Hi All,
Me again. On a roll given your advice on the last topic on the twin wheel helm.
The other annoying issue I have appears to be a leaking water tank. I have noticed that when the forward tanks (it has two) is full I get quite a bit of water leaking into the bilges which requires pumping regularly. This has started to happen after I had the engineers recently replace the element in the calorifier and they said there would be some residual water to pump out, however, after 2 weeks cruising the south coast I have been pumping the bilges daily.
The pressure pump for the water system is not tripping all the time so assume the leak is the other side of the system (ie tank to pressure pump).
I know it is fresh water as I have checked all the sea cock for leak and then, very bravely, I tasted it!
I have checked the plumbing as best I can, given all the tanks and pipe work run in virtually in accessible places.
I let the tanks run dry and, hey presto, very little water seeping in to the bilges.
Anyone got any ideas and do you thinks the issue is related to the replacement of the filament or just coincidence (I have not settled the invoice for the job yet so can go back and complain).
Thanks in anticipation.
Mike
Me again. On a roll given your advice on the last topic on the twin wheel helm.
The other annoying issue I have appears to be a leaking water tank. I have noticed that when the forward tanks (it has two) is full I get quite a bit of water leaking into the bilges which requires pumping regularly. This has started to happen after I had the engineers recently replace the element in the calorifier and they said there would be some residual water to pump out, however, after 2 weeks cruising the south coast I have been pumping the bilges daily.
The pressure pump for the water system is not tripping all the time so assume the leak is the other side of the system (ie tank to pressure pump).
I know it is fresh water as I have checked all the sea cock for leak and then, very bravely, I tasted it!
I have checked the plumbing as best I can, given all the tanks and pipe work run in virtually in accessible places.
I let the tanks run dry and, hey presto, very little water seeping in to the bilges.
Anyone got any ideas and do you thinks the issue is related to the replacement of the filament or just coincidence (I have not settled the invoice for the job yet so can go back and complain).
Thanks in anticipation.
Mike