Pardon me if this is a stupid question but how does the pressure switch know the difference between a leak and an open running faucet? Regards, Robert Giroux Future Amel Owner

The 55 has the same Square D pressure switch. If the pressure drops below a certain level, one must manually engage, and hold, the pressure switch (by way of a small lever on the lower, right side of

We went with the SOP solution; keep the breaker off. Additionally, the fresh water pump LED goes green when the breaker is pushed in vs when the pump is active.....it helps me remember to turn it

Gary, If Borell happens to be out of production, tell them that I will promote this alarm in my book, my website, and here. Bill

I think the Amel 50 has the safety cutoff switch. I go, weekly to a friend’s boat while they’re out of country and fresh water flush the watermaker. I have to turn on 24 volts. The pump will not

Thanks for setting this up, Bill! As mentioned, the best experience is via Zoom link (https://epfl.zoom.us/j/98523568530, Meeting ID: 985 2356 8530), as it will give you the best output and you will

This is a good discussion. I have had three forays into this arena: 1. I once manually set my Dessalator fresh water flush valve to the flush position, got distracted and pumped 800 liters of

Ryan & Kelly, Great find! I did not know that Square D offered this. This will work perfectly for any Amel with the OEM pump installed, but will not work for fans of Jabsco and others. That said, if I

Zoom Meeting Presentation of the Amel 50 from La Rochelle When: Saturday, 16 May 2020 20:00 to 21:00 (UTC+00:00) UTC Where: From La Rochelle, France aboard Amel 50 SPEED OF LIFE An RSVP is

Thanks to Bill and Tilo for taking the time to make these happen. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

On my last boat, I had exactly the scenario you suggest happen: a hose let go while I was away from the boat, the entire water supply was pumped into the bilge, and the pump's diaphragm failed. I

Scott, my procedure is similar to yours. Getting the main unfurled is helpful and easing the sheet is vital, although there is a point where easing it too much results in the sail coming down

Re: Confirmation of Amel 50 ZOOM Meeting: Saturday, May 16th at 20:00 UTC. This Saturday at 2000 hours GMT, we will have a presentation of a new Amel 50. Group members Matt & Cindy Salatino will

I believe it’s the valves in the diaphragm. It’s usually a gang of 3 or 4 valves that are replaced as a set on a common “diaphragm”. Easily replaced, and spare part at most chandleries or from

William , I have that problem , my pump cycles on for a maybe two seconds every five minutes or so. I have looked everywhere for a leak and finally concluded it had to be a leak in the pump, allowing

we suggest you always kill the power to the fresh water pump when leaving the boat.We check all clamps on the fresh water system every 6 months. I keep the water pressure at about 40 psi to reduce

On my last vessel 51 footer I used wall mounted timer from.McMaster carr that you could turn the dial from 15 to 120 minutes and then it would open the contacts electrically thereby turning off the

It is far easier to use faucets or water taps equipped with micro switches. The micro switches operate a relay to start/stop the pump. So the pump only runs when a faucet is opened. You can get such

I’ve seen some boats use an ordinary light timer, available in any hardware store. They crank it on when they use the water system, and it times out, shutting off the pump. There is also a device

Hi again Steve; I forgot to mention that we will be installing the Yacht Sentinel boat monitoring system that has many functions that it monitors such as Geofencing (Anchor drag), low battery,