[C320-list] Swtiching between fresh water tanks
Guy Smith
smitski2001 at yahoo.com
Fri May 17 06:37:37 PDT 2019
Hey All!
I've seen the posts from a few of you that have had their water tank valves moved to a more convenient location.Does anyone have a write-up or pics to show how this was done?
This seems like a great project...
Best regards,~g
Liz & Guy Smithsv Pleiades '97 C320 #452Worton Creek, MD
On Friday, May 17, 2019, 7:59:50 AM EDT, Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:
On my 1996 (#350), a previous owner relocated the valves under the galley sink as some here have mentioned. I try to use the aft tank first because I have found that if I run it dry, the pump primes more easily from the full forward tank because it's higher in elevation. If I do the opposite, the lower elevation of the aft tank makes it more difficult for my pump to re-prime itself after switching the valves.
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Doug Treff
doug at treff.us
On Thu, May 16, 2019, at 9:26 PM, Dave Hupe wrote:
> I have no aft tank on my '94 Cat320 (#32). I have the v-berth area
> tank and the other tank is just forward of the Nav Station under the
> port side couch of the main cabin.
> Dave Hupe
> Holland, MI
> On Thursday, May 16, 2019, 05:51:50 PM EDT, Scott Thompson
> <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
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> I've never had that problem on my 1999 boat even though I leave both
> valves open all the time. I'm wondering if it's related to the placement
> of the valves. I have the valves under the aft cabin berth on the port
> side, right next to the pump. Perhaps the "sucking air" issue occurs
> when the valves are further removed from the pump after moving them to
> the location under the galley sink. This might change the flow of water
> between the two tanks when both valves are open.
>
> BTW, did you really mean "port side tank?" My aft tank is on the
> starboard side.
>
> Scott Thompson
>
> Surprise (#653)
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