Livewell Pump Noisy

[captainchaos]

Hi, I bought a boat with a livewell. This is the first livewell for me. My pump is very noisy. Is that common or, as I suspect a sign that it is going bad?

 

[captainchaos]

Hi, bought a boat with my first livewell. It fills good and works good in auto but it is noisy, almost a squeal. My question is, is this normal, or as I suspect a sign that the pump is on its way out?

 

[Kola16]

It could be normal, it could be about to die. It is impossible to tell without a video or audio recording. I say if it works, leave it in. I have a spare livewell pump always with me cause they go out all the time.

 

[mike_i]

As Kola16 said it's impossible to tell without a hearing the sound. Is it pumping ok? Is it a constant humming sound or does it change pitch?

 

[dingbat]

Hi, bought a boat with my first livewell. It fills good and works good in auto but it is noisy, almost a squeal. My question is, is this normal, or as I suspect a sign that the pump is on its way out?

A squealing pump is typically a "dry" impeller or commutator bushing.
It may or may not stop with some run time. Run it until it fails

 

[captainchaos]

Thanks guys. The pitch is pretty constant and its working good. It has kept fish alive on 2 different full days so I'm not going to worry about it. It does take a bit to fill but I see there are different size pumps out there.