Can anyone identify this part in my water system?

[stav]

Hi All,

Have found a couple of leaks in my over complicated water system and want to make a neater installation and cure/find the leak! I have followed and identified a lot of the pipes and valves. But at the moment one piece is evading identification and it is the aluminium rectangular block in the bottom of the hole. It has two pipes coming in and a pipe coming off to a valve to drain water and has a large screw in one side which I have not touched. My thoughts are that it is a sort of one way valve for the drain off's from both water tanks? But on uncovering the front water tank I found it had a separate drain off fitted.

The boat is an early westerly conway.

Thanks in advance.

 

[l'escargot]

I have one of those in my westerly Oceanranger. There is a tank either side but only one filler. I have always presumed it is just a manifold to allow the tanks to equalise levels and to provide a single take off to the water pump from both tanks via the filter - unless anyone knows otherwise? Never noticed a large screw in the side though, I will have a closer look. That's all there is as well, none of the other pipe work.

 

[VicS]

I have one of those in my westerly Oceanranger. There is a tank either side but only one filler. I have always presumed it is just a manifold to allow the tanks to equalise levels and to provide a single take off to the water pump from both tanks - unless anyone knows otherwise? Never noticed a large screw in the side though, I will have a closer look.

I've seen one in Westerly Berwick... only one water tank ( AFAIK) Thought it might have been some form of pressure pulse "smoother-outer" in lieu of an accumulator tank but if it is it's not effective.

I concluded it was just a manifold supplying two taps and a shower.

 

[stav]

Thanks for the thoughts, I did go down after work but it was such a nice calm evening went for a motor around instead of getting on with jobs. Might have a look over the weekend and will report back.

 

[Monique]

Looks like some kind of manifold to me.

GL

 

[Adamastor]

Could the large screw be a blanking plug for the third tank?
Personally I would turf it overside and fit a manifold with seperate valves for each tank. That way you could trim tanks, or use each tank as you wish.

 

[l'escargot]

...Personally I would turf it overside and fit a manifold with seperate valves for each tank. That way you could trim tanks, or use each tank as you wish.

Mine has an in line valve in each pipe between the manifold and the tanks. It also had one between the manifold and the pump but I took that out as I didn't see any purpose for it.