Ten Years Gone
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Hey Gang,
What do you guys have/use if anything at all, in your shower sump boxes (or bilge for that matter) that keeps the pumped water from coming right back? Were check valves ever used to prevent water from returning from long uphill runs of hose? The reason I ask is, I plan on using my shower next summer while on the hook, and I can't stand how my bilge pump in the cabin floor never pushes the water all the way out. It will suck it almost dry, but when the pump shuts off, about a quart comes right back down the hose. So I find myself sponging the dirty water out of the sump pit and wringing it out in the galley sink. I looked at a device a sales dude at West Marine recommended, but it was an overpriced piece of flimsy plastic junk that did not look like it would stop water since it had no mechanical function at all...just some serrated plastic vanes inside that I could see light thru. What I really want is a quality residential style ball check valve like what's used for sump pumps. But those are clearly too big, and require too much pressure to unseat the ball/spring. Can someone recommend an inline check valve that is designed specifically for bilge pump use? I have a standard 3/4 inch Rule pump. I checked the Rule and Attwood sites to no avail.
Thanks!
What do you guys have/use if anything at all, in your shower sump boxes (or bilge for that matter) that keeps the pumped water from coming right back? Were check valves ever used to prevent water from returning from long uphill runs of hose? The reason I ask is, I plan on using my shower next summer while on the hook, and I can't stand how my bilge pump in the cabin floor never pushes the water all the way out. It will suck it almost dry, but when the pump shuts off, about a quart comes right back down the hose. So I find myself sponging the dirty water out of the sump pit and wringing it out in the galley sink. I looked at a device a sales dude at West Marine recommended, but it was an overpriced piece of flimsy plastic junk that did not look like it would stop water since it had no mechanical function at all...just some serrated plastic vanes inside that I could see light thru. What I really want is a quality residential style ball check valve like what's used for sump pumps. But those are clearly too big, and require too much pressure to unseat the ball/spring. Can someone recommend an inline check valve that is designed specifically for bilge pump use? I have a standard 3/4 inch Rule pump. I checked the Rule and Attwood sites to no avail.
Thanks!
