Fresh Water Flushing System, without correct maintenance the cooling system within your marine engine can quickly block with salt deposits and if left can cause serious damage. Not only will salt corrosion eat away the inside of your engine but it also restricts the water flow resulting in ineffective heat exchange that can lead to serious overheating issues. Here at Santa Barbara marine diesel mechanic, we have designed a fast easy one step system to flush the salt water out of your engine with clean fresh water. the best way to keep your marine engine cooling system maintenance to a minimum, is to flush your engines saltwater system after each use with a fresh water flushing system, we custom designed a Fresh water flushing system. a couple years back and have installed many of them in all different size vessels with great success, convenience and ease of use are its top features, best in the business for Fresh water flushing systems. you can take a look at the system here on my Facebook page. and see some of the top-quality work. (2) : Marine Diesel Engine Salt… – Santa Barbara Marine Diesel Mechanic | Facebook
SB marine mechanic installed a custom, Fresh water flushing system. a couple months back for a customer where the water pressure at the dock was sufficient enough were we used a single quick connect to be able to flush 2 main engines and a generator all at the same time.
freshwater flush is an important maintenance practice. Freshwater marine organisms can cause clogs in the engine, and saltwater or brackish water can cause corrosion. Flushing your marine engine with fresh water will help prevent these issues.
Flush your boat engines safely and easily
Convenient outside quick connect, No need to drag hose into engine room
No need to enter engine room to shut off (Seacock)
Check valve automatically shuts off hull intake of saltwater when freshwater water pressure is applied.
Spring loaded check valve prevents air from entering the system.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Connect while engine is running.
turn on fresh water allow to flush for 5 minutes.
shut off engine and turn off fresh water.
it’s that simple.
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A basic freshwater flush setup will include a through-hole, seacock, elbow, hose, sea strainer, freshwater flush fitting and a hose connected to the pump. The freshwater flush connection can be placed in the number of places — at the sea strainer lid, on the side of one of the elbows, a T inline valve in one of the hoses and so on.
The most important factor to consider when placing the freshwater connection is where it will be most convenient for you to access — if it’s easy to get to, you will be more likely to perform the flush on a regular basis and thereby extend the life of your engine.
In addition to injecting water into the suction side of your raw water circuit, there are other ways to get the water into the system. For instance, you can use the suction from the pump to suck water into the system. You could also use a vessel such as a bait tank, or inject water into the output side of your pump if you do not have a lift muffler. If you do have a lift muffler, you will need to be careful about how you perform the flush.
