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• CountryBumpkin Posts: 1,893 Captain

  September 2017 #2

  Probably air locking on you........do google search on "livewell airlocked".......many threads about it & causes and cures vary.
  
  It will be easier to help you, if you read through some of that & if you still don't have it figured out come back and ask a more specific question pertaining to what your installation is plumbed like.
  
  Probably be a simple fix once you understand the causes of air locking.

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• mr.bubba Posts: 72 Deckhand

  September 2017 #3

  Thanks, I will check it out.

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• Alex from GA Posts: 1,712 Captain

  September 2017 #4

  Backup for a few feet with the pump on.

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• Nitzey Posts: 288 Deckhand

  September 2017 #5

  You say when you are on the water, the pump does not work. Is this while running? Or stationary? If you can provide a simple diagram of your piping, I think we can figure this out quickly.

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• mr.bubba Posts: 72 Deckhand

  September 2017 #6

  When I am out fishing (stationary) or running out, I turn the live well switch on and I can hear the pump running but no water comes in the live well. The intake is on the back of my transom. The piping runs along the bottom of the boat and up to the nozzle at the top of the live well.

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• TimR Posts: 9 Deckhand

  September 2017 #7

  Definitely sounds like air in the pump, my last boat would do that especially if I had not used it for a while. With the pump running, I would pop off the quick disconnect from the side of the pump headed to the live well and as soon as the first drop of water started flowing I would just reconnect it. Would always work great for the rest of the day.

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• livebait Posts: 793 Officer

  September 2017 #8

  had the same problem on my boat. just make sure that when the piping comes out of the pump it is always an uphill run to the livewell . any dips in the plumbing and it will act just like a p-trap on a sink. water sits there and will create an airlock.

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• mr.bubba Posts: 72 Deckhand

  September 2017 #9

  Thanks I will give it a try. (Tim). I checked the piping and it's up hill. No dips.

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• smooth move Posts: 544 Officer

  September 2017 #10

  is this a new boat? once mine acted like that and the shaft of the pump had rusted and separated from the impeller. pump was running fine, but the impeller wasn't turning. changed out the cartridge type motor and everything was fine.

  le se' bon ton roulet

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• mr.bubba Posts: 72 Deckhand

  September 2017 #11

  It's a 2000 seaark. Pump looks new. I've had it for 3 years.

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• lbud Posts: 1,014 Officer

  September 2017 #12

  smooth move wrote: »

  is this a new boat? once mine acted like that and the shaft of the pump had rusted and separated from the impeller. pump was running fine, but the impeller wasn't turning. changed out the cartridge type motor and everything was ..

  Live while You're breathing! It's Your only chance.....:grin

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