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November 20, 2013 - 11:19 pm
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It says on the top "Open to Clean". when I started to loosen it, it started to gush water.

Do I need to close a seacock ? I don't have a manual for this device. 

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If the strainer is located below the water line (and your boat is in the water) then yes, it would be a good idea to close the seacock before any opening it. It would be better to relocate the strainer to a point above the water line if possible.

 

A very basic set of instructions are available here:

 

"www.perko.com/search/strainer/page/1/"

 

-Argyle

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Our water strainer was like this. You did have to shut the seacock. 

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Thanks. That worked. But I notice that the lid leaks just a tiny bit. Even though I've tightened it pretty tight. (The top wing nuts.) There's no gasket there. Should there be one? 

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thats why we pulled ours... just havent gotten around to replacing or finding a gasket. Actually on ours it would sometimes pull air when the engine was running.

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