Sadey wrote:Source of the post Can any of those that have added an accumulator share the part number please?
Dave, you can go with a typical marine brand such as Jabsco, Shurflo, Groco, etc., or you can check what they have at your local Home Depot or plumbing supplier. While the marine brands will likely be easier to hook up to as some will incorporate ports that take typical marine plumbing/fittings into account, you can get adapters to make any plumbing hardware fit. Marine specific units will have the advantage of being designed for the marine environment such as plastic, stainless, powder coat, etc. but I've had much success with residential units in previous boats with no signs of rusting while I owned them. Having said that, I would only go with a marine unit in a salt water application.
The bigger the unit, the less your pump will cycle. These are not plug and play unless you end up with one that happens to be precharged to the appropriate level taking your system's working pressure into account. This will depend on the pump you currently have. You'll need to know your pump's operating pressure to do this right. Read the instructions and adjust the precharge pressure accordingly.
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