bailieant
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hi i own a sealine s25 which has been leaking water up through the carpets this only happens when we stay overnight in her any advice on this problem ie seacocks etc?
Sealine Trouble???
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pau1gray
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Is it the carpet under the table or on the Galley floor. Is the underside of the matress wet in near the forward end of the bed - in which case check your shower sump.
RogerRat
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Fresh or salt water?
Simple taste test.
Simple taste test.
bailieant
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it gets wet under the galley floor i have checked the shower sump when you open the door under the table you can see water lying there
bailieant
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i use in on fresh water although it is hard to tell if it is coming from outside water or from internal water system
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I would suspect a leak from the freshwater system somewhere when it's powered up and pressurised.
Fixing it will probably be very straightforward - so long as you can get access to the pipe/fitting.
Finding it is another matter - you need to keep looking upwards and along from the puddle to figure out where it's coming from.
dave.
Fixing it will probably be very straightforward - so long as you can get access to the pipe/fitting.
Finding it is another matter - you need to keep looking upwards and along from the puddle to figure out where it's coming from.
dave.
D3B
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I have had lots of times when the float in the shower sump box has come loose.
this has resulted in waste water not being pumped out, though it sounds like the pump is running it isnt exiting the boat. the box gets filled and "overflows" into the bilge....
not sure if this is your problem but it may help....
this has resulted in waste water not being pumped out, though it sounds like the pump is running it isnt exiting the boat. the box gets filled and "overflows" into the bilge....
not sure if this is your problem but it may help....
DavidJ
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Something else you probably do when on board is to wash your boat down. Try just not doing this for a couple of occasions. It might be a leak through a window seal at a different position than nomally attacked by rain....just a wild guess really!!
DavidJ
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If you have a small leak from your pressure system you will hear the pump motor give a "grunt" now and again as it repressurises.
cloud7
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We had a problem on our S34 , water under carpet , the problem was the fridge was defrosting at night , and running under units etc , £35 for domestic /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif appliance guy to sort.
alt
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Won't be the fridge as the fridge is outside
I've read before someone who had the exact same problem as you... Read on...
Turns out that there was a tiny leak on the joint on the taps of the sink in the toilet. What would happen is the water would drip down the sink (on the inside), flow under the toilet/shower floor and end up soaking into the carpet
Ended up getting the joint fixed and viola, no more problems. Sorry I can't be specific on what parts were needed, it's all I can remember
From owning an S23 access doesn't look to hard. If your boat is like mine (which I presume they were all built the same) then it's just a matter of cutting the mastik to loosen the sink
Good luck and let me know how you get on - I like to compile troubleshooting notes incase any of this stuff ever happens me (fingers crossed)
I've read before someone who had the exact same problem as you... Read on...
Turns out that there was a tiny leak on the joint on the taps of the sink in the toilet. What would happen is the water would drip down the sink (on the inside), flow under the toilet/shower floor and end up soaking into the carpet
Ended up getting the joint fixed and viola, no more problems. Sorry I can't be specific on what parts were needed, it's all I can remember
From owning an S23 access doesn't look to hard. If your boat is like mine (which I presume they were all built the same) then it's just a matter of cutting the mastik to loosen the sink
Good luck and let me know how you get on - I like to compile troubleshooting notes incase any of this stuff ever happens me (fingers crossed)
cloud7
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fridges on S34 on deck and in galley ( 2no ) , if the floor on a S23 is the standard moulded shower base how can the water get over the theshold to the carpet , interesting , sorting such
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problems out. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
alt
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fridges on S34 on deck and in galley ( 2no ) , if the floor on a S23 is the standard moulded shower base how can the water get over the theshold to the carpet , interesting , sorting such
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I wish I could answer your question but I have no intention of ripping the floor of my S23 to find out /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
fridges on S34 on deck and in galley ( 2no ) , if the floor on a S23 is the standard moulded shower base how can the water get over the theshold to the carpet , interesting , sorting such
problems out. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
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I wish I could answer your question but I have no intention of ripping the floor of my S23 to find out /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
cloud7
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quote: from owning a S23 access does not look to hard.
please develop your recommendation to the fellow forum
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please develop your recommendation to the fellow forum
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CX54WEK
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Just a thought (we had this one on our S23), have you been using the shower on board. If so did you pull the shower curtain across. The bathroom door doesnt stop water going into the galley area.
alt
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quote: from owning a S23 access does not look to hard.
please develop your recommendation to the fellow forum
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Cut the mastik and lift the sink up.
When you're putting it all back together, pull off all the mastik and lay some fresh stuff
Seems pretty simple?
quote: from owning a S23 access does not look to hard.
please develop your recommendation to the fellow forum
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Cut the mastik and lift the sink up.
When you're putting it all back together, pull off all the mastik and lay some fresh stuff
Seems pretty simple?
DavidJ
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.....If so did you pull the shower curtain across. .
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The shower curtain on our S37 (new) was made of a lovely silky material which in fact was not waterproof and allowed the door to be soaked, and in consequence the carpet outside got wet. Replaced by a B&Q plastic one and problem solved.
.....If so did you pull the shower curtain across. .
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The shower curtain on our S37 (new) was made of a lovely silky material which in fact was not waterproof and allowed the door to be soaked, and in consequence the carpet outside got wet. Replaced by a B&Q plastic one and problem solved.
MedDreamer
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My first thought was also the fridge, what we found is the small water collection tray under the icebox gets full of water when it defrosts and the rocking motion of us just moving about can lead to the water spilling out into the bottom of the fridge and running down the carpet. in this case as the fridge is in the cockpit thats unlikely.
If it was anything to do with the shower pump surely the water would be in the bilge (assuming the shower pump is under the cabin floor).
As someone else has said, if there is a leak in the pressurised fresh water system then you would hear the water pump priming itself at regular intervals. Hopefully any such leak will be at a joint or connection and easier to find than if it was in the hose. Another possibility is the leak may be in the sink drain hose or fitting in which case the water pump wouldn't prime itself but this should be easy to find by lifting the sink out.
Bloody annoying things like this aren't they?
If it was anything to do with the shower pump surely the water would be in the bilge (assuming the shower pump is under the cabin floor).
As someone else has said, if there is a leak in the pressurised fresh water system then you would hear the water pump priming itself at regular intervals. Hopefully any such leak will be at a joint or connection and easier to find than if it was in the hose. Another possibility is the leak may be in the sink drain hose or fitting in which case the water pump wouldn't prime itself but this should be easy to find by lifting the sink out.
Bloody annoying things like this aren't they?
CX54WEK
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The shower curtain on our S37 (new) was made of a lovely silky material which in fact was not waterproof and allowed the door to be soaked, and in consequence the carpet outside got wet. Replaced by a B&Q plastic one and problem solved.
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The last owners of ours did exactly the same. They kept the original one and put it in a cupboard for if we wanted to change it back. It comes in handy having previous owners on the pontoon next door.
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.....If so did you pull the shower curtain across. .
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The shower curtain on our S37 (new) was made of a lovely silky material which in fact was not waterproof and allowed the door to be soaked, and in consequence the carpet outside got wet. Replaced by a B&Q plastic one and problem solved.
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The last owners of ours did exactly the same. They kept the original one and put it in a cupboard for if we wanted to change it back. It comes in handy having previous owners on the pontoon next door.
bailieant
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ty all so much for your answers as for as being from the sink or shower i feel this is unlikely the water seems to only come in when a few people stay in her overnight ie weight at front of boat i have also made sure the internal tanks were empty last time we stayed on board to try and rule this out.