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Hi all,
I am new to the list. My name is Dawn and I am Patrick Walter’s girlfriend. We own S/V Deep Playa.
We are in the midst of searching for a water pump to replace the old one on Deep Playa. The old one is sooooo extremely noisey that I get embarrassed when I turn on the water and feel bad for our neighbors on the dock. Can anyone recommend a particularly quiet pump that they have personally used?
Thanks
Dawn
S/V Deep Playa
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Hi Dawn,
There's a Jabsco variable speed pump that's absolutely perfect for you – I replaced mine with it and it's so quiet you can't hear it unless you've got all the faucets open.
I'll see if I can find the part number. But West Marine has them.
Bob
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Dawn Rodney < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Hi all,
I am new to the list. My name is Dawn and I am Patrick Walter's girlfriend. We own S/V Deep Playa.
We are in the midst of searching for a water pump to replace the old one on Deep Playa. The old one is sooooo extremely noisey that I get embarrassed when I turn on the water and feel bad for our neighbors on the dock. Can anyone recommend a particularly quiet pump that they have personally used?
Thanks
Dawn
S/V Deep Playa
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Bob Fine
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Dawn,
IMO quiet in a pump is highly over-rated. If you've got the old Jabsco model 300 belt driven pumps hang onto it for as long as you can. They are easy to repair and the re-build kits are readily available. I had to replace mine with the newer Jabsco VSD pumps in 2004. The VSD pump is certainly quieter and uses less power, but I went through 3 of those pumps in a little over 3 years. I believe the model 300 pumps are out of production otherwise I would have gone back to one. Now I have the Jabsco Max 4 pump. It is noisy and draws a lot of current. Hopefully it will last like the old 300.John
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Dawn Rodney < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Hi all,
I am new to the list. My name is Dawn and I am Patrick Walter's girlfriend. We own S/V Deep Playa.
We are in the midst of searching for a water pump to replace the old one on Deep Playa. The old one is sooooo extremely noisey that I get embarrassed when I turn on the water and feel bad for our neighbors on the dock. Can anyone recommend a particularly quiet pump that they have personally used?
Thanks
Dawn
S/V Deep Playa
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John Stevenson
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Unfortunately that is the pump that failed me repeatedly
John
On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 1:17 AM, Robert Fine < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Hi Dawn,
There's a Jabsco variable speed pump that's absolutely perfect for you – I replaced mine with it and it's so quiet you can't hear it unless you've got all the faucets open.
I'll see if I can find the part number. But West Marine has them.
Bob
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Dawn Rodney < ([email][/email])> wrote:
Hi all,
I am new to the list. My name is Dawn and I am Patrick Walter's girlfriend. We own S/V Deep Playa.
We are in the midst of searching for a water pump to replace the old one on Deep Playa. The old one is sooooo extremely noisey that I get embarrassed when I turn on the water and feel bad for our neighbors on the dock. Can anyone recommend a particularly quiet pump that they have personally used?
Thanks
Dawn
S/V Deep Playa
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Bob Fine
Fine Software LLC
Your data on the web your way. No kidding—
Regards,
John Stevenson
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I have had very good service from the West Marine pump made by Johnson pumps. It is not particularly quiet but it does a great job at keeping the water pressure up. It is easy to install and parts are available through WM. I work at WM part time and I have sold lots of these pumps. So far, everyone who bought one from me tells me that they think it is a great pump.
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The one we currently have is a Jabsco Par*Max 2. I can’t even find that on their website anymore, so I don’t know much about it. I forget the rating on it, but as Dawn says it really is loud, you can seriously hear it two slips away with just one faucet running.
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Dawn
IMHO, having a pump that is noisy enough to hear when it runs is a plus. If you are cruising, water is dear. If a fitting leaks or a guest leaves the water dripping in the V-berth sink, I can hear the pump cycle. There are super quiet pumps advertised, but I wouldn’t want one. As I remember, the diaphragm pump originally installed under the galley sink was pretty noisy. I replaced mine with a Jabsco pump many years ago because the original pump went up in flames (really, and the breaker never tripped). It is relatively quiet in comparison, but I can hear it when it runs. Installation was easy and it has been reliable.http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|51|299222|121271|316442&id=1029119
If you are in a slip, why don’t you connect directly to shore water? You’ll need a pressure regulator and check-valve, and you should have an automatic shutoff valve so that you don’t sink your boat if a fitting fails. Here’s a link to a solenoid valve.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1A577
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3A440It runs on 120v, so when you disconnect from the dock, it automatically shuts off. If you buy from Granger, ask them if the company you work for has a discount.
You’d want the valve to close if there were a failure in your water system. You could automate this by putting a relay on your bilge-pump float switch. If the float-switch closes, it would actuate the relay. This would then open the connection to the valve and shut off the water supply. You need a 12v relay that has contacts rated for 120v.
You might put your old pump on ebay. Somebody will want it.
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