Golden Monk Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 (edited) I have been trying to test if my live well works, and cant seem to get it to fill with any water. I turn the switch on and I can hear the pump running but nothing seems to fill, can I test it with boat out of water like from a bucket with a hose or something, or does it need to be while boat is in water. In the below pics, one of these holes should be the water intake? The pipe in the live well is only to drain..if I pull it out the water will drain, had to pull it out when I picked the boat up as there was still a little water in there..so it would appear it had worked. Is there a trick to getting it to fill Edited February 12, 2005 by Golden Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jocool Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 That first pic should have the pipe facing DOWN. That will help it pick up water while underway. But it should still pick up water if stationary. Is the hose conected to your pump? Maybe its pumping water into your bilge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Monk Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 (edited) I'm not sure Joe, they said it was working when I picked it up from the shop, everything factory fitted pretty much, even if i attach a hose to that pipe and put it in a bucket of water no water seems to get in. Edited February 12, 2005 by Golden Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEELEE Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Attatch a hose to the end of the pickup. Turn the hose on to see if it fills the livewell up. if it is doing so then turn on the pump. There may be heaps of air and some bilge pumps struggle with an air lock. Also as Jo said face the pickup down into the water and also cut the pickup on a 45 degree angle as this will help force feed the tank. Cheers Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 With the intake facing up, there is no way the pump would be able to prime unless the boat was completey stationary, even then I wouldn't be surprised if it got an airlock. As the other guys have already suggested, turn it around, cut a 45 degree slot and it should work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozy Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Is there an in-line tap to control the flow? Maybe it is turned off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Monk Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 Well, I decided to take another look into the live well, as it having only one hole was confusing me a little, so got in there and stuck my head around a little and there was another pipe with a screw cork in it under the ledge which I didn't see. I suspect now it will work when out on the water. Thanks for the replies all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputnik Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 GM, If it's any consolation, I had exactly the same "problem" with my Edgetracker when I first got it - and you're absolutely right - reach in under the livewell, find the little tap, give it a couple of turns to open it up and bingo - next time you're out on the water, the well should fill just fine. Obviously, if it doesn't, then a quick call back to the builders is in order... See you at the social, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Monk Posted February 13, 2005 Author Share Posted February 13, 2005 Went out today for a couple hours off bayview, didnt get anything, but the live well did fill just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebasser Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Hi GM, A tip for you. The elbow in the first shot is straight out of the box. If you take it off and cut the end at 45 degrees it will pick up water much better when you are travelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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