New fresh water pump

[pauldowrick]

Afternoon All,

I have a very old system on my boat for pressurising hot and cold water.

It seems to involve a Fasco 12 volt motor connected by a toothed belt to a diaphragm pump. The system is also connected to a 4 bar Cleghorn Waring tank (?).

What would you folks suggest as a suitable alternative system.

I have attached a photo of the old system

Many thanks

Paul

 

[Charlie Boy]

Jabsco 31295-0092 - Par Max 1.9' pressure-controlled pump / Pressurised Fresh Water Pumps / Pumps / Marine / Xylem JabscoShop - Jabsco & Rule Pumps and more - from the experts

Works for me

 

[pvb]

What would you folks suggest as a suitable alternative system.

That's a meaty pump! The tank is an accumulator, intended to smooth out pulses in the pump output. Newer pumps often don't need an accumulator tank. However, before people can sensibly suggest alternatives, it would help to know how many outlets you have, whether you need enough flow for a shower, etc.

 

[pauldowrick]

That's a meaty pump! The tank is an accumulator, intended to smooth out pulses in the pump output. Newer pumps often don't need an accumulator tank. However, before people can sensibly suggest alternatives, it would help to know how many outlets you have, whether you need enough flow for a shower, etc.

3 hot taps, 3 cold taps (2 taps also function as showers.

 

[pvb]

3 hot taps, 3 cold taps (2 taps also function as showers.

Maybe look at a Whale Watermaster FW1215 pump - around 15 litres/min max should be fine for your needs.

Whale Marine - Products

 

[david_bagshaw]

why change it?

old and beefy, and self priming, without impellers..... lasts for years. and years, and years.

service kits available etc

 

[johnalison]

If you do need to change it, the Jabsco pumps come in various pressures and flow rates. I had to replace mine with one with a slightly higher flow rate and although it works perfectly well its flow is too high and it cuts in and out if only one tap is used, which the old one didn't.

 

[pauldowrick]

why change it?

old and beefy, and self priming, without impellers..... lasts for years. and years, and years.

service kits available etc

Very very noisy and at 40 years old, seems to have just burnt out.

 

[Boater Sam]

Very very noisy and at 40 years old, seems to have just burnt out.

That's a £450 pump at todays prices. Virtually indestructible, noisy yes. But every part is available from Cleghorn Waring as a spare including the motor and the pressure switch.
Its likely that its the pressure switch that has failed, short it out and if the motor runs, its OK.
I will use no other, the modern rubbish is practically all Chinese and last a couple of years then you have to buy another.

It has a good value on ebay, working or not because the folk in the know will buy it and fix it.

 

[Megs20Burt!]

You could try Albin Pump, everybody knows the regular brands, but these guys are (relatively) new to the game. Excellent quality and well priced.

 

[pvb]

You could try Albin Pump, everybody knows the regular brands, but these guys are (relatively) new to the game. Excellent quality and well priced.

Their website doesn't seem to show any pumps suitable for leisure boat use. Which of their pumps would you recommend?

 

[LadyInBed]

Strip and clean, maybe replace diaphragm, a bit of grease on the appropriate bits, good for another forty years.

 

[Momac]

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