[C320-list] Domestic fresh water pump leak

[P.F. Ross]

Mike, I was able to find the info on my order from 2008.  Bought the parts
from WM, but now they are on amazon.  I bought the SHURFLO 94-238-04
diaphragm and lower housing kit and the SHURFLO 94-232-06 valve parts kit.
Can't remember why I needed both parts, heck, I can't remember what I had
for lunch today.

Again, not sure what my pump failure symptoms were.  A leak?  Cycling?  So,
this all just FYI.

Also like you, I do not recall having that hard of a time getting the pump
out.  I also agree with Crosby that I have found all kinds of interesting
stuff in my pump filter.

Frank Ross
Beta Wave #206

On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 7:46 PM Crosby Roper <vmdatsea at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I had a similar leak in my sure-flo pump earlier this year. I removed the
> filter from the pump and found a lot of mineralized material. I cleaned the
> filter, re-assembled and it has not leaked since.
>
> Crosby  Roper VMD
> S/V Tethys 1054 SD, CA
> ________________________________
> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of
> Mike Mellon <mmellon at cruzio.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 9, 2019 4:25 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Domestic fresh water pump leak
>
> 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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