AC Pump Trips Main Breaker

I ve had 3 surveyors on boats with schedule 80. It passed.

I think I commented before, Grey or schedule 80 PVC is not an issue. Surveyors usually do not have a problem with it.
It's the glued assembly that they may have the problem with.
Mechanical assembly is always superior to chemical adhesion.
Still, I lean to nylon or marelon fittings for greater security.

Curious what ABYC says about glued fittings?

As i said, 3 surveyors, no mention. If it was an ABYC issue it would have been on the surveys.

Years ago I had a surveyor who did gripe about it below the water line on a sink drain.
I had to prove it was not below the water line, He still gripped but did not write it up.
Since then (early 90s) I don't glue any plumbing, anywhere.
Had another purchase surveyor gripe about white pvc fittings fitted into a drain manifold on a customers boat (late 00s). Factory installed (SeaRay). Those were changed out with marelon and hose, all good then.
Funny thing, found the same thing on a later Hatt 70 a few years ago. It was never mentioned on any surveys. That boat just sold last month. I was told a perfect survey.

CaboFly can always call his past surveyor and ask.

Just imagine; what/where is the usual pvc failure at home?
For me, usually the glue joint.

I'm glad you called him.

Now that's funny..

I've seen the pressure spikes happen, fender covers discharge when boat comes tight on floating dock. Vibration over time, and such is what I'd worry about as far as a glued pipe.

I'll just add this small piece. I've seen glued fittings come apart in my hands. Glued applications are only as good as the glue process someone follows. Many simply pick up pieces and add glue. No emory paper. No cleaner. Just glue. Hard for any third party to interpret what they see when they view a glued joint.

So I get the concern. Always go thread where and if you can.

The problem is, IF a glued fitting fails, it fails completely and you have an open pipe. Threaded PVC fittings may crack, but it's rare that they fail completely and you have full flow of sea water coming in.

Can hit this ball back and forth all day without any meaningful outcome. The rub with the glued fitting is this....you come upon it as a surveyor or owner or adjuster or whatever....you likely were not there when the fitting was glued, and you cannot certify the quality in which that joint was created.

Yes, I trust my own glued fitting, but if I'm at the store buying the fittings, I am buying Sched80 threaded fittings if I have the option. If I am forced to glue, I am planning to replace the glued fitting at my first reasonable opportunity.

Yall have been hitting something back and forth.

But CaboFly (THE O P) did nip it in the bud and meaningful outcome came 4 days ago.

Your post bueno. The back and forth, no bueno.

Life is good brother.
rc

I also tend to wonder how acid washing the raw water side of the a/c systems would effect the pvc glue over time.

17 years old glued schedule 80 on manifolds between two pumps and 3 chillers. No leaks, no issues. Flushed every year.