HerbertFriedman
Member III
The Rule bilge pump on E34 is not working, seems to be a clogged exhaust line. The manual and the float switches seem to be working, I can hear the pump rotor spinning but no flow.
I disconnected the exhaust line from the pump, pump works super, lots of flow. I removed the check valve a few feet downstream, no clog there. So the line from the aft the check valve (accessible under the galley cabinet) to the outside seems to be clogged.
There are several thru hull fittings at the rear under the transom accessible from the rear lazarette with some contorsion, all above the water line, thankfully. A few of them appear to have the same hose as the bilge exhaust but with no flow I cannot tell which is the bilge line, any ideas which one is from the bilge? I dont think the thru hull is clogged, say from growth or mussels because they are all well above the water line.
I will try to trace the hose through the engine compartment but that looks to be difficult. My plan is to first disconnect the hose aft the check valve and insert the deck water hose with lots of pressure to try to blow out the clog. Next would be to run a snake line but with lots of bends, that sounds difficult. Any ideas out there?
I disconnected the exhaust line from the pump, pump works super, lots of flow. I removed the check valve a few feet downstream, no clog there. So the line from the aft the check valve (accessible under the galley cabinet) to the outside seems to be clogged.
There are several thru hull fittings at the rear under the transom accessible from the rear lazarette with some contorsion, all above the water line, thankfully. A few of them appear to have the same hose as the bilge exhaust but with no flow I cannot tell which is the bilge line, any ideas which one is from the bilge? I dont think the thru hull is clogged, say from growth or mussels because they are all well above the water line.
I will try to trace the hose through the engine compartment but that looks to be difficult. My plan is to first disconnect the hose aft the check valve and insert the deck water hose with lots of pressure to try to blow out the clog. Next would be to run a snake line but with lots of bends, that sounds difficult. Any ideas out there?