[C320-list] Fresh Water Pump Replacement.

[Elizabeth Schwartz]

Ahoy....removing the shelf under the stove helps also....Joe...#245


On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 09:37 AM, P.F. Ross wrote:

> Ian, perhaps you have not removed the door/drawer assembly from the 
> sink
> counter.  I replaced my pump some time ago and once I removed that
> assembly, I found plenty of room to work.
>
> There are six (IIRC) screws in the face of the door/drawer assembly 
> that
> hold it to the counter.  After those are removed, the entire piece
> (including drawers) can be slid outward.  Makes it easier if you 
> remove the
> companionway steps first.  Voila!  Access to most everything 
> underneath the
> sink!
>
> Regards,
>
> Frank Ross
> Beta Wave #206
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 8:02 AM Ian Davis  wrote:
>
>> My fresh water pump has failed and presumably needs replacing.
>>
>> I felt around the underneath the left side of the sink and the near 
>> the
>> dry storage bin and found the pump, but it seems to be in a very 
>> awkward
>> position and impossible to get tools like a screwdriver (and your 
>> head!)
>> into the right place to be able to work this.
>>
>> So my question to the team.  Does anyone have a procedure for fixing 
>> and
>> replacing anything under the side of the sink units there.  I also 
>> think my
>> electric hot water heater is under there someplace and I really 
>> should
>> replace that too while I'm in there.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Ian Davis. Wind Star, 1993, Hull #18
>>
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