Jabsco Reversible Ballast Pump, 12V, 18220-1127
- Brand:
- Jabsco
- Part no:
- 18220-1127
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Specifications
- Material
- Bronze pump, neoprene impeller
A reversible 12 volt Jabsco ballast pump designed to fill wakeboard ballast tanks, with a neoprene impeller. Reversing it empties the tank again. Rated at 11 gpm, it can fill most ballast tanks in roughly five minutes. A run-dry protection device switches the pump off automatically, protecting the impeller if it is left running on an empty tank. The pump weighs 6 lb.
Our take
The run-dry protection device shuts the pump off by itself, which protects the impeller if you leave it running after the tank is empty. At 11 gpm, filling most ballast tanks takes about five minutes.
From our buying guide
The impeller depends on the pump, so find it by the pump's model number. Makers' schedules differ, with some saying every year and others every 300 hours or three years, so go by the one for your engine.
Check before you buy:
- It matches your old one on blade count, shaft diameter, outside diameter, material, drive type and depth.
- You've checked any substitute against the pump housing, since cross-references are the makers' own claims.
- The material suits the job. Jabsco recommends neoprene for engine cooling, and nitrile for bilge pumping and water with oil or diesel.