How to Hook Up an Automatic Ballast System.
The Best Possible Way is by Keeping it Basic!
Required parts for EACH Pro X Series Fat Sac you will need the following:
1 each of W610-P – Jabsco Metal Ballast Puppy Pump (high volume,
self-priming, reversible) with Fill/Empty Switch
25 ft of 558031-Black Hose – 1” Black Reinforced Bilge Hose
2 each of W743 – 1” Quick Connect – Sac Valve Thread (use All-Purpose PVC Cement to screw this fitting into the Fat Sac)
2 each of W741 – Flow-Rite 1” Straight Quick Connect Socket
2 each of W746 – Flow-Rite 1” Elbow Quick Connect Socket
6 each of 558031-Clamp – 316 Stainless Steel Worm Drive Hose Clamp 5/16” – 1 1/2” Clamp Diameter Range
2 each of 1” Thru Hulls -(NOT INCLUDED)- One for the bottom of the boat for Filling/Emptying; One for Venting/Overflow
Adequate length of electrical wire -(NOT INCLUDED) to wire up the fill/empty switch and the Jabsco Metal Ballast Puppy Pump

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(Includes everything listed above except for wire and Thru Hulls)
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Directions:
For each Pro X Series Fat Sac, you will need the following;
1. 1 x (W610-P) Jabsco Metal Ballast Puppy Pump with fill-empty switch.
2. about 25 feet (558031 – black hose) 1″ black reinforced bilge hose
3. 2 x (W743) 1″ Quick Connect – Sac Valve Thread – screw these into Pro X Series Fat Sac with all Purpose PVC Cement.

Note: By using “Nothing but All Purpose PVC Cement” on the threads of this fitting when you screw it into the fat sac, there is no way that it could every be pried or pulled out of the fat sac by either the pressing or by the rubbing against the sides of the compartment or the hose getting pulled on hard enough as the fat sac fills or empties. This applies to the fitting pictured above as well as to any fitting used in an automatic ballast system.
Why would this be possible?
Answer: If the black flat flange valve that is welded in the fat sac ever got heated to a high enough temperature (like in the rear compartments on the side of the engine or on a very hot day), it would be possible for the fitting to get pried or pulled out of the fat sac… BUT only if you did not use All Purpose PVC Cement.
The Other Reason to use Nothing But All purpose PVC Cement: If you ever did have to remove the fitting for some reason, then you can call us and we can tell you HOW to get it out.
4. 2 x (W741) Flow-Rite 1″ Straight Quick Connect Socket
5. 2 x (W746) Flow-Rite 1″ Elbow Quick Connect Socket
6. 6 x (558031-clamp) 316 stainless steel worm drive hose clamp 5/16″-1 1/2″ clamp diameter range
7. 2 x 1″ Thru Hulls One for the bottom of the boat to fill and empty through plus one for the vent/overflow-(NOT INCLUDED)
8. Adequate length of electrical wire to wire up the Jabsco Metal Ballast Puppy Pump-(NOT INCLUDED)
NOTE: It is CRITICAL to use 1” hose, 1” fittings, 1” Thru Hulls, etc…
EVERYTHING needs to be 1” with the Jabsco Metal Ballast Puppy
Pump when doing an automatic ballast system. This will allow your
system to fill and empty faster than any other method without anything
getting stressed.
Directions:
Step 1:
Run 1” Black Reinforced Hose from the 1” Thru Hull Fitting in the
bottom of the boat to one side of the Jabsco Pump.
Step 2:
Run 1” Black Reinforced Hose from the other side of the Jabsco Pump
to the bottom valve on the Pro X Series Fat Sac.
Step 3:
Run 1” Black Reinforced Hose from the highest valve on the top of the
Pro X Series Fat Sac to the 1” Thru Hull Fitting out the side of the boat.
NOTE: The vent overflow thru hull fitting needs to be higher then
where the 1” Vent Hose is attached to the valve on the top of the Pro X
Series Fat Sac (When Full). This is to prevent water from being blown
out of the vent/overflow thru hull or a siphon from being started.
Click “Add to Cart” Below to get the
Automatic Ballast System Purchase for 1 Fat Sac
(Includes everything listed above except for wire and Thru Hulls)
(If you have more than one Fat Sac that you want to create an automatic ballast system for, simply change the quantity in the shopping cart and we will change ALL the quantities for you so that you get everything you need)
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