[C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 2182, Issue 1

[John Meyers]

Could it be that water in the pump is leaking from the high pressure side
to the low pressure side thus triggering the pump to run?

John Meyers

On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Elizabeth Schwartz <
schwartz781 at optonline.net> wrote:

> Ahoy....I had the same issue with #245. I have looked for a leak, and have
> not found one yet. To reduce the cycling of the pump coming on, I installed
> an accumulator behind the box under the stove. A good reduction in the
> amount of time the pump runs......Joe N Beth
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 05:57 PM, Lee, Cliff wrote:
>
>  Doesn't really sound like a pump problem.  1) Inlet screen may need
>> cleaning to ensure good prime.  We often need to do that every spring to
>> get a good prime.  2) pump coming on at night may just mean a small leak
>> somewhere.  We had a small pinhole leak in water tubing.  Easiest thing to
>> do till fixed was to turn pump off when not needed.  That has actually
>> become our preferred approach to keep boat bone dry. 3) Foreward/Aft tank
>> faucet spitting just sounds like Foreward tank is low.
>>
>> Of course, those could all be wrong and you might need a new pump! Good
>> luck.
>>
>> Cliff Lee - Comfort Zone #268
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 10:30:55 -0700
>>> From: Gene Helfman To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>>> Cc: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Potable water pump issues
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>>> Our Shurflo 2088-423-244 periodically continues to run after faucet
>>> valve
>>> is turned off (over sink or in head).  Sometimes we can shut it off by
>>> opening and closing faucet once more but sometimes we have to turn off
>>> the
>>> breaker on the breaker panel.  We also have to throw that breaker at
>>> night
>>> because the pump comes on without opening a faucet.  Also, it stops
>>> pumping
>>> from forward tank, spitting air until we open both forward and aft tank
>>> valves.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SO: is this a known problem, are there parts that likely need replacing,
>>> or
>>> should we just replace the entire pump (which is going to be challenging
>>> given how tight the space is where it lives).  BTW: Shurflo says the
>>> 2088-423-244 has been replaced by model #3901-0216. Can I assume that
>>> all
>>> the connections match up?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Gene
>>>
>>> Satori, #398, 1997
>>> --
>>> Gene Helfman, Professor Emeritus
>>> Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
>>> PERMANENT address:
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>>>    (360) 468-2136
>>>    genehelfman at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
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