Testing the Livewell

Finally got the livewell installed, and now its time to test! Thanks for watching and I hope this video helps you in some way with your project!
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[@Greatlakesskipper]

Great job! We can't wait to see it on the water and full of fish.

[@fireantfishing]

Thanks guys!

[@christopherjames1548]

Hey man nice job I am now getting ready to make one on my boat

[@alexrimawi8263]

Nice can't wait for next update

[@fireantfishing]

Thanks bud!

[@haciendadad]

You could have used a a Y valve instead of two separate valves. I think it is cool that you took your time, read the comments and incorporated them into your project.

[@blazindragon296]

I would love to do this same setup. But it looks very pricey for all the materials..if you dont mind me asking what did it all cost in the end?

[@jeremyfreriks]

Do you any water that flows through the pump to or out of the live well while not pumping. Wounding if I need a shut off?

[@Th-fc4nq]

Okay. When you first were tearing down the boat in the earlier vids, i noticed there was a hole starboard side about half the distance of the boat. It was right at the bottom of the boat with white pvc coming out. It was under the waterline. I’m assuming it was for the livewell when the boat was original. What did you do to the hole?

[@RealisticFishing]

Also looking forward to seeing it in the water.

[@fireantfishing]

Hopefully this week sometime, I was unable to get it out this weekend :/

[@carljackson3627]

Realistic Fishing

[@JakeLoeber]

Did the clamps come already wired to the cords

[@lancekesler4950]

good videos and glad to see you got it working. I wanted to ask why you didn't try putting a three way or "t" valve on the intake line so that you only have to use the one pump?

[@fireantfishing]

I honestly didn't think about it haha yeah that would have worked too. This was my first time ever even installing a livewell from scratch, and looking back on it i really over thought the whole process. If i do it again, it will be a more simple set up

[@martinliniewski5427]

You need a overflow hoses at the top of the tank going straight out of the boat. 1 1/2" overflow min. So the water doesn't fill up your boat incase you forget to turn off or accidently hit the switch.

[@stevelepre1240]

Thanks good idea i can do that when I do mine

[@victors8924]

Always prime the pump 1st, with the pump running, closed the discharge valves then opened them slowly. 👍

[@fireantfishing]

thank you!

[@Dishtech48]

LOL,,Good job.but had to laugh when you was showing the battery alligator clamps..You said( Ground Positive,-Black Negative,)at 5:13....sorry stuck out at me..

[@fireantfishing]

Hahahaha oh gosh man it does sound like that! Haha no I said Brown positive bc the pump has a black and brown wire, no red haha. Thanks for watching though man!

[@markymark3075]

Thanks for showing what goes wrong as well....

[@fireantfishing]

anytime. a lot of this build was learning from trial and error. I wanted to make a point to show the bad to try to help others

[@rlewisbr549]

It looks like you have your intake pump in your transom routed poorly. The reason you are having trouble drawing in water it because your pump is experiencing "air lock" you need to rout the output pipe where it exits gaoing up or off of the top side of the pump. This will prevent an air pocket from forming in the pump chamber. If that chamber is full of air and not water the impeller will just spin in the air and not pump any water. By routing it to the top it will allow the air to rise up in the pipe and create a siphon to kick start the pump.

[@fireantfishing]

ohh ok, that makes sense. I have re-routed this since this video, and it does work now. This was my first time doing anything with a livewell, and it was a lot of trial and error. Thanks for the tip though!

[@MVW1956]

Window in livewell

[@chrisvince5981]

I know this video is old. Can you tell me the model and where did the livewell tank come from? Thanks in advance.

[@fireantfishing]

I called them a few years ago, this tank was discontinued

[@TheMaximuus911]

Hey Fire Ant....How do I stop the water from flowing into my livewell.....I notice you had drips going even when you turned off the switch....do you have constant drips into your live well when you turn it off? Im having trouble shooting with that....Do I need to install a shut off Valve?

[@craigerking9790]

yes, more valves and overflow

[@Dishtech48]

your right, you said Brown. my fault. keep up good work.

[@fireantfishing]

Thanks!

[@paul.aragon]

the flo rite system has all this with quick disconnect couplings. Good job, though.

[@fireantfishing]

Yeah they do. Thats what I'll be installing in my rebuild. Thanks for checking it out!

[@paul.aragon]

I tried to find your livewell on the website you mentioned. No luck. Any info would be appreciated

[@danielbriggs1229]

You have to prime the pump or let the pump get the air out of the system before water will pump out

[@yakksk6378]

1:50 sound like me taking a leak i think my connections not tight enough

[@benjaminsperry5562]

What kind of boat is that

[@rodneyjohnston6280]

Why do you have sunglasses on inside those glasses make you look funny

[@franciscohernandez1362]

The position of the pump is wrong thats why is not working right

[@SMG_62]

Hey great videos. I'm about to start a project of my own. Check out my videos sometime I think you'll enjoy them. What program are you using to edit your videos?

[@fireantfishing]

thanks! iMovie

[@amadeusrocks4967]

dumb dumb de dumb prime it next time