Need a good Water System SetUp

HPLou

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Good day, I will be replacing my water pump and will add a water accumulator on the cold water line.
I need to have a good drawing of a complete setup so I don't make any error in my installation.
City Water Inlet, Fresh Water Tank, Water Heater, 2 Sink, 1 Jabsco Water Pump, Exterior Shower on the Transom, 1 Water Accumulator.
I want the Water Accumulator and The Jasco Water Pump to be install Vertically so I can gane some space for a later 3dr battery.
Anybody can help me ?
Thank you
 

shrew

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A drawing shouldn't be necessary. Water tank -> Pump pre-filter -> Pressure Pump -> Accumulator tank -> Hot/Cold line Split. Cold line continues to cold side of faucet mixing valve. The other cold line go to the inbound side of the hot water tank. Then the hot water output goes to the hot side of the faucet mixing valve.

Since it is a pressure pump, you can split and change direction all you want, within reason. Too much 'head' (vertical rise) in the line will impact pump output (water flow in GPH), however it's a boat, so there is going to limited amount of head.

My water pump sits about 18" above the water tank (technically on top of the water tank). It takes a 90 degree turn out of the water tank, then goes straight up to the pre-filter, then the pump, then the accumulator tank.
 

HPLou

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Thanks shrew for the detail.
I was in the impression the water pump needed to be install about the same height or close to the water tank outlet as possible.
If your water pump is 18'' above the water tank and works fine, then that would help me in my install. I should do the same.
Were do you locate the City Water Inlet?
Before or after the water accumulator?
 

alldodge

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My water pump and prefilter sits on top the water heater, and the water heater sits on top the water tank. The pump has no issues sucking the water from the tank, figure the pump is 3 feet from the bottom of the tank.

I'll add, IF you want to be able to use your motor to heat the water, you need a water heater which has the extra lines and run lines from the motor to the water heaater
 

HPLou

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thank you AllDodge for the precision. I do have the Motor to heat the water installation. That I will not touch.
The fact that I can install my water pump pretty much were I want (at a reasonably distance) will give me
lots of options.
Thanks.
 
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