David:
Been following these bilge threads...I don't know what model bilge pump
and float switch I have on the boat...will go to the boat maybe this
week...I will check....my bilge is also very narrow and there is a pump
and float switch anchored at its lowest point....pump can be operated
manually or by the float switch or shut off completely via a master
control switch we placed near the main electrical panel.
We initially installed a 'one way valve' in the discharge line to
prevent backflow but it didn't....the water always leaks
back.....removed it from the discharge line....no regrets. In addition,
I found that sometimes the 'one way valve' got fouled by the outflow and
would not open completely......it was almost as sensitive to fouling as
the know meter impeller. Just one person's experience.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-03-23 2:04 PM, David Blair via CnC-List wrote:
Thanks for the info. From the look of the picture I don’t know whether
the setup will fit in my narrow bilge (< 3” wide), but there may be a
way. Cheers
*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of
*Dennis C. via CnC-List
*Sent:* Monday, March 23, 2015 5:13 AM
*To:* CnClist
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List 37+ Bilge pump
Thoughts on bilge pumps.
First, I'm rewiring a boat that has one of those auto switch pumps.
Every 5 minutes or so it whirs and stops. Drives me nuts. Can't
imagine sleeping on a boat with one of those installed.
How I wire a bilge pump. First, install a Rule 43 3 way bilge switch
in a convenient and protected location. Power it from one of the
battery connections on the back side of your main battery switch. I
usually connect it to the house bank. If you can find it, Ancor make
some nice 14/3 AWG bilge pump cable. Run that or two positives and a
single negative to the bilge.
Use a round Rule pump of your choice and strap an Ultra Safety Systems
Mini Bilge Pump switch to it.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Safety-Systems-Switch-UPS-06-12/dp/B00CGJS4PQ
You will have a very nice and very reliable bilge pump system.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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