I have a piranha live well pump in my boat and I use all the time ,(I fish almost exclusively with live bait) I go through a pump a season , the one in the boat now sounds like a coffee grinder , I only have 1 spare pump left as they now are discontinued , is there any way to service them , if not when the last 1 goes I have to change the through hull fittings , they look like 1 piece not designed for repairs ?

Not sure what model you have, but I googled piranha live well pump and got a lot to choose from.....

My guess is these pumps are factory sealed without the intention of being repaired. Would back flushing the pump help, could be junk up in it. Surprized the thru hull needs removal.

I have the same problem at present myself, mine sounds like a sick parrot and surprised it's not blowing the fuze.

Boats!

Livewell pumps suck! .
Makes no difference brand, style, model. They all suck
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I have a piranha live well pump in my boat and I use all the time ,(I fish almost exclusively with live bait) I go through a pump a season , the one in the boat now sounds like a coffee grinder , I only have 1 spare pump left as they now are discontinued , is there any way to service them , if not when the last 1 goes I have to change the through hull fittings , they look like 1 piece not designed for repairs ?

NO, they are throw-away. There are no bearings or anything inside, just worn plastic.

Some Rule pumps have removable motor housings. But they cost about as much as a whole pump. I have a dual inlet rule and kept a spare motor on board, but I am getting way more than one season out of them. Mine is also been discontinued, so once I go through that last motor replacement, on to something else.

Get the bait century from west marine. 3 year warrantee you will never have to buy another one. You just exchange at west, no questions asked
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Funny reading this. Mine is a year old it's a rule pump and it just #^&#^&#^&#^& the bed with no explanation
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Get the bait century from west marine. 3 year warrantee you will never have to buy another one. You just exchange at west, no questions asked
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I will have to check this one out , thanks

Funny reading this. Mine is a year old it's a rule pump and it just #^&#^&#^&#^& the bed with no explanation
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Rule use to be a good pump, made in Gloucester Ma. USA
Now made in Gloucester Mexico South of the border

Get the bait century from west marine. 3 year warrantee you will never have to buy another one. You just exchange at west, no questions asked
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Cool, thanks for the advice. My pump just went, it's on my list of fixes, I will look into that pump.

I use the bait century 1100 it is plenty of flow for any bait in my 55 gallon (50 gallon capacity) barrel livewell
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