Fan and air conditioner drain question

[davecook]

I bought a 2018 R27 LE last week and have been going through things on the boat . About every 5 hours I have enough water in the front bilge ( by the shower sump pump ) for it to come on . I have been running the air , and know the AC condensation drain runs into it . Have not heard the shower sump come on . How often would the shower sump come on with AC running all the time ? Is the shower sump leaking into the bilge ? ——- other question is the FAN switch on dash is for air to clear the front windshield? I can ‘t hear any noise or feel any air . Trying to locate this blower motor ? Anyone have similar issues ? Thanks

 

[Irish Mist]

Sounds like the bilge pump in the shower sump is not working and the water is overflowing into the bilge.. Should be dry up at the front.
There should be a switch for the window fans.. maybe there is a fuse blown.

 

[nboyer]

While we have an R-23, I was surprised by the amount of condensation that is formed from the a/c (we have the Webasco 10K BTU unit). We were on a short weekend getaway and ran the a/c during the evenings and overnight for two days. Upon arriving back to our home base, I noticed the underside of the cave was wet. After investigating, I noticed that the two gravity-fed drain hoses from the condensation pan were routed too high to allow for overboard draining through the thru hull fitting (the one that is shared by the v-berth sink). I did reroute the hoses downward, so the water wasn't fighting gravity. I contacted my local dealer and was informed that there will always be about 1/2" of water in the pan. While your setup is a little different, and as Irish Mist mentioned, it almost sounds like the shower bilge is not working. Hope you get it sorted out. Cheers! -Norm

 

[davecook]

Thanks for the tips , had all the cave panels out ,Checked AC , checked shower bilge operation, tightened / checked all hose clamps . Doing overnight with all water tank water and all seacocks off . No water source . Pulled bilge fuses for the bilge pump floats . Want to see if water is coming through the hull .