Leopard Catamarans 40 - Fresh Water System

64 | 2-16 FreshWaterSystem
2-16 FRESHWATER SYSTEM
RefertodrawingB1TCF-023FreshWater
System.
Two tanks (390L capacity each) are
situatedin the Port &Starboardforedeck
lockers and can be lled directly through
llercapsituatedoneachtank.Aseparate
valve controls each tank and is marked
according to which tank it controls. All
valves,pumps&switchesareonthewater
pump boardsituated inthe lockeron the
inboardsideoftheforwardcockpitdoor.
1. To Use Water:
1.1.Turnonthe “Fresh WaterPump”
breaker at the DC switch panel.
Open the faucet. The pump will
start running and only stop once
thefaucetisclosedandthesystem
is pressurised, which could take
approximately a minute for the
rsttime.
1.2.If the pump keeps running after
thefaucetisclosed,thefollowing
problems may exist:
- Atankhasrundry.
- A leak has developed in the
system,i.e.,anotherfaucetcould
be open.
PortWaterTank
Valve
Starboard Water
TankValve
FreshWaterFilter
FreshWaterPump
1.3 When the pump is running the
indicatorlightontheDCpanelwill
beon.Thelightwillautomatically
fadeandswitchoffoncethepump
stopsrunning.
2. Toswitchfromanemptytanktoafull
one:
2.1.Leavethepumprunning.
2.2.Closethevalveoftheemptytank.
2.3.Open the valve of full tank. It
should take approx. 15 seconds
for there to be a steady ow of
water.
2.4.Close the faucet. The pump will
run until adequate pressure has
been restored (1-2 minutes) and
thenswitchoff.
2.5.Ifthepumpfailstoshutoffrepeat
steps 2.3 and 2.4.
To prevent accidental syphoning of
water between tanks and air locks in the
system. Make sure that only one tank is
open at any time. Rell the empty tank
as soon as possible.