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debris outside tghe thruhull, like a plastic bag. when you blow air out, it
pushes the bag away, regular flow in with no suction lets water in. add
suction and it jams back against the thru hull.
happened to me 2 or 3 times in the past couple of years, last time was a
couple of month ago, at 7am on a sunday, the dreaded HPF started flashing on
the control next to my bed ... had to go for a swim...
grab a snorkel, go under and pull it out. (hopefully you're not in Alaska!)
sometimes, blowing or even backflushing isn't enough to clear it. or try
taking the boat at for a spin...
pascal
miami, fl
1970 hatteras 53my
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Subject: lv-ab: AC Pump Problem
> My AC pump which is only a few months old is having a problem. It was
> working fine before Wilma and I tried a few things to get it working right
> but it's still wacky.
>
> When it first kicks on it runs fine but then for some reason air starts
> getting in the strainer then it looses suction and because the water isn't
> flowing the compressor shuts off. Then when it kicks back on it flows fine
> again for a little bit then starts getting air again.
>
> I checked to see if everything was tight and it was. I blew air back
> through the hose and through hull and it went through OK.
>
> Anybody have any ideas on what it could be?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
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