Auto pumps are wired to the battery, so they are always live. It will not save a boat with a catastrophic failure, but it will keep the bilge dry from the stuffing box and water coming down the mast, especially if you have a solar panel.
Joel On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 3:45 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am curious about the logic of this. My boat is on a mooring unattended > for days at a time. I have a manual bilge pump that I turn on if > necessary. If I am not on the boat and a serious leak develops, the pump > would run until the battery is dead and then the boat would sink. So under > what circumstances would you expect an automatic bilge pump to save the > boat? Perhaps a slow leak? Also, I normally turn off all the boat power > when I leave. If you have an automatic switch, do you have the switch > wired directly to the battery, or do you leave you electrical system on > when you are not on the boat? Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > On Mar 8, 2017, at 3:31 PM, Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Remarkably, my boat was not equipped with an automatic bilge pump, > but instead has an external pump located near the nav station operated by a > circuit breaker switch. I recently purchased a Water Witch for the bilge > and a three-way switch for for the circuit breaker panel. > > From: RANDY via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 3:20 PM > To: cnc-list > Cc: RANDY > Subject: Re: Stus-List Automatic Bilge Pump? Recommendations? > > I'm replacing my bilge pump and plumbing right now. Just last night > bought an 1100gph automatic Rule pump to replace the same (age unknown) > that came with the boat. Didn't do much research but was swayed by a > 20%-off sale on Rule pumps ending yesterday at West Marine. My pump is > wired to a switch by which I can manually turn it on, turn it off, or leave > it in automatic mode. My deepest sump, where I want the pump, is under the > mast step and unreachable for servicing without taking the rig down. So I > want the peace of mind of knowing there's a new pump in there. Last year I > rebuilt my manual diaphragm bilge pump, and this year I'm replacing its > intake hose from that same lowest sump, because the hose has some > duct-taped leaks where it passes under the Atomic 4. > > Cheers, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > > From: "Rick Rohwer via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "Joel Aronson via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: "Rick Rohwer" <rickroh...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 11:39:27 AM > Subject: Re: Stus-List Automatic Bilge Pump? Recommendations? > > Mine is also a Rule (I think the capacity is around 650gpm) > with electronic switch, redundant with another of the same in the shallow > sump under the steps. They are both automatic or on with switch at nav > table. Everything ultimately drains into the deep sump on my boat as well > using (just learned vocabulary, thanks Josh) limber holes! > Cheers > Rick > Paikea 37+ > Poulsbo, WA > > On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 9:35 AM, tprice--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list. > com> wrote: > >> I use a Water Witch solid state switch to redundant Rule 2000 and 500. >> >> https://waterwitchinc.com/ >> >> TP >> >> Timothy B. Price >> tpr...@ingamemedia.com >> 917.755.6145 <(917)%20755-6145> >> >> AIM: timbprice, Yahoo: timothyprice_98, SKYPE: Timothy B Price, >> Twitter: @NYC10075 >> >> >> From: Bruce Whitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> >> Reply-To: Bruce Whitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> >> Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 9:56 AM >> To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Subject: Stus-List Automatic Bilge Pump? Recommendations? >> >> Hello all, >> >> >> We have a deep, but small bilge just forward of the mast on our CYC >> 37/40+, and I need to replace the bilge pump. It had a Rule 1100 GPH >> automatic pump (rather than one that has a separate float switch). It >> seems like a pretty small area, and I would like to continue to use a pump >> with a relatively high output and a built-in float switch. >> >> >> I would prefer not to use the technology that turns on the pump to test >> for water, as there is very little water getting into this deep bilge, and >> I don't want to use power every few minutes for a test. I am also >> concerned that the Rule pumps have been getting pretty poor reviews lately. >> >> >> Anyone have a recommendation? >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> Bruce >> >> 1994 C&C 37/40+, "Astralis" >> >> Madiera Beach, FL >> >> (847) 404-5092 (mobile) >> >> bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. 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