2002 22ir ballasts

[chpthril]

With the impellar type pumps do you have to shutoff your valves when the bags are full to keep the water from draining?

Typically, the impeller type pumps do not need a check-valve or shutoff between the pump and sac, but a couple of guys that have used them in recent installs have notices a little draining while under way.

If you want to prevent/stop unwanted draining, a check-valve, after the pump, is the way to go for a truly automated ballast system. If you want piece of mind safety, then you need a brass shut-off valve between the thru-hull and pump to close the system off in the event of a leak.

[dejoeco]

I do not have any check valves for my impeller pumps and I do not have back bleeding. These pumps work very nicely and you can run hoses directly from the manifold to the pumps.

I have a second pump, the tsunami, as an empty pump. I did this with the Jabsco pumps I had because they always gave me problems when reversing to empty. IN addition, I like being able to see the water empty out the side of the boat.

Each sac has three fill points; one for the fill pump, one for the empty pump and I used one for an overflow line.

I can take pictures this weekend if anyone is interested.

[rogersbm82]

I really like dogbert's install, I want to something like that if I get a new boat. I guess I could always put the brass valves in like he did and if I don't need them.....Great. If I do, they are there to use.

[dogbert]

With the impellar type pumps do you have to shutoff your valves when the bags are full to keep the water from draining?

I have shut-off valves, but they are more there for the time my hoses start leaking. The ballast puppies don't leak all that much. Maybe a little, but really not all that much. I just turn them on whenever I pick up a rider just to make sure they are full...it's really not a big deal.

[dogbert]

I really like dogbert's install, I want to something like that if I get a new boat. I guess I could always put the brass valves in like he did and if I don't need them.....Great. If I do, they are there to use.

Thanks!

[jake's02-22i]

is it ok to mix brass and bronze?

the thru hulls and the 90 degrees will be bronze and the ball valves are brass.

[chpthril]

is it ok to mix brass and bronze?

the thru hulls and the 90 degrees will be bronze and the ball valves are brass.

I dont see it being a problem for a ballast system on a trailer boat.

[dogbert]

is it ok to mix brass and bronze?

the thru hulls and the 90 degrees will be bronze and the ball valves are brass.

It hasn't been an issue for me. Check out my thread on my ballast install for my 21v.