Wash down pump replacement

[bigdogg1]

My raw water wash down pump just died. Checked all wiring, fuses, switches etc. Removed pump and tried a direct connection to a 12 v source. Nothing Present specs are 4.5 GPM, 6.0A, 40 PSI which have worked well for fish cleaning and deck washing.

Any recommendations for a replacement?

 

[Foxsea]

My raw water wash down pump just died. Checked all wiring, fuses, switches etc. Removed pump and tried a direct connection to a 12 v source. Nothing Present specs are 4.5 GPM, 6.0A, 40 PSI which have worked well for fish cleaning and deck washing.

Any recommendations for a replacement?

Yeah, Jabsco 6 gpm. Trouble free. I had a cheaper Amerine pump that didn't last a season.

 

[disco]

My Flojet quit this summer and I replaced with a Jabsco which is supposed to be higher pressure and flow rate. It isn't, the flojet performed better.

 

[bigdogg1]

Heard good things about Flojet elsewhere. Thanks.

 

[bigdogg1]

Installed a Jabsco in an earlier boat and it ran for the couple years I had it. Just seemed lower than advertised pressure. Thanks for replying.

 

[bigdogg1]

Bought the same Jabsco as you have. Removed the old one. Matched wire for wire, and what I thought was hose for hose. Do you know if the pump is one-way? I could not find any directions or diagrams to indicate this. The reason I ask is that when I hit the switch today, I heard the pump engage but absolutely no water out the hose. Do you happen to know if the pump inlets need to be directional?

 

[Foxsea]

Yes, pumps have inlet and outlet. The pump body has arrows near the inlet to show direction of flow. Double
check wiring, too.

 

[bigdogg1]

Thanks - yanked it out and found the arrow . Swear that I looked it over and over...sort of like the way I look for things in the fridge that are not there until my wife looks

 

[Foxsea]

Thanks - yanked it out and found the arrow . Swear that I looked it over and over...sort of like the way I look for things in the fridge that are not there until my wife looks

That fridge thing - thought it was just me! It gets a bit embarrassing after 30 years.