Yes, I expect it would.
I did put a strainer downstream of the seawater pump that catches impeller vanes. Much easier to deal with than cleaning out rubber bits from the heat exchanger and exhaust elbow. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek FL 30 07.72N 081 38.4W ----- Original Message ----- From: Philip To: [email protected] Sent: 2/5/2008 6:28:59 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] (T&T: & TWL2:) Re: T&T Bilge pump plumbing (wasBoat sunk at dock) Looks like it would also serve indicate the efficiency of the pump too. If the pump lost a vane or developed excessive wear the discharge pressure would drop and so would the water in the column. Philip At 12:07 PM 2/5/2008, you wrote: While Ann-Marie's anti-siphon technique is excellent, I have an even simpler method I use on my genset raw water. I attached a small ID, 1/4" or 3/16", whatever fits, plastic hose to the siphon valve fitting, after removing the valve's guts, and lead it to the bilge with a big loop going as high as I can get it. When the pump is running the water rises in the loop but there is not enough pressure to push it over the top of the loop. When the pump stops all the water falls out. If for some reason the pressure with the pump on pushes the water over the hill it goes harmlessly into the bilge and the flow is limited by the small plastic hose.
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