[C320-list] Bilge pump problem

[hcreech at comcast.net]

Most likely you sucked some debris into the bilge pump.  There are 2 small rubber flaps in the pump, if debris gets stuck it will not pump.  Not easy to take apart but cheaper than buying new.
Sincerely, 
Herb Creech 
Cloud Chaser #606

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From: Marty Mattler <mmattler at optonline.net> 

> My bilge pump will not pump water out of the bilge if the pump out take hose has 
> water in it. I discovered this after empting the water heater into a dry bilge. 
> After removing water from the out take hose the bilge pump worked but the same 
> issue happened after I retested the pump. For those of you that have replaced 
> your bilge pump and have the deeper bilge model (I have #754, 2000 model), did 
> you use a similar Jabsco replacement pump or change to a submersible model? 
> 
> Marty Mattler 
> Sailscall #754 
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