mobocracy
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I boat on a fresh water lake and would like a supply of pressurized water for hosing down the swim deck, the anchor or anything else that needs rinsing. I could use the existing fresh water spigot on the stern, but this just uses a bunch of fresh water I'd rather save for the head and galley and refilling is a nuisance.
The lake water is clean enough that it works well for this purpose. On my last boat I had a 12v portable pump, but its less convenient on a 310 DA.
Is there any reason I couldn't add a T fitting from the through-hull for the A/C water supply and plumb it to a washdown pump? I'm thinking I would either plumb it directly to the existing fresh water spigot and cap off the fresh water line at the manifold that leads to it or add a diverter valve so that I could gain fresh water from it if I wanted.
I'm assuming I'd want anti-siphon check valves to prevent backflow in any direction, preventing water from drawing or going in the wrong direction.
The lake water is clean enough that it works well for this purpose. On my last boat I had a 12v portable pump, but its less convenient on a 310 DA.
Is there any reason I couldn't add a T fitting from the through-hull for the A/C water supply and plumb it to a washdown pump? I'm thinking I would either plumb it directly to the existing fresh water spigot and cap off the fresh water line at the manifold that leads to it or add a diverter valve so that I could gain fresh water from it if I wanted.
I'm assuming I'd want anti-siphon check valves to prevent backflow in any direction, preventing water from drawing or going in the wrong direction.
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