I used a couple of float senders, wired thru a 2 pole switch to a single level gauge, one pole for each tank sender. The switch is a momentary on type. The float senders are plastic with a float that slides up and down the housing. I wish I could remember where I got them. The gauge is just a 2in water level guage.
On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 8:38 AM Peter McMinn via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks for the ideas. I used my dinghy foot pump to blow out the vent on > the port tank, which resulted in increased flow from that tank. I think I > need to replace the senders in both tanks to get accurate readings on tank > levels. Neighbor on the dock suggests a Tank Tender. Any suggestions? > > Peter McMinn > > _/) > > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 6:32 AM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> This sounds likely – My usual fix for fixing the prime in the water pump >> in the spring was to bring a hose on board and blast water into the tank >> drain, up to the faucet – this would also blast over to the other tank, and >> likely blow out whatever crud was in the line. Then vacuum out that tank >> and clean. >> >> >> >> Bill Coleman >> >> Entrada, Erie, PA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Something is preventing the free flow of water from one of the tanks. It >> could be; >> >> - a clog in the hose from the tank to the tee, >> >> - maybe a valve, somewhere in that line that is closed, >> >> - it could be the vent is plugged solid, creating a vacuum. Which does >> not allow the water to flow. >> >> >> >> Given that there is very little head pressure to overcome the vacuum, it >> wouldn't necessarily take too much of a plug on either side to stop the >> water flow. >> >> >> >> Danny >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------- >> From: Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> To: "'Stus-List'" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> >> Subject: Stus-List Re: water tanks interconnected, or not? >> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 23:37:40 -0400 >> >> My 38 also has a tank under the port and starboard settees. Each of the >> tanks has a shutoff valve at the outlet. The two drain hoses meet at a T >> under the floorboards, and from this T is the line to the pressure pump. >> >> >> >> Curiously, there is also a shutoff valve on each side of the T. I could >> see no good purpose for the second shutoff in each supply line (unless it >> was there to stop all the water from leaking out through a broken line), so >> I left them in place when I replaced the hoses a while back. >> >> >> >> Maybe you have an arrangement like this one? >> >> >> >> Rick Brass >> >> Washington, NC >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Adam Hayden via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] >> *Sent:* Monday, March 22, 2021 7:14 AM >> *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Cc:* petemcm...@gmail.com; Adam Hayden <hayden.a...@hotmail.com> >> *Subject:* Stus-List Re: water tanks interconnected, or not? >> >> >> >> Peter >> >> Very interesting. I have the same issue except my port tank drains and >> the Starboard tank does not. >> >> Drives me crazy. >> >> Adam c&c 36 >> >> Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Peter McMinn via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Sent:* Monday, March 22, 2021 3:55:08 AM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Cc:* petemcm...@gmail.com <petemcm...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Stus-List water tanks interconnected, or not? >> >> >> >> I have a 30gal water tank under both settees. The valves for each are set >> to open flow. However, the pump seems to draw only from the starboard side. >> I’d assumed that with both valves open, the tanks would equalize, but the >> stbd tank empties and the pump goes dry, while the port tank remains full. >> Can someone venture to what’s going on? I’ve read this 2015 discussion >> <https://cnc-list.com/empathy/thread/2KB2NSDGELMQQJSRMPPWPHVMCWQJ2ICR?hash=SLQZNGDWP5TUBYWW6HFGKHJT5DVCWB5F#SLQZNGDWP5TUBYWW6HFGKHJT5DVCWB5F>, >> but the OP then was interested in disconnecting the two tanks. I’ll do some >> exploring tomorrow to see what might be preventing the tanks from >> equalizing. Ideas are welcome. >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >> with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Douglas Mountjoy 253-208-1412 Port Orchard YC, WA Rebecca Leah C&C LandFall 39
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