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<\/p>\nIf you think this \u201cPart #2\u201d was a long time in coming you should be on this end!!! Truthfully a big project but on the other hand, I have not been killing myself either! The great motivator as always, the calendar! With less than a month to go before we start the fall migration it was time to finish this job up! Back to the beginning first though. <\/p>\n
Essentially the water maker is made up of the following components. (TL clockwise). Control Panel, Boost Pump, Charcoal Filter, HP Pump, Membranes and Raw Water Filter. A VERY quick water maker theory class, the boost pump receives raw seawater and pressurizes to about 30psi. The seawater is sent through the 20 and 5 micron filters before being fed to the HP Pump which pushes the seawater into the membranes at 850psi. The output of the Membranes is a salt-free drinkable water at about 30 gallons per hour. <\/p>\n
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The first exercise was to locate a place on Magnolia where to install the equipment? The ideal location would be: 1) Near an existing thru-hull to receive the raw saltwater. 2) Near the fresh water tank. 3) Location where the filters are easily accessible. 4) A location with good drainage to the bilge for inevitable spillage when changing filters. 5) Accessibility to a A\/C 20amp breaker. In the case of Magnolia I think we scored exceptionally well with perhaps accessibility to the the filters for easy changing. I will let you know in the spring after we live with the system for a season.<\/p>\n
In the case of our Morgan 44 the ideal location is under the forward berth. The water tank is under the berth (18 inches away, there is a thru-hull directly aft of the berth and the location is directly over the forward bilge. <\/p>\n The location currently contains 3 VERY shallow drawers. To make the space accessible we need to remove the drawers and replace them with cabinet doors. We stopped at every consignment shop along the east coast on our way north last spring. The \u201cLucky Duck\u201d finally scored in Hampton VA at a cost of $10.00 a piece and they match just about perfect!<\/p>\n The first action was to install a shelf on which to mount the High Pressure Pump<\/p>\n I took the opportunity to fully replace the sanitation hoses for the forward head which made the job significantly larger than initially planned. (That is ALWAYS the case on a boat so no real surprise there)<\/p>\n It was then just an exercise to install largest components first. Note: The string is only used during installation. Its not permanent.<\/p>\n I did tons of measuring and thinking before the installation began but it was not until a component was installed that I was able to determine if that was the best choice. To illustrate you might notice the filters were re-positioned in the below pictures. A subsequently the black 3-way valve was also relocated. <\/p>\n Eventually the configuration ended as seen below.<\/p>\n The final component is the 48lb high pressure pump. <\/p>\n The control panel has all of the lines connected and ready to go. The mounting has been dry fit and should work out nicely. <\/p>\n The system uses Magnolia\u2019s 120volt service which is similar to how a house is wired but since this \u201chouse\u201d sits in water I am having a professional come in and make the final electrical connections. Hopefully that will be done this week. We will keep you apprised! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you think this \u201cPart #2\u201d was a long time in coming you should be on this end!!! Truthfully a big project but on the other hand, I have not been killing myself either! The great motivator as always, the … Continue reading ![\"2014_11_21_19_08_28_AWB-002\"](\"http:\/\/a2baker.com\/magnoliablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2014_11_21_19_08_28_AWB-002.jpg\" "\\"2014_11_21_19_08_28_AWB-002\\"")
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