Jabsco Pump Strainers
Jabsco Pump Strainers: First-Line Defense for Your Marine Plumbing
When it comes to protecting the pumps that keep your vessel running, few components are as quietly critical as an inline pump strainer. Jabsco, a brand with roots going back to 1938 and more than eight decades of marine fluid-handling expertise, brings that same engineering pedigree to its lineup of pump strainers — delivering a purpose-built solution that guards every pump intake against the particles, rust, and tank crud that cause premature failure.
The PumpGard™ Inline Strainer
Jabsco's flagship strainer product is the PumpGard™ inline strainer — a name that says exactly what it does. Jabsco PumpGard in-line strainers help prevent dirt and other particles from entering through pump intakes, helping to eliminate the risk of damage and expensive repairs. The design is elegantly simple and proven: the PumpGard inline strainer features a fine stainless steel filter screen and a transparent housing for instant inspection. That clear body is more than a cosmetic touch — the clear inspection cover lets you see if it needs cleaning without disconnecting a single fitting.
Maintenance is equally straightforward. The housing can be easily unscrewed for quick, in-place cleaning and removal of debris. The stainless steel mesh screen collects rust and scale and can be cleaned in minutes, protects the pump from valve damage, and can be installed in any position prior to the pump. That last point — position flexibility — is a meaningful advantage aboard boats where space and hose routing rarely follow a tidy plan.
Versatile Protection Across Multiple Applications
These multi-purpose strainers are designed to protect all electric diaphragm-type pumps. That means a single Jabsco PumpGard can serve your freshwater pressure system, your bilge pump circuit, or your toilet flush supply line with equal effectiveness. The water pump strainer helps to prevent unnecessary pump breakdowns by removing potentially damaging particles found in water, and is useful for fresh drinking water systems or toilet flush water systems.
Jabsco offers the PumpGard in multiple mesh grades and port sizes to match the flow requirements of different pump types. For example, the Jabsco PumpGard In-Line Strainer in 1/2" IPS features a 50-mesh stainless steel filtering screen , while coarser 20-mesh variants are available for bilge and higher-flow applications. Replacement filter mesh is also available to service these inline water filters , making long-term ownership cost-effective.
Why Jabsco in This Category?
More than 80 years ago, the first Jabsco flexible impeller pump was designed in California, and now Jabsco produces more than half the world's output of flexible impeller pumps to unequalled standards of quality, reliability, and durability. That depth of pump engineering knowledge informs every accessory the brand makes — including its strainers. Their history of pump industry leadership is a result of their dedication to continual development, which is reflected in the fact that their products are specified by the world's best-known boat builders and marine engine manufacturers.
A Jabsco PumpGard strainer isn't just a plastic inline filter — it's a component engineered by the same team that designs the pumps themselves, sized and spec'd to work in harmony with Jabsco's broader freshwater and bilge systems. Browse the full Jabsco brand page to explore their complete pump and marine plumbing lineup, or shop the full range of pump strainers to compare options for your vessel.