I have been considering using my rarely used shower pan drain pump/plumbing for this purpose.
Dave 33-2 On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 at 11:46, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Dean, > > That would depend on where the Y connection is located — If it is after > the vented loop, then you should be all right. Otherwise whatever gets > pumped out of one pump will likely flow back through the other one. > > If you are going to put the Y closer to the pumps, you should install > check valves so flow only goes one way. However, check the specifications > on your pumps as some do not recommend using a check valve. > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Captain of the Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 3, 2021, at 11:38 AM, Dean McNeill via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > On my C&C 34, I have a non-automatic bilge pump in the well next to the > mast holder. It’s old and back flows about gallon (maybe an exaggeration!) > of water back into the bilge once it shuts off. I’m replacing it and expect > I can just attach the new bilge pump to the existing outflow piping. My > question is, if I wanted to install a second one (automatic one), slightly > higher in same area, Do I need an entirely new outflow and thru-hull or can > I join it with a ‘Y’ connector to the same pipe as the first bilge pump… so > they would each use same pipe/thru-hull? > > Dean > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
