We went with the larger one, replacing the smaller jabsco. Yes, do it. Hot-cold surging did improve with the larger tank, but was not eliminated. While the large accumulator will reduce pump switching, we still notice some surge when the pressure switch is activated.
-Neal. Jim Richardson wrote: > I want to add a pressure accumulator tank to our existing fresh water > system on board for the usual reasons. Since we have plenty of room, > I can either add a 6Gal tank from a farm supply company (made of > painted steel alas) for about $45, or I can spend about 50% more for a > 1 liter jabsco marine tank which hardly seems large enough. > > We shower aboard, and the current system has hot/cold surging, which > is the main thing I am trying to fix. Would the 1 liter tank be > sufficient? The painted steel farm supply tank can be mounted in a > secure, safe location, with good spray protection in case of a burst > hose or something, so I am not too worried about corrosion. (It's not > like I don't have a lot of other bits in the engine room I have to > inspect for rust. ) I just like to spend as little money as I can, > and 1.6 gal drawdown vs about 500ml drawdown, for less money, seems > more useful. > > > Or am I missing something? Thanks for any and all input. > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3469 - Release Date: 02/26/11 > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
