shower drain pump filter

[Robin]

We have a jabsco pump protect filter with a plastic dome top that unscrews toreach filter element, albeit with great difficulty. filter needs cleaning after 3-4 showers, even with great care to avoid hair overload etc. Is there a better option or is a filter even needed to protect a diaphragm pump.?

 

[NormanS]

I did away with the filter.

 

[pvb]

Don't think there's any filter on my Whale Gulper.

 

[Skipper_Christoph]

Diaphragm pumps don't need the filter. Tey will cope with hair and other debris without problems

 

[Robin]

Force 4 list a' filter free' diaphragm free pump so maybe we could just remove the existing filter just before ourcurrent diapragm pump. I though the latest filter top could be opened if needs be with a filter wrench or even chain wrench but it's location makes it impossible. If I eat more spinach maybe my hand grip will improve.

 

[johnalison]

Get a dog that doesn't moult. I believe that Dalmations are good. Alternatively, don't shower the dog.

My wife washes her hair in the basin and I, well, less said the better. I only need to clean the filter very occasionally, maybe yearly, in spite of regular shower use.

 

[Robin]

my wife is no dog, most of the time anyhow!

 

[PaulRainbow]

Those Jabsco filters are only of any use on potable water pumps. Totally unsuitable for shower or bilge pumps. If it's a single diaphragm pump, no need for a filter. My Whale shower pump doesn't have one and i doubt it would be a good idea to fit one on the electric toilet flush diaphragm pump.

 

[Robin]

ours is an old pump, one diaphragm only visible. original filter was a jabsco cylindrical one as is the one on 2nd shower. the dome top filter was in the inherited spares box brand new and I thought would be easier to undo.

 

[PaulRainbow]

ours is an old pump, one diaphragm only visible. original filter was a jabsco cylindrical one as is the one on 2nd shower. the dome top filter was in the inherited spares box brand new w and I thought would be easier to undo.

Problem with them, is they do a good job of filtering, which is great if it's your drinking water etc. Not so good for the shower though, as you've found. A diaphragm pump will happily cope with toilet paper and "stuff", so a few bits of hair and dirt from the shower will be no problem.

My picture of a diaphragm pump is something like the Whale Gulper Whale Gulper 220 Waste Water Pump 12V

 

[Robin]

Problem with them, is they do a good job of filtering, which is great if it's your drinking water etc. Not so good for the shower though, as you've found. A diaphragm pump will happily cope with toilet paper and "stuff", so a few bits of hair and dirt from the shower will be no problem.

My picture of a diaphragm pump is something like the Whale Gulper Whale Gulper 220 Waste Water Pump 12V

our ancient one has the diapragm in the open but I agree filter should be unnecessary, confirmation however is reassuring!

edited to add, I guess if I get the cover off, just removing the wire element would save messing with extending plumbing.

 

[RupertW]

Those Jabsco filters are only of any use on potable water pumps. Totally unsuitable for shower or bilge pumps. If it's a single diaphragm pump, no need for a filter. My Whale shower pump doesn't have one and i doubt it would be a good idea to fit one on the electric toilet flush diaphragm pump.

Not so. We have had ours for 10 years and they probably only clog every 50 showers or so - less in my bathroom than my wife’s. I have also seen them endlessly in charter boats which have 6-8 crew living on board 35 weeks a year.

I’m not saying they are the best ever solution but a washout out every couple of months is less often than the shower filter at home, so changing to different filters is not in my top 100 things to improve.

 

[Norman_E]

Both showers on my boat have Jabsco diaphragm pumps with filters that have a coarse mesh to catch hair. Although the pumps will pump water with hair in it they won't work as well because hair can get caught in the pump valves making the pumps much less efficient. Keeping the filters is therefore a good idea, and essential if your grey water goes into holding tanks like mine.