[C320-list] Domestic water

[John Beck]

Defender has them Whale shut off valves! Cheap
John Beck
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On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 3:27 PM SV Osprey via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> So it looks like BOTH shut off valve at the pressure pump are shot. That
> why one tank won’t flow at all and makes the total available gallons mush
> lower than I thought
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> Does any one have a source for a shut off manifold combo that’s less than
> the $212 Catalina Direct wants?
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> Elan
> Sv Osprey
> 1997 Catalina 320 #451
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> > On Jul 1, 2024, at 2:29 PM, SARA SCHROEDER <wanderingstar951 at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > I had a similar issue where the flow of the domestic water from the
> galley sink started to diminish the completely stopped on the hot side. The
> problem was a defected water restrictor that had been placed in the line
> right under the sink.  I removed it and did not replace it. No problems
> since then.
> >
> > Sara
> > Wandering Star
> > #707/2000
> > Seattle, WA
> >
> >
> >> On 07/01/2024 11:13 AM PDT SV Osprey via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks, I did backwash it and it’s flowing fine.
> >>
> >>   Elan
> >>   Sv Osprey
> >>   1997 Catalina 320 #451
> >>
> >>     On Jul 1, 2024, at 12:07 PM, Gary Magnuson <gemagnuson at gmail.com>
> >>     wrote:
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> >>   
> >>
> >>   Be sure to check the screen on the pump intake. I have found all kinds
> >>   of stuff in in the start of the season. The first time I checked it, I
> >>   found it packed with plastic shards from the original installation.
> >>   Gary Magnuson  Time A Weigh 1995, # 205.
> >>   On Mon, Jul 1, 2024, 7:57 AM SV Osprey via C320-list
> >>   <[1]c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>     I’ll check that too. Easy to inspect for once requiring no yoga.
> >>     Elan
> >>     Sv Osprey
> >>     1997 Catalina 320 #451
> >>> On Jun 30, 2024, at 5:19 PM, katchu via C320-list
> >>     <[2]c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I've also had water problems when the aerators on the faucets get
> >>     clogged.  This is most likely when first filling the tanks each
> >>     Spring and stirring up all the sediment at the bottom of the tanks.
> >>     Easy fix to remove and clean the screens.Chuck MuellerNorthwind
> >>     #676Holland, MISent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> >>> -------- Original message -------->> >>> On Sat, Jun 29, 2024 at
> >>     6:45?PM SV Osprey via C320-list <>>>
> >>     [3]c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:>>> >>> I say it this way
> >>     because the pump is new and pressures the line, then it>>> stops.>>>
> >>>>> I filled both tanks. Interestly pump does not pull water from
> >>     stern tank.>>> No vacuum. I disconnected and blew out both air
> >>     vents. The aft valve has>>> been closed and the system was pulling
> >>     from the forward tank>>> Working fine. The sink then crapped out on
> >>     me yesterday. I changed the>>> pump, not an impeller issue. Water
> >>     runs for like a minute but then stops>>> but pump does not come on.
> >>     Could there be a clog that only gets seated when>>> the water is
> >>     running?  Water runs for like a minute but then stops but pump>>>
> >>     does not come on.  Is there a manifold to split the head faucet (
> >>     which>>> barely drips) from the galley sink?>>> >>> Sorry this is a
> >>     bit of a run on. Basically:>>> 1. Galley faucet only runs for a
> >>     little while then dribbles at best.>>> 2. Head faucet barely
> >>     drips.>>> 3. Pump runs Initially then cuts out as if the system is
> >>     pressurized.>>> 4. Pump is not pulling from aft tank, only forward
> >>     one, and won?t pull at>>> all if I shut the little valve down near
> >>     the pump.>>> >>> Any ideas?>>> Elan>>> Sv Osprey>>> 1997 Catalina
> >>     320 #451End of C320-list Digest, Vol 4680, Issue
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