The accumulator probably won't stop the spurting. Air is most likely being sucked in to the system. A probable cause is the suction strainer.
The accumulator is used to even out the pressure and minimize pump cycles. The hot water tank often has a check valve on the cold water inlet which would make the accumulator ineffective if installed on any of the hot water lines. The grey tubing is called Polybutyl or PB and was made by Qest. The fittings are still available but the pipe would be a bit harder to find. There are plenty of more appropriate and modern alternatives. IMO the best repair fittings are made by a company called flair-it. https://mobilehomepartsstore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=CF Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Fri, Jun 15, 2018, 10:09 AM Doug Welch via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > A couple of questions. I am going to install an accumulator tank to > hopefully stop or minimize the spurting that occurs when the pressure water > pump is running. The instructions say it can be installed anywhere > downstream of the pump. > Q1. Could I install it underneath the galley sink in the hot or cold water > line? > Q2. What do you call the grey poly pipe that provides water service to the > boat and what size is it? > Thanks in advance > > Cheers, > Doug > Celtic Knot > 33-2 c/b > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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