We re-invented the shower sump (Whale Gulley IC Waste Pump Kit). It had to be re-engendered so that the Whale system was happy.
With this new setup we think we achieved this goal. It will be in the test results if we did.
The yellow sensor looks like it is below the pump but we are not positive. It is close and may be close enough.
The shower drain is low in the bow and so is hard to get below as you step back towards the stern. The sensor needs to be below the shower drain hose. It is too early to tell if this is the case as we need more hose to connect to it.
If the sensor is not below the shower we have another trick up our sleeve to get it down.
Trick:
We can get some non-kink able hose and use a foot or so to attach to the bottom of the sensor instead of using the plastic elbow. This would give us a couple of inches possibly to move the sensor down, possibly.
The shower drain is a 5/8 hose connected to a white through hull in the shower drain pan (fiber glass tub) and is real difficult to get at from the bilge if at all accessible. If it broke or leaked then it would be a must do but for now we will unclog it and see how it goes by simply connecting a new hose to the old hose. About the first couple of feet of 5/8 hose coming from the shower through hull is what we will leave to connect to. The rest we can cut out and discard. It is like the anchor locker, could use a bigger drain.
The pump now sits in the next bilge compartment towards the bow.
The hoses will get chafe guarded by the rib cut out.
Wiring is in-complete.
The pump is an out of the way location yet easy to get at.
Need to attach the hose clamps - sweating too much and moved onto other sump pump work.
A nice loop running up under holding tank vent filter - hoses need to be secured yet
The white sanitation hose that we had snaked through to the salon through hull we got connected. That means we do not need to switch it out.
We will buy a different "T" fuse setup for the Whale Gulley IC Waste Pump Kit. A water resistant one as it sits in the bilge.
We also need some hose and reducers.
Facing aft.
Facing forward.
The wires from the nav station need to be extended and we cut a hole for them to get to the pump. This will need some chafe protection also and the wiring will need to be cleaned up. That is all secured in place.
The strainer will need to be installed in the hose coming from the shower to the yellow sensor.
We are hoping for a holiday shower this coming weekend!
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