Water Pick-Up Kits with Brass Tee Fitting 1 inch x 1/2 inch x .343 - TK1000-1/2-.343 - Tides Marine

Water Pick-Up Kits with Brass Tee Fitting 1 inch x 1/2 inch x .343 - TK1000-1/2-.343 - Tides Marine:

Water Pick-Up Kits

Tides Marine Water Pick-Up Kits include everything needed to connect SureSeals to a point in the engine's raw water cooling system.

This water is necessary to properly lubricate the lip seal and PTFE bearing in the SureSeal housing.

There are two types of kits available.

Hose Tee Kits are used to tap into flexible cooling hoses and Hose Barb Kits are used to tap into fixed points in the raw water cooling system. See the diagram on the Before Ordering Page.

Hose Tee Kits

If you plan to use a hose tee, measure the inside diameter of the hose you will be using and match it to the corresponding number in the chart on the specification page. Note the overall length of the hose tee in this chart to make sure there is enough hose available for the connection.

Then, select the hose tee model with the branch fitting outside diameter that matches the water injection fitting on your SureSeal.

SureSeals used on propeller shafts with an outside diameter up to and including 2 3/4” will have a 3/8” injection fitting. For shafts 3” and larger, the correct injection fitting is 1/2”.

Vented Loops

When the engine (or engines) are located below the waterline OR water lift mufflers are installed, a vented loop may be required to prevent back-flooding of water through the exhaust system and into the engine(s). ABYC guidelines regarding vented loop materials and installation practices should be followed.

The water pick-up fitting should be installed in the "pressure side" of the vented loop "T". This vented loop should be as far above the waterline as is practical (a minimum distance of 12” is required).

Water Lift Mufflers

In twin-engine applications using water lift mufflers, a check valve in each water pick-up line is required if a crossover line is installed.

General

Vented loops and check valves should be inspected for proper function at least twice a year. Read the SureSeal installation instructions provided with each SureSeal carefully before proceeding. 

Water Pick-Up Kit that consists of:

- TH1000-3/8-.218 x 1 (Brass Tee Fitting - 1 inch x 3/8 inch x .218)

- INJHOSE 0375 x 8 (8 feet of 3/8 inch injection hose)

- CLAMP-P-0500 x 4

- CLAMP-P-1125 x 4

Hose Tee Kit Specifications (dimensions in inches)