Vacuflush question

tonystoytonystoy Member Posts: 101 ✭✭✭
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I am trying to track down a leak in my mid bilge. I have just started the investigation process but I am leaning towards the outlet of the toilet. My question is, will the vacuflush prime if there is a leak? My system primes perfectly and I never hear it re-prime until someone flushes again. Thanks for any help!
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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I had a leak at one of my freshwater fittings in the head which was draining into the mid bilge. I ended up tracking it down by using some of those blue shop paper towels to determine if it was coming from a thru-hull (AC), shower sump or freshwater source.
    2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay
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  • SpyderwebSpyderweb Member Posts: 955 ✭✭✭
    The slightest leak in the flapper will cause it to lose vacuum, so anything downstream of there will cause it to reprime.
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  • echandler1971echandler1971 Member Posts: 244 ✭✭✭
    it's likely your freshwater supply since you have a good vacuum seal, but the terminus of that is usually on the toilet itself and therefore in your bathroom where water would go to a drain if there was a leak rather than underneath. You may want to check for gasket leaks though by filling the toilet with water to a specific level to see if it goes down slowly. Also check your shower sump pump.
    Dan of Steel
    '05 Rinker 360 Fiesta Vee
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