PUR Powersurvivor 35 existing equipment

[sailbear50]

I acquired a Morgan 43 as salvage and there is a powersurvivor 35 hooked up and all the manuals. Don t know if it works, looks OK. Is this a fairly decent maker? I did read about the maintainance and that it should be disasembled, some rings replaced , cleaned. Is it difficult to take apart and put back? Thanks john

[LWinters]

I've got the same unit on my Allied. The unit is still operable and all parts needed for renewing are available from katadyne. They offered me great support when I went looking for an owners manual. It was out of print, but they sent me one electronically for no charge. While not in production as a powered unit, the parts are still manufactured for the manual unit which is sold as emergency gear. The power units also came with a handle that can be used to power the system should your 12v go down.

The unit seems to have a lower flow than most modern units, but on the other hand it is a rugged unit. I read about a cruiser in practical sailor that had the unit on a must have list. They had over 30,000 ocean miles with the system with reliable service. Easy unit to service as well from my limited experience with water makers.

[sailingdog]

They've replaced the PowerSurvivor 35 with the PowerSurvivor 40 IIRC. And Katadyn is the name of the company, no "e".