[C320-list] Domestic fresh water pump leak

[Mike Mellon]

Thanks, Frank.

Mike

On 11/8/2019 5:24 AM, P.F. Ross wrote:
> Hi, Mike,
>
> I replaced a split diaphragm in this pump many years ago.  It was so long
> ago that I don't even remember the symptoms of the failure, probably pump
> cycling, and I don't recall a leak.
>
> Pretty simple repair and it looks like parts are still available.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Frank Ross
> Beta Wave #206
>
> On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 1:32 PM Mike Mellon <mmellon at cruzio.com> wrote:
>
>> It appears I have a slow drip leak from the freshwater pump (Shurflo
>> 2088-423-244, 2.8 gph, 45 psi) which is located on my boat under and to
>> the left of the galley sink.  It is not obvious, however, exactly where
>> the leak is coming from in the pump, but the bottom of the pump is wet
>> and is dripping onto the floor of the undersink compartment.
>>
>> Like several other posts discuss, the end problem is that the pump
>> cycles on and off every few minutes.
>>
>> Does anyone have prior experience with this problem and knows where in
>> the pump this is likely originating?  What is the group experience, if
>> any, in rebuilding this pump?
>>
>> Certainly, replacing the pump (original from 1996) is an alternative.
>> Any experience with what fits well as a replacement?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Mike Mellon, LaVida, Hull 324, 1996.
>>
>> mmellon at cruzio.com
>>
>>
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