Vacuflush

Anything related to the operation of your boat. Steering, Bilge Pumps, thru-hulls, bottom paint, etc.
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Lookin good, no poo poo issues for several summers now. :captain2:
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Hopefully so! The bills are in the proper direction, couldn't get them all perfectly horizontal , some about 10 degrees off, logically that should not matter, right?
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Orientation shouldn't matter. I've read where some people even align them 90degrees off from each other. Not sure it really has any impact though. ;-)
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It's basically a check valve, it don't give a crap which rotation it is it put in. Pun intended. :-D
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Love the puns in the morning!!!!!!! Makes a smile on my face! I just wanted to check with the wicked knowledge base here. Thanks guys!!!!!!!!
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Alanna Mo Cree wrote:QR_BBPOST I was surprised by how quiet the pump got after changing the bellows. Hopefully this is a once every five years (or more) job.

One tip for putting it back in the boat is to have the mounting screws on the aft side screwed in the boat a little and then slide the pump assembly under them if you can. It's tricky, but I ended up doing that job multiple times. (Long story)
We used your tip for the rear screws and that’s a great call. Also, as you said how it got quieter, very true! Noticeable difference.
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