Series 400 Sight Flow Indicators are manufactured of quality materials and safety tested to assure long, dependable service at economical prices. The 400 Series offer threaded or ANSI flanged process connections, tube style viewing, and bodies of cast iron or 316 SS. Featured in the 400 is glass tube construction offering easy flow viewing from any angle.
I see that the SFI-300 MIDWEST Sight Flow Indicator has a flow direction shown as an arrow. What will happen if water flows in the opposite direction? Will the rotating impeller rotate in both directions? I want to use the indicator on a wakeboard boat to show water being pumped in both directions on a wake ballast system.
Answer
The inlets and outlets for SFI-300 are designed for flow to only be in one direction. You could physically push flow in the opposite direction, but you would risk damaging the impeller, and you would not get a true indication of flow.