[C320-list] Water System

[Kirk Mueller]

Sounds like plan.  Thanks for the counsel Myron.

Kirk

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Welch, Myron D <myron-welch at uiowa.edu>wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> 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
> >>
>