matador
16.05.2021 4:39:41
There will be an overflow at some level on the side on the well and a drain at the bottom. Sometimes the drain and overflow are combined. Either way not a complicated thing. more
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There will be an overflow at some level on the side on the well and a drain at the bottom. Sometimes the drain and overflow are combined. Either way not a complicated thing. more
They will be switched pumps to pull water in to fill the livewells. If possible its also a good idea to add a timer function to at least one livewell. This way you can switch it to auto and it will cycle on every few minutes to pump freash water in and your fish fresh.
Its a good idea to add the water pickups for both live wells at least one. Keeps fish and bait alive and always a good resale feature.
I think you are referring to a pick up that forces water into tank when under way and not a pump, correct?? if that is the case there will be an overflow of suitable size as there is a LOT of water pushed in when going fast, and of course a tap of some sort to turn off flow when no live bait is needed and water in not necessary. [links]
The pump also has a timer circuit on it to avoid burning up the bearings from continual use, but I think that is working properly. When I flip the switch to turn it on (bypassing the timer) the water still won't flow. here
We were thinking that somehow it was getting air in the lines if the pump was running in non-recirc mode when on plane, so we switched it to recirc mode before going on plane and back to non-recirc after slowing down. This appeared to help, but then we left it overnight in non-recirc at the dock (after checking that it was working) and somehow it stopped working overnight and killed my bait. The next day I couldn't find live bait in a timely manner and of course we ended up seeing a monster cobia that wouldn't eat anything we threw at it, and I am certain the stupid pump cost me that fish. Similar sob stories have happened before as well. more
air bubbles(airlock) is cause with an air bubble at the pumps impellar. Most of the livewell pumps today use a centrifugal design. these pumps only push water, they cant pull water from a source. This means that when an air bubble surrounds the impellar, it just spins. It doesn't have the tolerances to push air.
Air bubbles under water travel upwards toward the surface. If you take a cup, turn it upside down, submerge it underwater trapping air in the cup. the air cant travel to the surface until you right the cup. In your livewell setup, you have a cup. Since the pump only pushes water, having no water to your livewell means you have a problem from your water pickup to the pump. All the other plumbing is inconsequential to the issue at hand. Your boat should have a high speed pickup, ball valve then the pump. What is the relationship between you waterline to the height of the impellar. Shallow draft boats sometimes have issues with the impellar being above the waterline if the pump is mounted straight in-line and utilize a 90deg elbow to lower the pump height to keep it below the waterline.
With the pump mounted below the waterline, water will naturally try and fill the pump impellar housing. By having the water discharge fitting facing upwards You can eliminate the "cup" because the air will escape into the rest of the plumbing beyond the pump and will be displaced with the water that now surrounds the impellar being pushed into the aerator lines. [links]
Have a 2008 Triton 240 LTS bay boat, and the non-recirc livewell intake will work for a day, or a few days, then will stop working. After running the boat, sometimes it starts working again, sometimes not.
Has anyone else had similar experiences, and/or know of a fix? I love the boat but this problem is seriously ticking me off.
2. When the drain tube is in the drain hole, the aerator pump will pump water faster than the drain tube can drain it, causing overflow to happen again. Only way to prevent is to frequently cycle the aerator on/off and monitor the water level closely. here
1. The overflow drain tube gets knocked out frequently, causing the water to drain along with bait. Once bait clogs up the drain tube, the aerator will pump water until the tank overflows and I have to pull the boat out and use a pressure washer to unclog the drain. But when this happens (and it does 9 out of 10 times) the bait doesn't dies shortly after due to no aeration. more
3. When running in shallow water, the aerator will clog very easily and stop working all together until I can dock the dock, find a garden hose, and back flush the intake out and hook the hoses back up. [links]
I have a 186 Bay Reef and it has a 40 gal livewell with a combo JABSCO aerator/washdown pump that is used for the aerator. The aerator pickup is a high speed pickup. I had a couple of issues regarding this setup and I wanted to see what everyone else suggests..
What have you guys done to prevent these things from happening? Bait is scarce and the water is already 87 degrees around here right now so keeping bait alive is vital. Surely someone has these same problems and has done something to beef up the usability of the livewell.
I've always run Rule pumps, FWIW. Generally get 3-5 years out of them.
I put a recirc pump on my livewell that has a bubble injector, so I run both pumps when the baits are struggling.
That said, I've never had a problem with my well being full when running -- the pickup forces water into the well when running on plane and it generally overflows back over the transom. However, I have a 2001 Pathfinder 22 -- perhaps it's set up differently than your 2009.
I would also suggest you go over to the Maverick/Pathfinder forums to seek advice. [links]