Why do I have overflow hoses on my live wells and they still over flow if I have fill turned on? While trying to keep fresh water on some big smallies last Sunday I noticed the live wells soaking my carpet around the lid this was after my auto bilge kicked on. How are you guys getting fresh water into your fish?
You're using a 500-750gph with a 3/4" hose to fill/add water to the livewells. You're over-flow is also a 3/4" hose w/o a pump. There's no way the over-flow drain, being gravity operated, can/will prevent over-filling the live wells. Far as I know there's only one, logical, way to fill the livewell or add fresh water and that's with the fill pump. I can usually, sometimes, hear the water coming out of the over-flow port. Sometimes I don't. Sometimes the livewells over-fill. Sometimes the bilge pump reminds me to turn off the fill pump...
I always run my pumpout and my fill pump at the same time to change to fresh water in mine. I never fail to over fill my livewells every time I fish a tournament and get water all over the back deck.
U can’t run it on Fill all day...
just add fresh water every hour or so if you need...
keep the aerators at wide open...
add some ice
Sterling 22XS / Mercury Pro XS V8
Just like the aerators are on a timer you can put the fill pump on the timer. I do that from time to time when I want to add water and not worry about over-flow.
Thanks Guys.. : )
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