We’ve been out for a few weeks now on our summer cruise and our Raritan PHII stopped allowing incoming raw water into the bowl. I got online and downloaded the exploded drawings and since the waste a.m. side was working oki felt confident that it was not the primary diaphragm since it handle water in and waste out. The through hull wax clear and there was water getting to the pump. So, it looked like the ball valve was the issue. I took it apart and it was fine.
Feeling a fit defeated a kind of gave up. A bowl of fresh water was all it needed to flush. No biggie. When I got to the Rendezvous and talked about it with a few Daves, I realized that it could also be the outgoing ball valve not allowing the pump to create a vacuum to draw the water into it. I got into the exit ball valve and it appears that over time the call had gotten imbedded in the spring and the spring was preventing the valve from sealing. I flipped the spring over and it now is good as new! Other issues have not gone as well... but that’s another story. Hope everyone is enjoying summer and their C&Cs. Tom B Typoed from my iPhone Tom Buscaglia Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon Island WA O 206.463.9200 C 305.409.3660 Skype - thombusc > On Aug 15, 2018, at 6:20 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 17:25:06 -0500 > From: "Dennis C." <capt...@gmail.com> > To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Head Problems > Message-ID: > <canir+ytcqwfe24q-z6yhldezxygnowaqt7bsw6pdcfb0_98...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I've had a Jabsco Twist & Lock on Touche' since Jabsco introduced them. > Couple weeks ago I saw a little back leakage. I keep a spare joker valve > on board. 5 minutes to swap it out. Took the scaled up one to the house. > Soaked it in vinegar for 2 days then wiped the scale off. It's now the > spare. > > After working in the marine repair business for 15 years and > repairing/rebuilding more heads than I care to remember, my opinion is the > Raritan PHII is the best head and the Jabsco Twist and Lock a close second. > > Remember, when repairing a head, it's cheaper (timewise), easier and better > to replace the pump assembly than to install a rebuild kit. > > Excess content trimmed. > > Dennis C. _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
