[C320-list] Fresh Water leak from aft Water tank?

[Stephen]

I chased all over the boat looking for a similar leak.  Even trying one way valves and replacing the pump didn't provide respite. In the end it was the galley mixer tap which needs to be turned off firmly on my C320.

Regards,

Stephen Cox
Tegwen #1141

On June 10, 2019 2:21:37 PM EDT, Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk> wrote:
>Bilge pump cycling, not the freshwater pump Chris?
>
>Sent from mobile: please excuse typos etc.!
>
>
>> On 10 Jun 2019, at 19:18, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> If the pump is cycling, the leak is most likely on  the output side
>of the
>> pump, not the inlet side. When it happens to us, it has been the
>result of
>> the cockpit shower not being turned fully off.
>> 
>> Chris Burti
>> Commitment #867
>> Farmville, NC
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 2:05 PM Pat Tormey <ptormey at 4square.net>
>wrote:
>>> 
>>> Anybody seen this issue before?
>>> 
>>> There is a very slow freshwater leak, possibly at the tank
>connection on
>>> #1037 which causes the bilge pump to cycle 5-10 seconds or so every
>hour
>>> 
>>> The plumbing it the plastic type. I’ll prolly drain the tank and
>attempt
>>> to replace the fitting..
>>> 
>>> Any advice before I start?
>>> 
>>> thanks
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Pat
>>> 
>>> Pat Tormey
>>> s/v Blue Skies
>>> 
>>>