Quote Originally Posted by madhatter1 View Post
I put a whole new relay box in my boat. I did jump out the pump and had it running 24/7 for a while but found the constant flow of fresh seawater caused growth in the basket and probably the lines as well as I had to clean them out with acid. Bypass is good for temp fix but replace the triggers or the whole trigger box.
I was afraid of that at first, but where we were in Ft Myers, I only had to clean the strainers/flush the AC water lines about once/week in summer, twice/month in colder months. I did have this cap for my strainers, made it easy... Amazon.com: Trac Ecological 1285-B FLUSHcap - 2.5" (Medium) : Sports & Outdoors

I used dockwater pressure to flush thru from the strainer to the discharge, or closed the inline valve between the strainer and pump to force-backflow the intake itself. Worked great.