You can do the calculation here: http://circuitwizard.bluesea.com/.
Remember, a 5 foot wire is a 10 foot circuit. Joel <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 10:36 AM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Let me rephrase that question...i am using the same wire size the switch > and pump are using. Still bigger? > > Get Outlook for Android > > ------------------------------ > *From:* David <davidrisc...@msn.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:44:50 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List I am so done with bilge pumps... > > So what size wire would not cause a voltage drop... > > Get Outlook for Android > > ------------------------------ > *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Dennis C. > via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2018 8:35:39 AM > *To:* CnClist > *Cc:* Dennis C. > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List I am so done with bilge pumps... > > 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. 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