Edd: I had the same problem with bilge pump float switches failing. It turned out to be the old un-tinned wire. Every time I replaced a switch, it would work for awhile until the un-tinned wires got corroded near the most recent splice. Since I changed out this wiring to good tinned wire, I haven't had a single problem and the Rule 1500 has been the same pump all along.
Bob Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 email: dainyr...@icloud.com blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > On Mar 23, 2015, at 12:55 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Since purchasing this Enterprise about 10 years ago, I’ve gone through > several automatic bilge pumps. Either the motor fails, never stops running or > the float switch gets jammed. I’ve tried both the float switch and the > automatic versions. > > I liked the idea of an automatic, especially if you have worries about > through-hulls or stuffing boxes and don’t want to see your boat become a > liquid asset, but that gets replaced with worries on if the pump is working > correctly or is not always working and draining your battery system. > > And then I thought back to when I had the 1978 C&C 34 (the Enterprise-A). > When I got on board, I did my usual pre-check of all systems which included > checking the bilge. If I saw water, I turned the pump on. When I heard > air-sucking noises, I turned it off. Easier. Much easier. > > So last year, I just got rid of the automatic. I get on board, I check, I > pump. Honestly, I like it much better. > > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log > > > <PastedGraphic-1.tiff> > > > > > > > > > > >> On Mar 23, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> I replaced my troublesome automatic Rule pump with Johnson 750 or 1000 gph / >> Water Witch switch combo. ( >> https://www.waterwitchinc.com/new/SiteElements/Pages/SecondaryPages/Products/BilgeSwitches.html) >> Like yours. the way my sump is designed only the smaller pumps fit. The >> Rule pump had the stupid system that measures impeller resistance and with >> slightest amount of crap in the water, the impeller got fouled and made the >> pump run 24 / 7. >> >> The Water Witch is fool proof so far and the pump works fine. >> >> The only thing is: With the long run to the stern discharge the pump would >> not prime with the joker valve so I have to do without and a couple cups of >> water regurgitates in the sump after pumping.. The nice thing is with that >> sump design the rest of the bilge is bone dry and since we sail pretty often >> all year long, the water does not stay there long enough to smell. >> Eventually I'll get a little wet / dry vac to suck it up before we close the >> boat on Sunday night. >> >> Regards >> >> -Francois >> 1990 34+ "Take Five" >> Lake Lanier, GA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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