Now to pull the strainer out!
I contacted Whale again and among the questions I asked was about the strainer.Testing the new Whale Gulley IC Waste Shower Pump in our Islander Freeport 36 sail boat. Our head is where the V berth is usually at. It works fine and still needs some better plumbing and the wiring stil needs to be finished up but the concept works. It was a bit of a issue because the drop from the shower drain to the sensor is not much. Also the shower drain is only 5/8 or 1/2 inch so the water is a bit slow draining out but it does not affect taking a nice long 6 gal (6 gal hot water heater) shower. OK longer because you mix the water :)
“You do not need a strainer to catch hair with these pumps. One of the major benefits of a diaphragm pump is that it will push debris through the pump which is why they make ideal pumps for shower waste.”
Wow it is worth it right there. No need to clean a strainer. We will have a screen in the shower drain pan but no need to clean a sump!
One the hoses are set up the white tabs will be epoxied to the hull to hold the hoses in place with wire ties.
The black things are to hold the sensor cable in place.
We will change some of the hoses and fittings so there is way less hose. We needed to use so much hose so it would not kink. A different type of hose will bend without kinking and some other fittings. All in all it works fine.
Shower drain.
This is our Kohler Shower equipment.
Removing sea strainer.
All back to normal.
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