Hi everyone,
I recently purchased a 2009 Beneteau 37. I brought the boat up from Annapolis this past weekend and I could not get the fresh water system working. I filled both tanks. The pump is brand new and I can hear it turning on when the water pressure switch is switched, but it just runs and runs and never turns off. I have two tanks and I made sure either both were on or at least one was on by turning the valves near the pump. I did clean the strainer right before the pump and found it was pretty well clogged with white material that looked almost like paper, but would dissolve when wiped.
When the pump is running, I can see no water entering the strainer. If I loosen the strainer lid a little, then I can get some small amounts of water bubbling into the strainer, but only a very small amount. I was able to get some water coming out of the head sink, along with a lot of black, smelly bits, but eventually that stopped.
I am assuming there is a clog somewhere in the line before the strainer, but I can't imagine both tanks would be clogged. The boat was on the hard for three years before I bought her, so maybe there is a lot of gunk clogging up the tanks.
I filled the water tanks thinking maybe the water wasn't working because the tanks were empty. My plan is to open the inspection hatch on the tanks and see what I can see. My question is, should I drain the tanks first and, if so, how should I drain them? I cant' use the house water pump obviously. Can I just insert a hose down into the tank and use gravity and a siphon to drain it over board?
Other than a possible clog, any other suggestions?
Thanks.
I recently purchased a 2009 Beneteau 37. I brought the boat up from Annapolis this past weekend and I could not get the fresh water system working. I filled both tanks. The pump is brand new and I can hear it turning on when the water pressure switch is switched, but it just runs and runs and never turns off. I have two tanks and I made sure either both were on or at least one was on by turning the valves near the pump. I did clean the strainer right before the pump and found it was pretty well clogged with white material that looked almost like paper, but would dissolve when wiped.
When the pump is running, I can see no water entering the strainer. If I loosen the strainer lid a little, then I can get some small amounts of water bubbling into the strainer, but only a very small amount. I was able to get some water coming out of the head sink, along with a lot of black, smelly bits, but eventually that stopped.
I am assuming there is a clog somewhere in the line before the strainer, but I can't imagine both tanks would be clogged. The boat was on the hard for three years before I bought her, so maybe there is a lot of gunk clogging up the tanks.
I filled the water tanks thinking maybe the water wasn't working because the tanks were empty. My plan is to open the inspection hatch on the tanks and see what I can see. My question is, should I drain the tanks first and, if so, how should I drain them? I cant' use the house water pump obviously. Can I just insert a hose down into the tank and use gravity and a siphon to drain it over board?
Other than a possible clog, any other suggestions?
Thanks.