Beneteau 40 & 43
A place to exchange thoughts, ideas and discussions about the Beneteau/Oceanis 40 and 43 models.
Shower water pump
Hey Folks
anyone have any trouble with their shower water pump. I have a whale 220 slurper for the shower. it seems to be pushing and pulling water and not pumping out unless I mess with it. when I put my finger by the intake, it sucks then pushes doing nothing with the water.
Any ideas?
Dave Shore
Sounds like its time for a rebuild on that pump. Unscrew the holding ring and check out the diaphragm. You can order from Defender or a bunch of different sites.
Jul 21, 2014
Fred McNeil
If the water is moving back and forth with the diaphragm movement, the check valve is stuck open. This may not require a new diaphragm if the check valve just needs to be freed. The link below is from Whale on the rebuild, hope it helps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Xwi_HB-ek
Jul 23, 2014
Bruce Bogdanoff
My pump has the same issue when there is soapy water in the drain. We cure that by using manual override switch to remove the soapy water. We also get back flow because the check valve does not close properly. We solved this problem by removing the check valve from the pump and letting it soak overnight in vinegar. This removes the crus and film and seems to make the check flo flaps close totally.
Also purchased a rebuild kit form West Marine with an extra check valves.
Nov 9, 2014