EK Ballast Install

[chpthril]

I will, are they some breakers or fuses?

Resettable breakers with a red button

[da.bell]

ek, are you sure you checked all the breakers by the drivers seat???? But do what chpthril is suggesting also.

[eks]

ek, are you sure you checked all the breakers by the drivers seat???? But do what chpthril is suggesting also.

Andrew and I did check them.

[eks]

Here is the schema of how I am planning to install the ballast.

What do you think?

[da.bell]

IMO, you are going to have the same problem of the bag being emptied if you use the same hole in the hull for your intake and outtake. I would take the outtake hole and put it up near the rubrails.

[KonaKing]

nice schematic ek looks ok to me

[eks]

IMO, you are going to have the same problem of the bag being emptied if you use the same hole in the hull for your intake and outtake. I would take the outtake hole and put it up near the rubrails.

it is just one hose for both intake and outtake.

[chpthril]

IMO, you are going to have the same problem of the bag being emptied if you use the same hole in the hull for your intake and outtake. I would take the outtake hole and put it up near the rubrails.

I agree, Let me play around with the diag and see if I can "draw" What I think will be the simplest solution.

[da.bell]

Yes, but the check values are there to direct flow. Per your schema (this is just my opinion) with or without the check values will do the exact same thing. Will allow the water to go into the bags via the pump and exit the bags without the pump. Someone posted a schema of the X-Star's ballast system and did you notice that the exit holes were on the side of the boat? This helps to promote the water to stay in the bags and not release a trickle of water..

[eks]

I agree, Let me play around with the diag and see if I can "draw" What I think will be the simplest solution.

Thanks!

[eks]

Yes, but the check values are there to direct flow. Per your schema (this is just my opinion) with or without the check values will do the exact same thing. Will allow the water to go into the bags via the pump and exit the bags without the pump. Someone posted a schema of the X-Star's ballast system and did you notice that the exit holes were on the side of the boat? This helps to promote the water to stay in the bags and not release a trickle of water..

I thought that by putting the pumps higher than the bag I would prevent the trickle of water.

The pump would have to work to suck water out.

[eks]

And by putting the intake on the top of the bag, I help the pump not to struggle with pressure when the bag is almost full.

[da.bell]

there are many, many different ways you could do this. You can try that way out and see if it works first. That way you don't have to drill another hole into the side of the boat.

[chpthril]

I thought that by putting the pumps higher than the bag I would prevent the trickle of water.

The pump would have to work to suck water out.

I do think that raising the pump higher then the sac will stop the unwanted back-flow, but, the pump will have to work harder to prime up as the water will drain away from the pump on both sides when off. Each time these pumps run dry, it shortens the impeller life. I still think it's best/easiest/most efficient, to drain from the bottom of the sac

This is a crude drawing of how a guy on WW did his DIY Ballast Puppy install.

[xpjim1]

I agree with mike except for one item. You need a check valve on the vent line between the bag and the T or you will recirculate water bag into the bag when draining