Doug - I have no accumulator tank and the water does not spurt... Dave Windstar 33-2
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2018, at 10:40 AM, Doug Welch <doug.we...@rogers.com> wrote: > > Thanks. Replacing all water lines on my list but probably a winter job. Under > my galley sink there is a line that draws from the tank and runs through a > strainer. Is that the suction strainer you are referring to? There is also > some tees and valves. One valve seems to control water coming from the tank > and the other seems to control water going to a foot pump in the galley. We > leave both valves open (not really knowing until recently what they > controlled). Could it be that the air is being introduced through the foot > pump? > > > On Friday, June 15, 2018 10:25 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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