I see a lot of different size raw water strainers available. How big does it have to be? The thruhull with strainer to catch the tree limbs is 3/4. Anyone know what size inline filter I should use.
You would size the raw water strainer to that same 3/4" pipe size. Manufacturers then size the strainer filter media dimensions to meet pipe size flow rates.I see a lot of different size raw water strainers available. How big does it have to be? The thruhull with strainer to catch the tree limbs is 3/4. Anyone know what size inline filter I should use.
Missing gasket, allowing air leak on the strainer?I'm having a weird phenomena happen. Brand new strainer with 3/4 barbes. Raw water to pump through the new strainer will not pull water up to heat exchanger. Remove strainer and have hose hooked up to pump, direct from raw water thru hull, no issue. Water comes through in plenty. What the dickens is going on?
Does the line rise steadily, from through hull, pas the strainer, to pump, with no high loops? Is the pump below the water line? If these things are true, the line will flood and priming will be immediate. If there are high loops... that can be trouble. Take a very close look at the rise.Thread sealer on. Direction correct, cap on with o ring correct. I'm thinking that with the filter being large and the pump can only move a small amount of air each full turn, that it takes a lot longer than I am giving it to create a vacuum that will allow water to be sucked up from the thruhull. I'm going to try again.