Owner`s manual

2270 CENTER CONSOLE
5.4 Raw Water System Maintenance
The following items should be done routinely to help maintain your raw water system:
• Check hoses, particularly the sea water supply line, for signs of deterioration.
• Remove and clean the sea water strainers.
• Spray pumps and thru-hull valves with a protective oil periodically.
• The fishboxes and livewells should be drained and cleaned after each use.
• Operate all thru-hull valves at least once a month to keep them operating properly.
The light assembly for the livewell is accessed from below the cockpit and through an access hatch
located near the livewell. If the bulb needs replacing, reach through the access hatch and carefully
work the socket out of the light assembly. The wire should be long enough to pull the socket and
bulb out of the access hatch. Apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to the base of the new bulb and
insert it into the socket. Care must be taken not to get any oil or petroleum jelly on the glass portion
of the bulb as this will cause the bulb to overheat and burn out. Insert the bulb and socket into the
light assembly.
SHOULD A HOSE RUPTURE, TURN THE PUMP OFF IMMEDIATELY. ALWAYS CLOSE
THE THRU-HULL VALVE WHEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A SEA WATER PUMP.
THE BATTERIES MUST BE PROPERLY CHARGED. OPERATING ANY PUMPS FROM A
BATTERY WITH A LOW CHARGE MAY LEAD TO A PUMP FAILURE.
THE RAW WATER SYSTEM MUST BE PROPERLY WINTERIZED PRIOR TO WINTER LAY-
UP. SEE SECTION ON WINTERIZING.
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