Jonny_H
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We have just completed the delivery trip on our new boat from Hamble to Fleetwood. As expected there are one or two little areas which we have discovered need some attention. One of them is in the forward heads. There is an upside down Y fitting into which the sink drains into the top, and at the bottom is connected on one side to the seacock and the other side to the bilge pump hose for the shower tray.
The seacock is below the waterline, (I've checked it works!). When draining the sink however it doesn't run down the seacock pipe, but straight into the bilge, and similarly, when running the bilge pump I simply fill the sink up! The result is a full bilge and a bucket and sponge required.
Is there a Y valve available with one way valves fitted so that water can only flow out of the sink and blige pump hose and is therefore forced out of the seacock hose?
I assume the problem is caused by the seacock being below the waterline and therefore water pressure makes it easier to drain down the other pipe (I have even tried putting the plug in the sink and running the bilge pump, but it either lifts the plug out or forces water through the sink overflow!).
Any suggestions welcome!
Jonny
The seacock is below the waterline, (I've checked it works!). When draining the sink however it doesn't run down the seacock pipe, but straight into the bilge, and similarly, when running the bilge pump I simply fill the sink up! The result is a full bilge and a bucket and sponge required.
Is there a Y valve available with one way valves fitted so that water can only flow out of the sink and blige pump hose and is therefore forced out of the seacock hose?
I assume the problem is caused by the seacock being below the waterline and therefore water pressure makes it easier to drain down the other pipe (I have even tried putting the plug in the sink and running the bilge pump, but it either lifts the plug out or forces water through the sink overflow!).
Any suggestions welcome!
Jonny