Six or more months back there was a post about deck wash pumps but not all questioned were answered.

1. Is it ok to Tee off the toilet Seacock for water supply? I assume it's ok but maybe not if the deck wash flow rate is high. The larger pumps have a 3/4" hose inlet. I think my toilet supply is smaller. Need to check.

2. Can I have a Tee in the supply to the pump so I can switch between salt water and freshwater. Get the bird crap off the deck with sea water and give sensitive parts a fresh water spray at the end of a clean up. Also flushes salt out of pump.

3. Do people wash down their solar panels with a Deck wash? Saltwater? Risk breaking waterproof seals?

4. I can't put in a proper 3/4" skin fitting for quite a while. Anything wrong with making up a temporary portable 12V plug in set up and just throw the suction hose over the side?

5. Flow rates of different pumps seem to cover a range 5 to 25 LPM. I assume bigger boats need faster flow rate to speed up job. What flow rate do I need? Fibreglass Cat 10.85 m