Re: [Paddlewise] Electrodynamic hydropurgation devices

The eleven-minute emptying time is certainly excessive, and a real surprise.
Our Rule 500 pumps (same rating) empty our Romany cockpits in about 4
minutes. And that's with modified home plumbing-type check valves installed.
Anybody have the same/different experience?

If you're sure the pump inlet and hose connections were clear, then you
might consider going back to the store and getting a replacement.
    Bob V

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From: JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com <JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com>
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>Having become somewhat disenchanted with the speed at which my stock
Henderson foot pump emptied out my Pintail following a reentry and roll at a
cold water demo a few weeks ago (three and a half minutes, seemed longer),
I've been considering an electric pump as an option.  Yesterday, I went
beyond "considering" and bought a 12 volt, seven AH battery at the local
Battery Warehouse (~$25), put the Pintail in the driveway during a sunny
thaw in the local weather, flooded the boat to just above the base of the
seat pan --- about the max water I can accumulate in the 'Tail following a
reentry, stuck an Atwood 500 pump that I'd bought on a super-sale (~$12) as
an experiment under the seat where it fit fine, ran a 3/4" hose overboard,
hooked the sucker up and stood back, waiting to see the driveway flood out.
>
>Was singularly unimpressed with the results.  It took about 11 minutes for
the cockpit to empty out.  The battery was fresh, the pump brand new, the
water was "drinking quality" --- at least before getting into the boat ---,
the exhaust hose unkinked, and the rest of the conditions were essentially
"lab" level, other than the ambient temps just above freezing.  I was
expecting performance at least at the foot pump level, and was really
surprised at the time it took to purge the boat.
>


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