bildge blower diagram

[curves]

I'm still trying to figure out how to run this blower,i actuallyhave couple blowers,but think i just need one,and tring to figure out witch way to turn the vents,also if i leave hatch off do i still need blower,i want to hit water to test boat.i got 79 entertainer.

 

[corey331]

Without the hatch, you should be fine without them. I run two in my boat, and in fact I think most all boats run two. Mine are set up to pull air from the bottom of the bilge and blow it out of the back vent on the sides, then I have tubes bringing fresh air in from the front vent on the sides down into the bilge area.

 

[curves]

yeah i pulled vents off,and broke one,but i had spare in garage,i was thinking one side air would blow in to the blower then out the other side,but that leave the two other holes.do i turn one vent toward front boat,then other vent backwards,wanted to have right just incase.

 

[corey331]

On my Convincor, the vents aren't directional, so I'm not really sure what to tell you there.

 

[Jimway]

Ventilation of the bilge area is extremely important. Gasoline vapors are heavier than air and will settle to the bottom (lowest part) of the interior of the hull where they can be easily ignited by all kinds of stuff. Get the intake side of the blower hooked to the hose that goes down to the low end of the bilge. Exhaust out the rearward facing vents, or rearmost vents. You need to have the right sized blower to exhaust or exchange the right amount of air in the engine compartment over a certain amount of time. A larger amount of engine compartment will require a larger exhaust blower or perhaps two blowers to accomplish the air change in a given time.

 

[slotcsx]

Bilge blower

The way I set mine up is to put the blower up as high at the transom as possible with a hose down into the bilge drawing fumes through the blower and exiting through a hose to a vent on the right facing the rear. On the left is a vent facing forward with a hose down into the bilge. The forward facing vent pushes clean air into the bilge and the blower pushes the fumes out.