Hi all,
I finally discovered the leak causing my fresh water system pump to cycle every 20 seconds, when all fixtures are turned off. The search for the leak was exasperating.
Turns out that one of the head faucet feed nylon elbows had a tiny pinhole and a very, very fine stream of water was escaping, causing the pump to recycle. This also resulted in the frustrating discovery of just a little water collecting in my bilge.
Since I bought this boat (it was sitting on the hard for almost 2 years), it appears that poor winterizing by the PO had to be the culprit. Fitting elbows are always the first to suffer from freezing cracks and this one was no exception.
Bottom line; if you want to go nuts trying to find a minute lead....somewhere....in your fresh water system, do not winterize properly.
Make sure you run RV antifreeze through the system until ALL the fixtures run pink.
Happy Sailing..
I finally discovered the leak causing my fresh water system pump to cycle every 20 seconds, when all fixtures are turned off. The search for the leak was exasperating.
Turns out that one of the head faucet feed nylon elbows had a tiny pinhole and a very, very fine stream of water was escaping, causing the pump to recycle. This also resulted in the frustrating discovery of just a little water collecting in my bilge.
Since I bought this boat (it was sitting on the hard for almost 2 years), it appears that poor winterizing by the PO had to be the culprit. Fitting elbows are always the first to suffer from freezing cracks and this one was no exception.
Bottom line; if you want to go nuts trying to find a minute lead....somewhere....in your fresh water system, do not winterize properly.
Make sure you run RV antifreeze through the system until ALL the fixtures run pink.
Happy Sailing..