Tuesday 24 January 2017

Water, water, no longer everywhere ....

It's been a long time coming (frustratingly) but at last the new water tank is in and connected up ...


And I am good! Very good!! I calculated that the new tank would have a usable capacity of 53 gallons (just over 240 litres). Well I've timed how long it takes to pump 10 litres and timed how long it takes to empty the tank from full and ...

The tank has a usable capacity of ... 52.8 gallons (exactly 240 litres!)

I've still got to secure the tank in situ before we can go sailing (nearly a quarter of a ton wandering around below the v-berth would not be a cunning plan) but that's a job for later on as I now need to get on with the rest of the new plumbing