[Amel Yacht Owners] Anchor Wash Pump Capacity
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Bill & Judy Rouse <yahoogroups@...>
Steve, it is a really good pump and Amel had/has rebuild kits. A contact for the pump manufacture is F.E.I.T Pompe feitpompe"at"libero.it The pump does not have a pressure cut off switch, so if the line gets blocked it will through the breaker in the engine room. Bill BeBe 387 On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:58 AM, svsummerlove@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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svsummerlove@...
Hi Bill,
Yes, I agree, it's a great pump, although mine too has had a chronic leaking problem since new. Unfortunately, due to not being used for several years, it has seized up from its own leaks. Where we've been in the Caribbean with mostly sand and coral, it's rare to have enough mud on the chain to need it, and it didn't make much sense to wash salt water off the chain using salt water. I can't tell yet if it's the pump or the motor that has seized. I removed it, but the stainless steel studs on the rubber mounting bobbins are so rusted from the pump leak, that I can't get them free from the pump base. There's a recommended pump and motor rebuild place here in Ft Lauderdale, and I have a new "rebuild kit" which is essentially just seals and valves. Before I go down the rat hole of spending a lot of money to find out it will cost more to rebuild than replace, I may be better off just buying a new one. I just want to make sure that if I do, it has the capacity to do the job before I buy it. I forgot to ask on my first post, if anyone knows what amperage the existing pump motor draws, so I can tell if I will need to increase the size of the wiring with a new pump. Thanks, Steve Constantine s/v Summer Love SMM #340 |
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Germain Jean-Pierre <jgermain@...>
Hi Steve,
I had the same problem and solved it by piping a fresh water line directly to the anchor wash nozzle. Use the normal fresh water pump. Also took the opportunity to add a “fresh water”deck wash outlet in the cockpit. GL. Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM 007
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svsummerlove@...
Hi Jean-Pierre,
Now that's an excellent idea. It would have the added advantage of washing salt water off the chain too. I'm presuming all that would be required is a check valve into the existing anchor wash system to prevent contamination of the drinking water supply. Is there anything else you included in the conversion, or any potential problems you ran into? Thanks, Steve Constantine s/v Summer Love SMM #340 |
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Germain Jean-Pierre <jgermain@...>
Hi Steve,
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My problem was the PO had removed the anchor wash pump; I knew this when I bought the boat. I tried to procure a pump to no avail. Then as we plan a circumnavigation and my take was to modernize the things which could be done without moving away from the Amel philosophy, it became logical to add a connection to the boat’s fresh water system. Only meant a T fitting and a shut off valve after the union. Works quite well… While I was at it, we ran another fresh water line to the forward part of the port lazarette and fitted a bayonet fitting; fresh water deck wash too :-) BASTA… all done. Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM 007
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