Fairline Phantom 48 fresh water tank(s)
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Mr Googler
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Is there a cross over valve or some sort of diverter valve that’s currently shut?
timbad
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I have looked everywhere and can’t find one exists
Sticky Fingers
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Hi Timbad, I don't know that boat so this may be a useless post. Or it might help... 
My previous boat had two water tanks. The filler for tank 2 was located in the anchor locker, who knows why but that's where it was. There was indeed a crossover / changeover / merge pipe and valves but you'd never use it to fill both tanks from one filler. The valves etc were adjacent to the water pump (under the saloon sole in that case).
My previous boat had two water tanks. The filler for tank 2 was located in the anchor locker, who knows why but that's where it was. There was indeed a crossover / changeover / merge pipe and valves but you'd never use it to fill both tanks from one filler. The valves etc were adjacent to the water pump (under the saloon sole in that case).
stelican
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Faulty Port guage?
Sticky Fingers
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Well it might be but there needs to be a filler.....
timbad
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Good point about testing the gauge I will do that tomorrow and Re look for a cross over valve
Mr Googler
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Maybe trace the filler pipe….if possible….probably not ?
Simon 420
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May also be a faulty sender - our tank shows half full when empty and 3/4 full when full. Not usually a problem unless we run out of water when SWMBO is in the shower!
Hurricane
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Maybe the boat was originally spec'd for a watermaker and not actually had one fitted.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Sticky Fingers
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Would that have a separate tank?
Hurricane
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I have yachtie friends who have a tank just for their watermaker.
The watermaker makes really nice water and my friend's wife likes to wash her hair using the watermaker water.
So there is a reason to keep it separate.
Also, some of the places that we have been (Cala d'Or for example) it is good to keep a tank of nice clean water and one for the carp stuff which can be used to flush toilets etc.
Portofino
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Is every faucet ( inc the toilets ) double plumbed then with a valve to determine which tank which faucet draws from ?
Hows it work you pick up the bathing platform shower and choose which water to wash your hair or after a dump which water to flush with . Or “ any one fancy a cuppa ? “
Yes please one from Tank A and the other from tank B
?
Portofino
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How about not enough room for a bigger 1 tank to serve the boats realistic needs with the early HIN s .
Punter / Mag review feed back = fit a second to beef up the vol , with sensible interconnects .
Howzat for a rational explanation folks ?
Sticky Fingers
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Doesn't really explain the OP's boat having the second gauge.
Portofino
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One gauge per tank on the higher HIN twin tankers .
Sticky Fingers
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OK that makes sense, but he can't find the filler for it. If teh tanks are interlinked and only have one filler ... what's the benefit of two gauges?
Hurricane
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I have no idea - as I said, it is a yachtie - they will have their ways of doing this kind of thing.Is every faucet ( inc the toilets ) double plumbed then with a valve to determine which tank which faucet draws from ?
Hows it work you pick up the bathing platform shower and choose which water to wash your hair or after a dump which water to flush with . Or “ any one fancy a cuppa ? “
Yes please one from Tank A and the other from tank B
Mr Googler
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Do they need water for showers?
Portofino
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You brim them both from the uni filler .
Turn the cock (s) so in the balancer apparatus to isolate one .
Use water .
One reduces the “ day tank “ the other isolated one stays as is .
With the twin gauges decide what to do , balance or brim .
I would imagine ? Better have 2+ 250:L than one 250: L
BTW what capacity are theses tanks , are they equal , what’s the max litre age the boat has been built to carry ?
For reference we have a 500 L central tank deep in the V under the saloon steps area - middle of boat .
It a 4 berth boat - You could squeeze another couple on a saloon infill - urgh ! But really on a cruise it a 4 pax .
