Wychwil

Ok, thanks for that. I think that the advice for a liveaboard being different to a leisure boat is the constant, regular usage. Every day as opposed to some weeks during the year = more wear and tear. The guy on the phone recommended a CW343A Flomax pressure pump, but he works for them and it comes in at £322 so I wanted to know what actual boaters have to say. It dors have an external pressure switch and an 8 Litre accumulator tank. Should probably mention that I have the galley, one bathroom, a domestic shower and a washing machine. 13l/m at 10 amps also works well for me but could be got cheaper. Quiet would also be nice!

Can any liveaboard boaters out there give some pump advice. There seems to be quite a price range out there. I have been told to get something much more robust for a liveaboard than a leisure boat.

Guys! The issue is not necessarily how long you spend in a shower. There may well be two or three people wanting to shower and then it would be three minutes each. The point is getting a decent flow rate so it's a nice experience even in winter and how to get the water hot. In the winter the boiler will be on for a couple of hours in the morning and the genny for a couple of hours too. Shouldn't be a problem. Whilst cruising the engine will get 75 litres hot, but in the summer it will just be the genny running the 2 kw immersion and I'm a bit worried that won't be enough. Not very good at electrics but The limit for a water pump on my loom is for a 14 amp fuse. Does that make sense?

Amen! I have a 900 Litre tank. Don't forget in the shower flow to build in a ratio of 60-40% hot to cold. That means at 13l/m you only use 78 Litres of hot in a ten minute shower. Am definately not interested in the 'boat shower'! Ok for holidays but not a liveaboard. The problem seems to be finding a shower pump that will do 13l/m on a 10 amp system. Any advice? The other issue he raised was the difficulty of heating the water in a 75 litre tank, but Surecal seem to think 30 mins of engine or boiler will heat the whole tank, and a 2kw immersion heater should do the job in two hours of genny running.

Hi, hate to break in on this topic, but I'm having a bit of a discussion with my boat builder. I am kitting out a livaaboard and as I'm not havimg a bath, it's important to me to have a really decent shower. I am insisting on at least 13l per minute pump and a 75 Litre water tank to cover a 10 minute shower. Heating it would be via engine, boiler (Webasto) or a 2 Kw imersion heater powered by a 4Kw generator. Dors this sound ok to everyone or am I beimg prissey? Thanks for any cöear ups.