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LEAK IN PRESSURIZED WATER SYSTEM
- nashvillekat
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Re: LEAK IN PRESSURIZED WATER SYSTEM
I had a microscopic leak in a "T" fitting once that drove me crazy. Just looking at it you COULD NOT see any water coming out but there was indeed a very microscopic stream coming out under pressure. I finally noticed a wet spot on the bulkhead and traced it back to this fitting a couple feet away. This was after several other fittings of the years that had cracked. The next project I tackled was replacing it all with PEX and haven't had an issue since. (Mine was about 25 years old at that point)
If they were till using that grey tubing in 1990, I'd recommend changing it all. There were some recalls on that stuff as it would all crack after a certain period of time.
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- nashvillekat
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Re: LEAK IN PRESSURIZED WATER SYSTEM
Turned off aft bilge pump and no water rise after 54 hours of losing 1" in both tanks. .
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Re: LEAK IN PRESSURIZED WATER SYSTEM
km1125 wrote:Source of the post Do you have an exterior washdown shower? Perhaps it's not all the way off?
Viper wrote:Source of the post I agree with all the above. There is no simple way to find the leak other than getting eyes on every fitting stem to stern and all fresh water hardware in between. Don't forget transom shower if applicable, dockside inlet, hot water tank itself (tank leak) look around the base to see if it's wet but not coming from any of the fittings, ice maker, etc. Perhaps the hardest ones to find are shower faucets. It's usually very difficult to get behind them to check if they're leaking but you could usually see signs of water running from that area into the bilge. Get the bilge good and dry, then watch which section of the bilge water first shows up in. That will be your first clue and lead you in the right direction.
THX 4 that advice. Going in this directions.
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