Bilge pump questions

[seasick]

That sounds perfect! Nice job! Now, stop looking for trouble!
When you get antsy, wax something

 

[RussGW270]

lol! Sir, yes sir!

I am going out there, zip-tying the damn cables, and closing her up and loading things up. If a wasp flies out.. I will ignore it and keep on keepin on.. lol

Look for some live youtube videos...I will make a link on a post when we do it tomorrow, from the coast.. Wake saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday....lol

R

 

[glacierbaze]

The whole idea of a breaker over a fuse is that it is re-settable/re-usable. You seem to be replacing breakers every time you turn around.

 

[Meanwhile]

Russ, you have inspired me to hunt down my problem. My forward bilge works from the helmet switch, will not work from the auto switch.

 

[Meanwhile]

Russ, you have inspired me to hunt down my problem. My forward bilge works from the helmet switch, will not work from the auto switch.

I gave up. The boat is wired for a non-automatic bilge (2 wire) , so I ordered a larger non-automatic bilge pump. It should work from the helmet switch and the float switch. 2 wires from the bilge pump, 2 wires from the float switch, both sets disappear into the port side. I don't feel like rewiring so I'll go with the flow.

 

[seasick]

By 'wired for a non automatic bilge pump', what are you referring to? If a bilge pump works automatically and manually, it has to have 2 12v feeds, one from the battery compartment (auto) and one from the helm(breaker or fuse off the accessory buss)
Are you missing a wire?
Bilge pumps without some sort of water level detection builtin will be two wire. Pumps for manual or auto with an external float switch will also have 2 wires from the pump. Some bilge pumps with a built in manual or electronic water level detection will have 3 wires.

 

[Meanwhile]

By 'wired for a non automatic bilge pump', what are you referring to? If a bilge pump works automatically and manually, it has to have 2 12v feeds, one from the battery compartment (auto) and one from the helm(breaker or fuse off the accessory buss)
Are you missing a wire?
Bilge pumps without some sort of water level detection builtin will be two wire. Pumps for manual or auto with an external float switch will also have 2 wires from the pump. Some bilge pumps with a built in manual or electronic water level detection will have 3 wires.

2 wires from the bilge pump, 2 wires from the float switch, both sets disappear into the port side. An auto pump has 3 wires. Without rewiring, an auto pump will not work. I'm not digging into the port wire loom. Just easier to order a 2 wire pump.