Finally had a chance to do some work on the boat.
Fixed the leaky port window and tied trouble shooting the manual head on the 2002 282 Sailfish.
The manual pump seems to work fine, although i did buy a re-build kit to eventually re-build, but the overboard discharge is not working.
I opened the sea-cock in the floor of the cuddy for the discharge and pressed the pump out button, but no results and no sound of the pump even coming on.
I accessed thru the aft berth the Groco holding tank and checked for power with a meter. I noticed a fair amount of rust on the terminals and connector but did get some readings for power to the tank with the internal macerator and pump. Unfortunately the leads to the terminals on the top of the tank are "automotive" style connectors and not tinned connectors with heat shrink jackets thus serious corrosion. The wire leads coming from the tank are very short and i don't know if they can be pulled out further and re-terminated with marine grade connectors.
I did have the tank recently pumped clean at the "Eco barge" and then added a few gallons of warm water and bio-enzymes to help break down any effuent that might have solidified in the tank and pump. Had to leave and haven't tried the pump after adding the enzymes.
Do i need to take the tank apart to service or re-place the pump? if so, what is the best way to do this?
am i missing trouble shooting something else?
Fixed the leaky port window and tied trouble shooting the manual head on the 2002 282 Sailfish.
The manual pump seems to work fine, although i did buy a re-build kit to eventually re-build, but the overboard discharge is not working.
I opened the sea-cock in the floor of the cuddy for the discharge and pressed the pump out button, but no results and no sound of the pump even coming on.
I accessed thru the aft berth the Groco holding tank and checked for power with a meter. I noticed a fair amount of rust on the terminals and connector but did get some readings for power to the tank with the internal macerator and pump. Unfortunately the leads to the terminals on the top of the tank are "automotive" style connectors and not tinned connectors with heat shrink jackets thus serious corrosion. The wire leads coming from the tank are very short and i don't know if they can be pulled out further and re-terminated with marine grade connectors.
I did have the tank recently pumped clean at the "Eco barge" and then added a few gallons of warm water and bio-enzymes to help break down any effuent that might have solidified in the tank and pump. Had to leave and haven't tried the pump after adding the enzymes.
Do i need to take the tank apart to service or re-place the pump? if so, what is the best way to do this?
am i missing trouble shooting something else?