lnewport
Junior Member
Posts: 24 
Jeanneau Model: 439
Yacht Name: Sv Coder
Home Port: Jersey city, nj
Country: Usa
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Post by lnewport on May 12, 2019 1:21:55 GMT
Any ideas on how to fix this? The shower pump comes on, the water over the shower drain ripples a little but does not drain. The sea cocks are open.
Billy
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Post by sitara on May 12, 2019 2:46:57 GMT
Need to check that the pump is actually sucking. I assume there is no filter to clear, none on my boat. The valves in the pump can be jammed open with small debris. I had a similar problem with the bilge pump on my boat - the valves had not been positioned properly in assemble and were remaining partly open.
Rob
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Post by tilo on May 12, 2019 13:34:56 GMT
My shower drain has a screen, and that has been completely blocked by accumulated junk, preventing any flow. I would look for that.
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Post by ohana on May 15, 2019 21:37:52 GMT
Funnily enough, was looking at my 439 forward heads shower drain the other day and wondering how a blockage could be cleared (if it occurred) as there is no easy access under the shower floor. The extract pump access is bad enough. There is a screw in the centre of the shower drain cover, but if like a common bath type fitting, undoing this could just allow the fitting to fall apart.
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Post by MalcolmP on May 15, 2019 21:54:03 GMT
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Post by sailbleu on May 16, 2019 16:04:48 GMT
Funnily enough, was looking at my 439 forward heads shower drain the other day and wondering how a blockage could be cleared (if it occurred) as there is no easy access under the shower floor. The extract pump access is bad enough. There is a screw in the centre of the shower drain cover, but if like a common bath type fitting, undoing this could just allow the fitting to fall apart. Never release the drain’s centre screw , that much is clear !! In case of a blockage of the main-drain-hose , there is always the possibility of compressed air to blow debris through after disconnecting the shower pump’ s suction . I find it strange there is no filter/strainer provided in new boats , I have to clean and get the rubbish out of mine annually . Hair , skin ( after sunburn ) fabric fibres , you name it , a displacement pump usually has a hard time with that . If a filter is not there I would surely get one in myself . Regards |
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Post by ForGrinsToo on May 16, 2019 18:35:03 GMT
We have a small screen purpose-designed for shower and tub drains. Though we clean it weekly, at least, it is not the kind of job a pump-mounted in-line filter would be.
I'll note that my hand-powered piston bilge pump that normally lives in the dinghy has been useful for forcing water thorugh blockages in several drains. Just remove the hose from the downstream pump first.
Geoff
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Post by rudds67 on May 21, 2019 2:15:43 GMT
Some times I have to use a toilet plunger to prime it by forcing water into it get it going if it has been sitting for a while ..
09 sun Odyssey 44i
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lnewport
Junior Member
Posts: 24
Jeanneau Model: 439
Yacht Name: Sv Coder
Home Port: Jersey city, nj
Country: Usa
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Post by lnewport on May 21, 2019 3:03:45 GMT
I got it working again. I'm not sure how, i think it needed priming. I ran the pump a few times, moved the boat for 5 hours today and the pump worked on testing today and I took a shower with it and it was normal.
Still, I'll take it bit I'd like to know what happened. I have the boat getting work done and this was almost immediately after putting the boat in the water this season.
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