Parker Yahoo Group Archived Messages
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| 380 | jpg1969_1 | Re: Raw water washdown pump--which one? | 3/22/2005 10:24:00 | |
I have the shurflow pro blaster and what I do is shut off the pump at the helm, close the thru-hull intake, then turn it on again for a couple of seconds to pump out any water/pressure...Haven't had any problems knock on wood. --- In <a href="/group/parkerboats/post?postID=kfUK5V64o92yDtpIUu9xH7c3e3VeLJfzFF-n0vRbSZ0xjTlXUcxstiqNWQb5q-saI2wXeh-LVNjpf0ngaAi2BZh7Kg">[email protected]</a>, "skopje179" <skopje180@e...> wrote: > > I've replaced the Shurflow "Blaster Pro" raw water washdown pump on > my 2002 2510 twice in the three seasons I've had her. The seal > between the pump and the motor seem to go bad and allow saltwater to > get into the bearing, freezing up the motor. > > Have heard that this is a big problem with this vendor. Guidance has > been to make sure the pump is installed pump housing down (motor up), > and never leave it pressured up--in other words, turn the pump off, > and release the pressure when you are done with it, even for a short > time. A number of people have installed switches back near the > transom to cut the power to the pump without having to go to the > helm. Since I already have a new Surflow in possession, I'll install > the switch when I install the pump. But there has to be a better > solution. > > Anyone have experience with a better product than Sureflow? | ||||