The longest most frustrating part of the water maker episode was waiting the two weeks for it to clear customs in FedEx. The second was waiting the week for it to ship through the FedEx system. Once it arrived at the marina the install went fairly smooth.We installed it in the forward starboard location, under the vee berth, a very common location. We debated about the location for the control panel but in the end located right inside the door under the vee berth. Hooked up all the water system, plumbed the new parts to the existing systems, and wired the two pumps to our electrical.
On 5/17 it started with a couple of operator errors and ran for an hour with out issues. Today we hooked it up to the fresh water tank and ran it for 2 1/2 hours. Kris was able to run a load of wash at the same time and our batteries are only at 95%. The water is not very salty so it does not require a lot of pressure thus only 20 amps to make 13 gallons per minute. Normally it should take 40 amps for the same water flow.
Oh well it is nice not worrying if we have enough water and when do we have to go to the docks to fill up. Now we just sit and make our own.
vee berth orginal
vee berth with water maker
water maker pump and filters
gauge and fresh water filter
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