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Leak in fresh water line under sink in the galley

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Re: Leak in fresh water line under sink in the galley

Postby Viper » March 31st, 2021, 8:39 pm

You can buy those scopes cheap on Amazon. They're a good tool to have for seeing into spots you can't get your head into.

Keep us posted Philly

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Re: Leak in fresh water line under sink in the galley

Postby RGrew176 » April 1st, 2021, 8:50 am

Good luck finding the source of the leak. Please post the results here so we all can learn from your experience.
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Re: Leak in fresh water line under sink in the galley

Postby bud37 » April 1st, 2021, 11:26 am

Welcome .....a friend had that grey tubing, he had a leak much like yours with the sound, couldn't seem to find it.....finally with a real bright light he noticed a wet spot on the hull side.....he had an extremely small split that was spraying.....he cut it at the split and put a connector there until he could replace the tubing and fittings in that area........good luck with your search.
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Re: Leak in fresh water line under sink in the galley

Postby km1125 » April 1st, 2021, 4:10 pm

Also, if you do have that Quest piping (the grey plastic) then start thinking about replacing it all with PEX. You can fix the current leak and be OK for a while, but you will have more leaks. If you make a project out of it and replace it, you can do it on your own schedule (best off season!) rather have having to fix nuisance leaks.

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Re: Leak in fresh water line under sink in the galley

Postby Viper » April 2nd, 2021, 11:21 am

I agree, replace sections of the QEST hardware as you go. Trying to do it all at once might be a daunting task so I would tackle one section at a time over the next few seasons. There are adapter fittings available that will allow you to tie the new hardware to the old until it's all replaced.

I have the same stuff but have been lucky so far, slowly replacing it though. Truthfully it hasn't really been a big problem on boats I've worked on over the years. I've actually had more calls to repair newer quick-connect fittings than the QEST stuff. There have been major failures recorded though and is why they were banned from residential construction.
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Re: Leak in fresh water line under sink in the galley

Postby 4207Carver88 » April 2nd, 2021, 11:29 am

Really appreciate all the insight here! extremely helpful!
I'll keep you posted on how it all goes. Should be a fun project for Easter weekend!
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Re: Leak in fresh water line under sink in the galley

Postby Viper » April 2nd, 2021, 11:44 am

You shouldn't have a problem accessing the hardware in that huge engine compartment. Love that feature of the 4207 :down:

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