T&T: A/C Pump Problems

[Pascal Gademer]

running your air cons on fresh water will get you booted out of many 
marinas, especially in south florida where there are currently many 
restrictions on water usage...  not a good idea !

I also have 4 16k units running of a single pump...  fewer holes in a boat 
is always good.  On the downside when you get a plastic bad stuck in the 
thru hull scoop, you have to go under to clear it.

that's farily commong occurence around here...at least twice a year... 
usually on a sunday morning at 6am !

it's also tricky...  if you open the seacock and strainer, you will get some 
flow out.  but when you start the pump, the suction sucks the bag tight 
against and stops flow.    back flushing doens' help, as the bag is usuallyt 
hooked on barnacles on the scoop...

I almost changed a pump a few years ago but went under to take a look as a 
last resort...

pascal
miami, fl
70 hatteras 53MY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Rogers" rcrogers6 at kennett.net

>
> If it turns out to be the pump, you can run the A/C on a fresh water hose
> untill you can secure a replacement pump. You are the first person on the
> list to say that they are feeding 4 A/C units from 1 pump. The previous
> record was 2 A/C units. If you can't obtain a pump locally, your next best
> bets are DEPCO Pump in Florida or Defender online. The difference would be
> the type of shipping used.