City Water Connection

I like to use my tank water. We only hold 30 gallons of fresh water BUT we also use this water for brushing teeth, the dog's water and for making coffee. So by us using the water in the tank I know it's just as fresh as the stuff coming out of the hose. Part of our pre-launch precedures is to top off the water tank while waiting for the engines to warm up. Depending on what we are doing on a weekend we will top off the fresh water 1-2 times per weekend so that means when we leave on Sunday there is little to no water left and then we top off on Friday when we get to the boat.
 
Just to show that everything will not be as you left it at a marina, the other day a dry stack boater at our marina requested and was assigned a wet slip for a few days. He put his boat in the slip and when he needed two thirty amp electric sockets, he merely unplugged his slip neighbor's boat. The slip neighbor might have been gone a week or more, but just happened to arrive at his boat an hour or so later. The dry stack boater said to him "I hope you don't mind, I unplugged your boat." The boater who had been unplugged said "hell yes I mind." and unplugged the dry stack boater's boat and plugged his back in. He is a reasonable person or it could have been ugly.
 
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Originally posted by CurrentSea

............ I find my pressure is better with the city water.
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But your boat's plumbing may be rated for less than the city water pressure. The city water pressure at my house is nearly 100 PSI.
 
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Originally posted by nwaring

Thanks Vic. I found one on Amazon, a Melnor/Gardena 101 Flowmeter Water Time. When I get it I'll report its functionality, because it wasn't marine it was only $10.25
Niles
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Report back.
For meour facility this flow meter didn't work very well. For whatever reason our club has really high water pressure and the high pressure caused this thing to leak. The whole thing is plastic and the back of it showed what looked like stretch marks, I’m assuming because it was bulging from the pressure. In another environment I think the Melnor/Gardena 101 would have been fine.
I’ll try and find something from Gilmore.
Niles
 
You'll need to install an inline pressure regulator, in the line, before the hose connects to the timer.

See bottom right entry (item in the center - inline version):

http://www.boatfix.com/catalog/588.pdf

The price shown there, isn't the actual price you'll pay; it'll be less. Contact Mike at BoatFix, for the real price.
 
Thanks Vic. I have a regulator but like a dummy I put the flow meter ahead of it. I ordered the one you recommended (says it's good to 120psi) and I will put it after the regulator!!
Thanks
Niles
 
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Originally posted by nwaring

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Originally posted by nwaring

Thanks Vic. I found one on Amazon, a Melnor/Gardena 101 Flowmeter Water Time. When I get it I'll report its functionality, because it wasn't marine it was only $10.25
Niles
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Report back.
For meour facility this flow meter didn't work very well. For whatever reason our club has really high water pressure and the high pressure caused this thing to leak. The whole thing is plastic and the back of it showed what looked like stretch marks, I’m assuming because it was bulging from the pressure. In another environment I think the Melnor/Gardena 101 would have been fine.
I’ll try and find something from Gilmore.
Niles

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You can get a water pressure meter at your home center for $10.00 or so. Make sure the pressure isn't greater than what your boat can handle.
 
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