On 18 July 2010 17:43, Adrian Evans <[email protected]> wrote:
> Last night around 3 am the water pump started running continuously, no taps > on etc. > > It seems that it is pumping continuously but not at full belt. There is a > drain hole near the back of the boat and it seems to be pumping our domestic > water away through that. If I turn a tap on or flush the loo water stops > coming out of the drain hole, but re-commences after few seconds of the > flush or when the tap is turned off.. > > I checked taps etc no leaks all switched off all seems fine, then it > suddenly it stopped playing up and seemed to be ok, now a few hours later it > starts again, no domestic water left so it stops, just filling now (2nd time > today) > > Confused /.... > > Any help / experience / things to try would be appreciated, You must have a leak somewhere in the system. The water is draining into the bilge and then is being pumped overboard by`the bilge pump at the stern. Let's hope it is somewhere that is not too inaccessible. The calorifier is the first place that I would look and then around the water pump and pressure vessel (presuming that you have a standard system). -- Bob
