This obviously meant that the float switch while technically still working must have had a compromised seal in the electromagnetic activation switch. Now the pump works but does not shut off.
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Why does my bilge pump keep running. Posted 11 18 2009 0415 pm et us. My research found a broken wire and a blown fuse. And as far as the bilge pump running during a 4 hour outing it does not run. Wiring to bilge pumps and float switches should be tidy and well organized. Bilge pump keeps running. Reply to this topic.
No one gives them much thought until they fail to operate and then. Tikihut2 sarasota fl member posts. Pierced all three wires. There is no reason for it to be running this long as it clearly is not taking on water while sitting on a lift. I fixed the wire and replaced the fuse. My rule mate 1100 pumped stopped working.
Is the float sensor for the bilge pump stuck or something. Many boat owners keep an extra bilge pump on hand or replace their bilge pumps with larger ones. What did the contractor do. By deputydoug june 25 2012 in boat talk. Dreams do come true. On my mayfair marine bilge setup the pump cartridge is separate from the float switch.
The bigger the bilge pump you buy the higher your chances of survival if hull damage indeed occurs. Is there anything else i can do. This past week it rained heavy and water pooled on the cover over the cabin area. I just bought a 2003 210 ss a few weeks ago. The screw went into the wire run and hit the bilge pump cable going to the bridge dead on. It was letting a low current pass through and run the pump at a low rpm.
I had my boat on the water every day for 8 10 hours last week bilge never ran. Outlined below are important considerations every boat owner should make before buying a bilge pump for their boat. Clean out any offending debris and see if that fixes the problem. I dont want my battery to die or the pump to burn out if it keeps going like this. First time posting here. 1 share on twitter share on facebook.
1431 june 2013 edited june 2013. Still the pump keeps running. If the pump is running but no bilge water is being discharged carefully remove it from its mounting base and check for debris both in the pump intake and in the base itself. It should be noted however that for long distance travel human lives are at stake and in the situation of danger help would take time to arrive. A few weeks ago a friend called me with the same problem. Water was so heavy the only way i could get the cover off was to allow it to drain off the cover onto the floor in the cabin.
The type of boat. Ensure that any cable connections are well made using proper butt connections covered with adhesive lined heat shrink to keep water and corrosion at bay. Now the problem is that the bilge pump is still running today and my boat is on a lift. Also look for bits of debris that may have jammed the small plastic impeller inside the pump which is often visible. I also cleaned the float and float chamber. Id get 1 2 gallons of water out the drain at the end of the day but that could be from people on and off the boat in the water coming back in fully soaked.
Your concern here should not be the pump operation its operating as designed but the amount of water youre getting. I have never been able to keep a dry bilge but with that fix i do not think it matters much if one pays attention to engine room ventilation to keep the humidity down. Pistol pete 1303 pistol pete 1303 waaaaay too many. Just one boaters ideas. After some tracing i found that the valance that was installed three days earlier was installed with a 2 12 inch screw. When i disconnected the float switch the pump stopped running and the light behind the dashboard toggle switch went off.
Bilge pumps are the unloved cousins of boats. Posted june 25 2012. Once in a while i will raise the engine hatch a few inches but more often i will run the bilge blowers for a few hours. Also check the impeller itself to make sure it hasnt shattered or come loose from its drive axle. Go to top. Our engine hatch has a very shallow trough that.
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