[C320-list] Shower sump pump woes

[Chris Burti]

Just having to bail it out if the pump has failed…

Thanks,
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC

From: Scott Thompson
Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 8:45 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Shower sump pump woes

Water runs downhill but on my boat the hose from the fridge goes up from 
the bilge to the y-valve, and then up higher to the filter, then higher 
still going over the top of the pump before connecting to the pump inlet 
on the far side. It has occurred to me however that getting a higher 
head of water might help overcome all of that by filling the fridge with 
fresh water. Is there a downside to that?


On 10/4/2021 6:27 PM, Chris Burti wrote:
> You can access it by removing the drawer frame in the aft cabin. Make sure that the y valve hasn’t been changed to the shower sump first. Water runs downhill so priming shouldn’t be an issue.
>
> Best Regards,
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
>
>> On Oct 4, 2021, at 4:49 PM, Bruce Heyman <BruceHeyman at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Scott,
>> No shortage of items on our boat where you can either look at something or "kinda" get a tool on it but certainly not both at the same time.
>> I've had similar problems with getting a prime.  Almost always it was fixed by a very thorough cleaning of the filter and making sure that the filter goes back together without an air leak.  I have had the pump out and I do sort of remember taking it apart, cleaning it all up and reinstalling it.  Seems to get a prime very quickly now.
>> Good luck,
>> Bruce
>> Bruce Heyman
>> Somerset #671   San Pedro (LA) California
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of Scott Thompson
>> Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 12:31 PM
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] Shower sump pump woes
>>
>> At the end of a cruise yesterday someone who shall remain nameless turned on the shower sump pump to drain melt water in the fridge but forgot to turn it off so it ran for quite a while. ( We couldn’t hear it over engine noise. ) Later I noticed more water in the fridge from defrosting and tried the pump again. Nothing pumped out. I correctly thought the filter might be clogged and so we removed it and cleaned it. But the pump won’t prime at all now. Thoughts?  Do I need a new pump?  Any priming tricks welcome.
>>
>> And what kind of contortionist installed that thing in the first place. I can look at it through the door under the sink, or I can sort of get my hands in there, but not both at once.
>>
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