Official 510 DA Owners Group

[Stee6043]

You guys are being pretty critical of my T-mobile Whole house 5G…. On Catawba in ohio….at the marina the internet is useless my AT&T hotspot is useless… I have a couple boat neighbors tell me to get T-mobile 5G …… not like you guys they were nice. It worked great….took is to Sandusky and the islands and it worked perfect. Then I took it to work in Brighton Michigan….perfect again…took it to my apartment because my landlord has the worst internet ever…. I used it all winter not a single issue. Then I took it to the house in Indy and again it worked perfect….. so I have to go around saying it’s worth every penny in my world.

I jumped onto the T-Mobile bandwagon last year after you posted about your experience, @Blueone . My speeds rarely dip below 300mbps at my home. It's incredible compared to what I came from (Xfinity cable internet).

I plan to get another subscription this year for my boat. Our marina WiFi leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[Blueone]

I jumped onto the T-Mobile bandwagon last year after you posted about your experience, @Blueone . My speeds rarely dip below 300mbps at my home. It's incredible compared to what I came from (Xfinity cable internet).

I plan to get another subscription this year for my boat. Our marina WiFi leaves a lot to be desired.

Finely….. a believer

 

[Raymond Muller]

Did anyone add an auto or water tank fill switch to fill the water tank off the city water connection? Having the fill in the front is a pain. It would be nice to be able to top off when connected to dock water.

 

[TheWolfTC]

Did anyone add an auto or water tank fill switch to fill the water tank off the city water connection? Having the fill in the front is a pain. It would be nice to be able to top off when connected to dock water.

I did that on my last boat and for the most part it was great.
Why don't I say it was 100% great? Because if you forget it is on you can expand the water tank to unimaginable sizes! The city water pressure coming in can overpower the tank overflow vent. Since the fill cap is in place, the water had no water to go except to create a bigger tank. Luckily that poly tank can expand and it didn't break.

Yes, this happened to me and I had to do some floor repair work in the mid-berth. It literally lifted the sofa/bed off the deck. (BIG bubble). Once we laid her up for the winter, I took it all apart and corrected everything, but it was a lesson learned.

It was a relatively easy install with a solenoid switch installed on the incoming line and then pex tubing tied back into the line from the tank. Basically a by pass of the pumps to the tank. Again, pretty simple. I also ran a switch wire to the DC panel and labeled as such so that when you flipped that switch it diverted the water from the main system to the tank fill.

If you do it, I would highly recommend placing a note wherever the switch is to "not walk away from it:.

I am not going to do it on my current boat as the tank on it has already been expanded by a previous owner and the 2x4 boards that secure the tank are all busted from said expansion. The overflow vent on my boat does breathe, but for some reason water will not overflow out of it, nor will it flow out the fill, it just expands the tank. And of course, getting to the overflow line is impossible as it is at the front of the tank with no access hole.

I will check with my buddy who has a 540 and made a modification for a city water connection at his bow last year. I don't know if he directed it to the tank or just the system itself. Stay tuned.

 

[Raymond Muller]

I did that on my last boat and for the most part it was great.
Why don't I say it was 100% great? Because if you forget it is on you can expand the water tank to unimaginable sizes! The city water pressure coming in can overpower the tank overflow vent. Since the fill cap is in place, the water had no water to go except to create a bigger tank. Luckily that poly tank can expand and it didn't break.

Yes, this happened to me and I had to do some floor repair work in the mid-berth. It literally lifted the sofa/bed off the deck. (BIG bubble). Once we laid her up for the winter, I took it all apart and corrected everything, but it was a lesson learned.

It was a relatively easy install with a solenoid switch installed on the incoming line and then pex tubing tied back into the line from the tank. Basically a by pass of the pumps to the tank. Again, pretty simple. I also ran a switch wire to the DC panel and labeled as such so that when you flipped that switch it diverted the water from the main system to the tank fill.

If you do it, I would highly recommend placing a note wherever the switch is to "not walk away from it:.

I am not going to do it on my current boat as the tank on it has already been expanded by a previous owner and the 2x4 boards that secure the tank are all busted from said expansion. The overflow vent on my boat does breathe, but for some reason water will not overflow out of it, nor will it flow out the fill, it just expands the tank. And of course, getting to the overflow line is impossible as it is at the front of the tank with no access hole.

I will check with my buddy who has a 540 and made a modification for a city water connection at his bow last year. I don't know if he directed it to the tank or just the system itself. Stay tuned.

Very interesting. Thank you for the heads up! I've also noticed my vent does not overflow the few times I left the hose unattended. I just got the boat in November, so I'm new to the water filling. I, too, previously had the 460, and that overflowed out the fill and the vent. Im going to look at adding this. I'll look for a pressure regulator to reduce it even more and look into the possibility of adding a "full" switch to the top of the tank to disable it for safety.

 

[TheWolfTC]

Very interesting. Thank you for the heads up! I've also noticed my vent does not overflow the few times I left the hose unattended. I just got the boat in November, so I'm new to the water filling. I, too, previously had the 460, and that overflowed out the fill and the vent. Im going to look at adding this. I'll look for a pressure regulator to reduce it even more and look into the possibility of adding a "full" switch to the top of the tank to disable it for safety.

My buddies 540: He added a bow water inlet, but it only ties into the main water line at the forward head. He cannot fill the water tank with the current configuration. He also is having trouble locating the water tank itself. We basically know where it is, but there is no access to it.

Now I am kicking myself since I didn't take the time to access the water tank when I had the carpet ripped out. I could have easily cut an access hole above the vent line to see what was causing the issue. Oh well, live and learn.