.edu> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I had that problem with my kitchen sink. It helped to open the sink
>>   handle
>>>> and clean out the screen that was at the end of it.
>>>> Mike Kowitt
>>>> Elusive, 903
>>>> Dredge Harbor, NJ
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Bill Hutt <bhutt at windstream.net>
>>   wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> To all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have flushed and charged the water system, water heater works
>>   well off
>>>>> both the engine and shore power.
>>>>> Took my first shower and the pump seems to pulse (not running
>>   smoothly).
>>>>> Every time it pulses I get a blast of hot water, then when it stops
>>   it
>>>>> turns cold. Impossible to get a consistent water flow and
>>   temperature. Any
>>>>> ideas on why or how to fix this?
>>>>> Thanks to all, new boat is really shaping up.
>>>>> Bill Hutt
>>>>> �Caribbean Soul� #570
>>>>> Cleveland, Ohio
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Michael P. Kowitt, PhD, ABPP
>>>> Director of Psychology
>>>> Pennsylvania Hospital, UPHS
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.med.upenn.edu/psychotherapy
>>