Hobie Bait Tank Problem

[TJones]

Originally Posted by alanw

Have you checked your battery with a voltmeter?

your pump is fine , you have already tested it at maximum voltage . a new hobie battery will test out at 6.7 or 6.6 volts . a strong battery is gonna be 6.5 - 6.4 vlts. , and so on . a questionable battery or bad battery is obviously under 6 vlts . putting the battery under a load would be ideal . . maybe autozone will check it for you . .assemble the tank and attach it to kayak . turn kayak over , and check how far the tube is hanging down under the kayak . the tube needs to be protruding below the water line of kayak . as mentioned above ,the induction side of the tube needs to be facing the front of kayak . have you eliminated this from the equation ? the tube should have a zip tie to attach the tube , and a rubber o-ring to make a complete seal . if the guy sold you a working tank , i would think the induction tube is long enough , but maybe he cut the length to fit his kayak . and finally already mentioned also , you can test the tank by placing in a 5 gallon bucket full of water , you will need to prime tank manually by inhaling on outlet side of pump . this can be done with a hose extension attached to the outlet side of the pump . there are posts on this modification . a constant supply of water will need to be added to bucket , like a garden hose hooked up to outlet . if none of this makes sense , feel free to pm for pics .