I was referring to premature failure of pumps due to low voltage. Just a guess on my part.
Touche' has a Rule 1500 gph bilge pump that has worked well for 15+ years. I use a Rule 35 float switch which has had one failure in 20 years. I have not seen the high failure rate for rule pumps that others have seen. On my list is to replace the Rule float switch with a USS mini float switch if it will fit. The bilge on a 35-1 is fairly shallow. https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Safety-Systems-Switch-UPS-06-12/dp/B00CGJS4PQ My opinion is the USS mini switch is very reliable. Dennis C. On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 9:53 PM, rjcasciato--- via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Dennis > Are you referring to a bilge pump or the bilge pump high water switch... > What's the model number of the system you've installed? > Thanks > Ron C. > > > Sent from XFINITY Connect Application > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: capt...@gmail.com > Sent: 2018-07-24 10:30:37 PM > Subject: Re: Stus-List I am so done with bilge pumps... > > Bob alludes to a critical but often overlooked issue. Wiring that is too > small to carry the amperage of a user, in this case, a bilge pump, can > result in excessive voltage drop. Low voltage could contribute to > premature failure. > > I second the Ultra Safety Systems bilge pump. I don't have one on Touche' > (yet) but my buddy and I installed a bunch of them over the years. To my > knowledge, they are all still working. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 6:26 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I’ll add a little bit to this discussion...up until this year I was >> replacing RULE Super Switches every year—sometimes they didn’t even last a >> year. I never had a problem with my RULE 1500 bilge pump, just the float >> switches. I recently changed over to a float switch made by ULTRA systems >> and I love it. It hasn’t been a year yet but it is manufactured so much >> better than the RULE float switches that I’m sure it will last several >> years at least. >> >> I’ve also replaced my bilge pump wiring and went up one size from the >> minimum needed to do the job. All connections are done with heat shrink >> connectors too. >> >> Bob >> >> Bob Boyer >> s/v Rainy Days >> C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) >> (Presently in Baltimore for the summer) >> blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com >> email: dainyr...@icloud.com >> >> On Jul 24, 2018, at 6:54 PM, Richard via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> David, can you provide a few more details? What do you have currently and >> what quit working? I have bilge pump issues myself and need to do something >> different with my setup, thanks >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 24, 2018, at 6:36 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> Every friggin year more BS. So changing out primary to diaghram and >> secondary (3000+ gph) to a higher quality (not Rule) pump recirculating. >> >> Any brand suggestions? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Get Outlook for Android >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > >
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