Anyone know which manufacturer searay uses for its AC unit

That unit is a Vector Turbo from Dometic. I had a leak on one of mine that I tracked down to a cracked fitting where the drain hose connected to the drain pan. It can produce a lot of water on a hot humid day. I don't quite understand where you have a duckbill valve and what it is used for.
 
BlueYonder said:
That unit is a Vector Turbo from Dometic. I had a leak on one of mine that I tracked down to a cracked fitting where the drain hose connected to the drain pan. It can produce a lot of water on a hot humid day. I don't quite understand where you have a duckbill valve and what it is used for.
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duckbill valve was off-subject...duckbill valve was at the end of the sump box pump, it sits between the pump output and the hose
 
Now that I'm looking at these pics, the white hose that connects directly to the AC unit looks like some sort of drain hose, but the pan itself 'labeled drain' doesn't have a hose, is that normal?

Also could it be possible the water sucked in from the seacock - through the strainer - to the AC condenser exiting the port side [steady stream] could that be leaking? I don't see where that seawater is exiting out. I'm just wondering if it goes through another pump or does the AC pump in the engine room has enough power to pushes it through the AC unit out to the side
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That white line connected to the copper is the discharge that goes overboard - the pump pulls cool seawater in circulates it around the condenser and then discharges warm water overboard. There is only one pump that pushes water through the system, but there could definitely be a leak - several connections between the intake, pump, AC unit and discharge through hull.

The condensation drain has to be connected somewhere and draining, otherwise that pan would be full of condesation water and flowing over. Amazing how much condensation an AC unit creates.

Can you tell if the water getting on the carpet is clean (condensation) or dirty (seawater)?
 
BillK2632 said:
That white line connected to the copper is the discharge that goes overboard - the pump pulls cool seawater in circulates it around the condenser and then discharges warm water overboard. There is only one pump that pushes water through the system, but there could definitely be a leak - several connections between the intake, pump, AC unit and discharge through hull.

The condensation drain has to be connected somewhere and draining, otherwise that pan would be full of condesation water and flowing over. Amazing how much condensation an AC unit creates.

Can you tell if the water getting on the carpet is clean (condensation) or dirty (seawater)?
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When I dab paper towel on it, it not muddy, so I'm assuming its clean. Right now since all the boats in my marina are being put in and a lot of stuff has grown over the winter/spring, the water is especially muddy.

On that same topic, i believe its just plain water, no coolant smell nor is there a soapy smell [shower]. I am so anxious to just check around hose that the drain hose is connected to, hell even disconnect the damn thing and run the vacuum down that hose and see if it sucks anything up.
 
That water is possibly getting into other places you can't see easily, it's doing some damage to your boat and may not be a healthy situation(possible mold growth). After two years of suffering maybe it's time to call in a mechanic.:huh:
 
Dunno if I would call a mechanic just yet. Seems like you have alot of easy troubleshooting to do with the dye as mentioned here already. If I remember right the problem surfaced about a month or two before winter layup and this is the first chance you really had to get into the problem. Rule out the simple stuff and if you feel like you are in over your head, sit back, drink a beer, smoke a cigarette and then get back to working on it. So many problems I have figured out while staring at system while smoking, cold beer in hand, and just thinking about it while staring at it. IE. When you couldn't get the hatch to close this weekend, all it took was a
beer in hand while staring at it before we realized how stupid simple the problem was :)

Good Luck - looking forward to helping you tackle this problem this coming weekend. FYI, all the hours I have been helping I am tallying up for when my boat starts to have problems and I need your help ;)
 
Ok, I have a new idea for you totally unrelated to the ac and hopefully this might solve your problem. (It did mine after searching for two years) This also happened on my boat, but not to the degree that yours is wet. I have a 2007 310, which is somewhat the same design, but smaller! The holes to the aft of the sump go into a compartment under the aft floor which also has a couple of those leading to your water tank compartment under your aft cabin seating! It is possible that you have a water tank leak, (I thought mine did), but get this..... It might be that your starboard window needs rebedding.... And it might be leaking like you wouldn't believe. First, do you notice that your carpet by the helm is wet after a rain? If so, these boats have a bad design and you need to damn the water with a line of caulk to flow through the window drain on the cockpit side. I would also remove the plastic cup holder assembly to the right below the helm, (might also have a speaker if you have dts and axius). Spray your window with a hose on the outside on the hull side and see if you are leaking there! Mine did and the water leaked down into the water tank compartment, and worked its way forward and had gallons of water in the shower sump compartment. Also, i would take a look at your water fill which should also be visible once you remove the cup holder assembly! (That also might be a potential source). If that doesn't lead to anything, you might want to remove seats and get to water tank to check the full connection there and the tank itself. It just seems like you have too much water there to be concentrating on the ac! (Although never discount anything)
 
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UPDATE:
Over the weekend I was not able to do the dye color in the any of the water supplies. But I had ran an air mover to dry out what was damp from last weekend. Everything dried up.

So we ran the AC all day Sunday...no leak
My wife, k-nutz and I discussed what might be leaking and they concluded possibly it may be when they fill the water tank up and since my wife walks away while filling up and it over flows, water seeps into the air vent(? ) and floods the cabin...something that MExcelsior mentioned above.

HOWEVER, I still want to make sure that was the case. Since no one filled the tank, and had not took any showers, all with the AC running, the carpet was dry.
So the test was the just run the AC all week and see if it got wet. K-Nutz would check on my boat since he lives closeby.

He checked on Monday, and he reported the AC breaker was not turned on. Ugh...he turns it on and will check tomorrow
He checked this morning and the breaker flipped again.

So new problem, AC unit keeps tripping after a couple of hours of use....FML
 
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Manufacturer of ur a/c is cruisair running for 6.5 hours with no signs of leaking. Since the a/c was set to 55 degrees I'm wondering if the a/c running all day nonstop yesterday caused it to trip the breaker. So far the breaker hasn't tripped today, no leaks around the sump or around the drain pan. And the floor is still dry. Gonna finish watching the avengers age of ultron while I grab a beer outta ur fridge ;)


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Woody said:
How did this end up? Did you figure out the source of the leak? Just wonderin'...
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Thanks for asking, so we've pinpointed the shower being the issue so far. K-Nutz ran the AC while he was watching my boat and I've had it running with no dampness. Then my son took a shower and it got wet again.
I haven't determine which part, shower feed, shower drain or leak somewhere in the shower stall. I did however prior to him taking the shower was pour blue dye water down the drain and it did not get wet and the sump box held the blue water, although it was only about 1/2 gal.
I havent been back to the boat last weekend, but the next test would be to turn the showerhead on while sticking outside the port window and see if the shower water feed line is causing the leak. If that is still dry, then ill put the shower head directly over the shower drain and see if that gets wet. Ill probably try those on sunday.

What I don't get is this. The last time i was on the boat and getting ready to leave it for the week, we dry-vac the sump box and the sump pit. Everything was dry! The following Friday, the sump box was still dry but the sump pit was full of water, in fact during that weekend I heard my 2nd pump alarm get set off and was wondering why that pit keeps getting full of water. When I poured the dye water down the drain to the sump box, the blue water was only in the box and none in the sump pit. I just don't know where the 2 pipes that hover above the pit goes to and I don't know sea ray's number to find out
 
So I've pinpointed my issue with the leak, turning the shower with the showerhead out of the port window, draining back into the river, the leaking started back up and the floor is wet again. The fresh water is coming directly from the water inlet in the locker, so I'm bypassing the water tank altogether
anyone know the schematics of the water to the shower?
 
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