Whale WD4517T High Pressure Wash Down Pump Kit, 12V
- Brand:
- Whale
- Part no:
- WD4517T
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The Whale WD4517T is a high pressure wash down pump kit rated at 4.5 GPH on 12V. It is sold as a kit, and the kit includes a trigger handset. With the handset in hand, you aim the spray yourself and the water goes where you point it. Wash down use means rinsing decks and gear on board rather than supplying taps.
Our take
The WD4517T pairs a 4.5 GPH rating with a trigger handset, so you put the water where you point it. It runs on 12V, and the kit is built around rinsing jobs rather than supplying fixtures.
From our buying guide
Size a freshwater pump by the outlets that must run at once. Jabsco's rule of thumb is 1 GPM per outlet, and the listed flow is open flow, which falls as pressure rises.
Check before you buy:
- The data sheet shows flow at pressure. One Shurflo gives 4.0 GPM at 0 psi and 2.0 GPM at 40 psi.
- You have an inlet strainer, which Jabsco says is required in every freshwater pump installation.
- An accumulator suits the pump. Jabsco says one cuts cycling on a pressure-switch system, and not to use its accumulators with variable-speed pumps.