Livewell working intermittently

Chip wrote:

thanks for all the responses. The livewell is set up stock from the
factory so it is at the lowest point possible. My partner and I would
be in same positions in the boat and we would turn the pump on. The
pump turns on but no water would go into the livewell. I would wait
up to 30 seconds and still nothing. I would turn it off, wait about a
minute, then back on and it would work. Sometimes it wouldnt work
until about the 5th or 6th time trying. Very frustrating.

Chip

I still say it sounds like a priming problem. A water pump won't pump
air. If you hear the pump running, but it isn't pumping, either the
impeller isn't actually turning (loose on shaft), or more likely, the
impeller is turning in air instead of water. If the water line from the
pump to the livewell has a kink in it, or the line makes a "U" bend that
can trap water, it can keep water from getting to the impeller. Kind of
like putting a straw into a drink with your finger on top. Move your
finger, and the straw fills up. I deal with large water pumps in my
work, and this is not uncommon. Try disconnecting the hose from the pump
when the boat is not in the water, and blow through it. If any water
goes in the live well, the line is trapping water, and it shouldn't be.