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Fireman Sam

Posted 5/31/2016 8:53 PM (#818791)
Subject: Tuffy X-190 livewell problems

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I recently purchased an X-190 that is a few years old. The livewell does not seem to be working right. It will fill with water about half way when I have it in the empty or auto position which is good. The livewell drains fine when I get the boat back on the trailer. The problem is the pump only seems to pump maybe 1 gallon per minute. It just pumps a really slow steady steam into the livewell. That is whether I have the boat in the water or I fill the livewell while on the trailer to test. I have tried 3 different pumps from 750 gpm to 800 gmp. I have tried 90 degree pumps and straight pumps. I have changed all the water lines and also the valve. All the lines do not have any dips in them for air to get trapped. Is this the way these livewells are designed? To fill halfway by themselves and then a slow fill the rest of the way. I feel like my livewell spray head should be spraying a hard stream to fill fast and keep recirculating and moving water throughout the livewell. Or do I have a problem that I am not seeing? Thank you for any recommendations or advice.