Our 1987 Mk I needs many things (not a surprise), but now she also needs a new valve to switch between freshwater tanks. I can't find any online that specify they are for drinking water. I'd like to mount the new valve where the original is -- below the galley sink, and a simple bolt-on job -- so having the original valve would be nice.
Anybody have any ideas?
(Of course, the job won't be only the valve, but also a new water heater, and supply lines to the head, and....)
Thanks!
JD
Couple of choices:
1. If you still have the old valve, take it apart, and buy new O rings at ACE Hardware.
2. If not, buy a simple 1/2" gate or globe valve at ACE Hardware, get two barb fittings to screw into the ends of the valve, and you're done. This could be a plastic or metal valve.
"Drinking water safe" is not a commonly used phrase in valves. You keep the water clean, the water cleans the valve.
JD : Stu is correct about drinking water safe almost any valve will work.
If I were you I'd remove both valves and get two new plastic/PVC ball valves. Ball valves are easier to operate and easy to see when a valve is open or closed!!
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Thanks to you both Stu and Ron. I had not thought about doing the valve; I have not taken it out yet. I'll try that this weekend.
Our water supply selector plumbing is carp, so I'm going to update it to something like this
(http://c34.org/bbs/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5586.0;attach=1777;image)
But the valve set will still be mounted in the area below the galley counter.
Paul
Hey JD, here's the valve I just bought to use on my boat. http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=83679&catid=438
Only cost $20. The 4 mounting holes you see don't go all the way through, but I just drilled them out, which was easy. Good luck
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/images/products/Valves/400/22363grp.jpg
Not sure how your system is set up but you might consider separate on/off valves between each tank and the pump, instead of a single Y-valve -- unless you already have shut-offs at each tank. I had just a single Y-valve and no tank shut offs, making it a bit inconvenient when I had to work on the pressure water pump.
Paul : Look in the old Mainsheet Tech notes - mid 1990s.
There is an article by Dave Ewing on redoing his fresh water valves on his 1986/87 C34.
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