Re: [Paddlewise] Electric Bilge Pump Question

From: Leonhardt, William J <wjleonhardt_at_bnl.gov>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:44:39 -0400
At 03:33 PM 6/12/2004 -0400, Karl Timmermann wrote:
>

Lots of snipping

>The check valve
>must be small, semi cheap, seal perfectly when closed (not ONE drip), and be
>able to open with the slightest pressure (just a dribble of water pushing up
>from the pump)
>
>[or]
>
>   The pump MUST not let ONE
>drip of water back through it when off.

Karl,

Not one drop of water seems a pretty severe requirement.  It is difficult 
to find a check valve that does that unless, perhaps, it's built like the 
check valves in blood vessels.

Can you reach the discharge port in your deck?  If so, one approach might 
be to cap or plug it from the outside and manually remove the cap/plug as 
needed.

Bill Leonhardt
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