Water in Icebox

[Jim]

I'm getting water in the icebox...I guess its coming throught the drain tube that's shared by the sink. I thought the foot pump would prevent water to flow back into the icebox, but I guess it doesn't. Has anyone solved this problem?Thanks,JimCatalina 30

 

[Dennis Thomas]

Check under "Big Boats"

There are currently two threads that cover this topic; "ice box questions" and "water in the ice box". Bottom line, close the seacock when not actually using the drain.

 

[Rob Rich]

Ice Box

Jim, I have a Catalina 27, and get backflow into the icebox anytime that I leave the attached seacock open. My boat has been retrofitted with valves, but I think the config is still the same as the orginal. There are two valves on the sink/icebox assembly, one controlling flow to sink, one into the icebox. The valve going to the sink only shuts off flow out of the sink, through the hull, and into the sea. The foot pump on a 27 only moves water from the water tank into the sink basin. From there, it is at the mercy of gravity and the position of the seacock going back through the hull(and sometimes the temperature(density) of that water as well. Both seacocks/valves should then be in the closed position each time you leave port, and remain that way until you want to drain either the sink or the icebox. Hope this helps!Rob

 

[Irv]

Water in Ice Box

No matter what I did with respect to sea cocks, somehow the water level rises in the sink drain line and flows back into the sink. Pumping with the foot pump helps for a while but the water returns again and again. A sure fire cure which finally did the trick was to install a check valve in the sink drain line where it leads to the seacock. Haven't had a drop of water in the ice box since.