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23 October 2016, 21:00
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Mercury Flush Hozelock Adapter
Ok - came to flush my Mercury 150 for first time today (maiden voyage yesterday). Was expecting a hozelock connector....but instead its a female threaded connector. Any idea what the thread spec is? No mention of it in the manual !
Ta
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23 October 2016, 21:31
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23 October 2016, 21:50
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Not really as imports from the USA.
Feels like 3/4" BSP to me...so taken a punt and ordered one of these for a fiver:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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23 October 2016, 21:57
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I have one like Fred posted for my 115 (from US).
2 things about them,
it won't work if there's a flow stop valve on the hozelock fitting. i.e. where water won't flow from hose until something is fitted, so you want the simpler open hose end fitting.
It screws into the tell tale output, so they say don't use full water pressure from tap. I went back to using muffs, which are more fiddly but you can see the water tell tale as normal, which is very re-assuring.
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23 October 2016, 22:04
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23 October 2016, 22:22
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The THT ones from the US have a one way shuttle valve insert which means you can leave them fitted and run as normal which is the key advantage . . .
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23 October 2016, 22:25
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On the opti150 there is a dedicated port ,,, square blanking plug next to the tell tale. Can be used with engine running it stationery.
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23 October 2016, 22:59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mikew4
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That's the right one-same one as I use. B&Q sell them 
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24 October 2016, 06:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
That's the right one-same one as I use. B&Q sell them |
Brill.
Do you have to remove it to get the Mercury cap back on? Or does it stay as permanent fixture?
Either way its living on the boat...
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24 October 2016, 10:06
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Mine's on a 225 so I have to remove it-I have the square headed threaded bung.
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24 October 2016, 11:00
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its a standard American garden thread, any merc/mar dealer wil either have them in stock, or can order for you.
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24 October 2016, 14:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
Mine's on a 225 so I have to remove it-I have the square headed threaded bung.
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Thats where the US adaptor differs. It stays fitted all the time.
I do have one available now that I've sold my old Opti 
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24 October 2016, 20:05
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If you have a new Merc 150 with the connector on the starboard side then the Hozelock connectors found at your local garden centre work perfectly fine.
Accessory Adaptor - 2289 - Hozelock
Chris
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24 October 2016, 21:10
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Sorry ,,, I had assumed it was an older 150 :-) I do like my new 150 4S and the web is full of mercury 'how to' videos :-)
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