another hobie livewell improvment - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dsafety · 06-20-2011, 05:51 AM

Guys have been using this solution for years in various forms. There are several versions posted in the Innovations thread. I tried the screen method a while back but abandoned it because the screen would sometimes get plugged up with slime or small pieces of kelp.

I discovered another way to solve the problem of the intake getting plugged while searching for a way to keep water from draining out of the tank when the motor gets accidentally turned off. (Search for post #37 in the innovations thread).

Basically, a 90 degree ELL with an extender tube is attached to the water output of the pump. This solves the drain-back problem. The added benefit is that you can blow air through this tube, (using a sprinkler riser inserted into the tube), to clear out any gunk that may be clogging the intake. With this setup you can also manually prime the pump be sucking in a little water.

It works great.

Bob

06-20-2011, 05:51 AM	#9
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,123	Guys have been using this solution for years in various forms. There are several versions posted in the Innovations thread. I tried the screen method a while back but abandoned it because the screen would sometimes get plugged up with slime or small pieces of kelp. I discovered another way to solve the problem of the intake getting plugged while searching for a way to keep water from draining out of the tank when the motor gets accidentally turned off. (Search for post #37 in the innovations thread). Basically, a 90 degree ELL with an extender tube is attached to the water output of the pump. This solves the drain-back problem. The added benefit is that you can blow air through this tube, (using a sprinkler riser inserted into the tube), to clear out any gunk that may be clogging the intake. With this setup you can also manually prime the pump be sucking in a little water. It works great. Bob